Daily Markup #536: The top stories in June on over US$30M raised for healthcare, social commerce, proptech, mobility, and more
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Daily Markup #536: The top stories in June on over US$30M raised for healthcare, social commerce, proptech, mobility, and more

You read that right! A whopping US$30.7M was raised in June by 500-backed startups  — Zenysis and Naluri for better h...

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Daily Markup #535: The family values that built Haulio; BloomThis eyes 1M customers in SEA; Carousell protects Vietnam shoppers with safety feature
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Daily Markup #535: The family values that built Haulio; BloomThis eyes 1M customers in SEA; Carousell protects Vietnam shoppers with safety feature

The unexpected road to entrepreneurship Alvin Ea never wanted to be an entrepreneur, but filial piety led him down this pa...

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Daily Markup #506: This week’s stories on Finku & Kredivo’s pledge to the unbanked; ION Mobility, abillion & Grab’s sustainability push, and more
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Daily Markup #506: This week’s stories on Finku & Kredivo’s pledge to the unbanked; ION Mobility, abillion & Grab’s sustainability push, and more

For 500-backed startups, fintech is not just about access to credit. As Finku and Kredivo have demFor 500-backed startups,...

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Daily Markup #471: Top stories in March on funds raised for spacetech, fintech, e-commerce, International Women’s Day, and more
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Daily Markup #471: Top stories in March on funds raised for spacetech, fintech, e-commerce, International Women’s Day, and more

500-backed startups are out of this world – literally! Singapore’s Aliena is raising US$10 million to develop a firs...

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Daily Markup #470: Lingokids launches boardgame for learning English; Bukalapak helps mitras grow 3x; BloomThis rides peak periods like a boss
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Daily Markup #470: Lingokids launches boardgame for learning English; Bukalapak helps mitras grow 3x; BloomThis rides peak periods like a boss

Learning English the card way It’s time for kids to get physical! Lingokids, a 500-backed startup specializing in educatio...

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Daily Markup #457: This week’s stories on merger & acquisition news by MyCash & Carousell, US$10M in scholarships, apprenticeships, and more
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Daily Markup #457: This week’s stories on merger & acquisition news by MyCash & Carousell, US$10M in scholarships, apprenticeships, and more

In 500-backed mergers and acquisitions this week, fintech startup MyCash was acquired by a neobank, and Carousell is mergi...

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Daily Markup #419: This week’s stories on US$380M raised for automotive & aquaculture, the growth of social commerce and more
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Daily Markup #419: This week’s stories on US$380M raised for automotive & aquaculture, the growth of social commerce and more

This week, a total of US$380 million in funding has been announced by Carsome for the expansion of its used car marketplac...

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Daily Markup #414: This week’s stories on US$2M raised for K-12 learning, startups uplifting ex-offenders & fish farmers, and more
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Daily Markup #414: This week’s stories on US$2M raised for K-12 learning, startups uplifting ex-offenders & fish farmers, and more

This week, 500-backed startups are all about learning. Edtech platform Pandai raises US$2 million for its app, while Boxgr...

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Daily Markup #135: Sheryl Sandberg tells the story of BloomThis; What First Circle and the…

In times of bloom In her recent opinion piece, Sheryl Sandberg, chief operating officer of Facebook and founder of LeanIn....

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Daily Markup #122: Insurtech company Laka launches crowdfunding campaign for next-stage of growth…

Join the Laka tribe In preparation for the next phase of development, 500-backed Laka is rallying support from the public ...

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Daily Markup #41: Here’s how this flower delivery platform went from doom to bloom

Digitalization is now a need. The digital bloom For 500-backed flower delivery platform BloomThis, the coronavirus crisis ...

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