Daily Markup #610: Why LottieFiles chose to set up in Malaysia, how the team secured 100K+ clients globally, and more from this week
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Daily Markup #610: Why LottieFiles chose to set up in Malaysia, how the team secured 100K+ clients globally, and more from this week

Tip the scales in your favor For a 5-year-old company, animation platform LottieFiles has recorded some impressive feats. ...

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Daily Markup #606: Tatler Asia Gen.T List 2022 has been announced! 9 leaders from 500-backed companies honored for shaping Asia’s future
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Daily Markup #606: Tatler Asia Gen.T List 2022 has been announced! 9 leaders from 500-backed companies honored for shaping Asia’s future

Tatler Asia’s Gen.T List 2022 is out! The 300 Gen.T honorees shaping Asia’s future include trailblazing entrepreneurs, cre...

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Daily Markup #578: Top stories in August on over US$60M raised to fight against inflation, for security, health, proptech, and more
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Daily Markup #578: Top stories in August on over US$60M raised to fight against inflation, for security, health, proptech, and more

The fighting spirit is #500strong in August! DealCart to help Pakistan shoppers fight inflation by making daily essentials...

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Daily Markup #561: This week’s stories on US$56.5M raised for proptech & better ecommerce in Southeast Asia, and more
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Daily Markup #561: This week’s stories on US$56.5M raised for proptech & better ecommerce in Southeast Asia, and more

Buying and selling houses, everyday goods, and preloved items in Southeast Asia gets easier from here, thanks to 500-backe...

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Daily Markup #559: Vishal’s uplifting view of the downturn; Haulio is people-first in a tech-led industry; eFishery on being climate change resilient
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Daily Markup #559: Vishal’s uplifting view of the downturn; Haulio is people-first in a tech-led industry; eFishery on being climate change resilient

A contrarian’s advice for founders “It’s not all doom and gloom,” said 500 Global Managing Partner Vishal Harnal of the st...

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Daily Markup #556: The top stories in July on over US$30M raised for underserved communities, creators, SMEs, and more
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Daily Markup #556: The top stories in July on over US$30M raised for underserved communities, creators, SMEs, and more

Doom and gloom news abound these days, but stories of funds raised by 500-backed startups in Indonesia and Singapore this ...

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Daily Markup #546: This week’s stories on 500-backed startups uplifting and empowering the underdogs in our communities, and more
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Daily Markup #546: This week’s stories on 500-backed startups uplifting and empowering the underdogs in our communities, and more

This week, 500-backed companies are going all out to support the underdogs in our communities. First Circle launched a new...

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Daily Markup #544: Carousell gives new life to old IKEA items; HappyFresh offers new ways to get groceries; eFishery brings peace of mind to farmers
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Daily Markup #544: Carousell gives new life to old IKEA items; HappyFresh offers new ways to get groceries; eFishery brings peace of mind to farmers

New life to old items Many may associate secondhand goods with compromising on quality, but that is often far from the tru...

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Daily Markup #541: This week’s stories on US$15M raised to serve Arisans, startup fundraising, tech recruitment, and more
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Daily Markup #541: This week’s stories on US$15M raised to serve Arisans, startup fundraising, tech recruitment, and more

This week, we introduced a new member of the 500 family, Mapan! The team serves low-income Indonesians by digitizing the t...

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Daily Markup #539: eFishery makes shrimp farming (Aqua)easy; Neuron Mobility’s carbon negative goal; Escavox tackles food insecurity with facts
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Daily Markup #539: eFishery makes shrimp farming (Aqua)easy; Neuron Mobility’s carbon negative goal; Escavox tackles food insecurity with facts

Swimming towards greater productivity Shrimp farming traditionally involves intense manual labor and subjective assessment...

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Daily Markup #521: This week’s stories on US$6.6M in funding for social commerce, better healthcare for the underserved, and more
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Daily Markup #521: This week’s stories on US$6.6M in funding for social commerce, better healthcare for the underserved, and more

Topping the news this week is Dagangan’s US$6.6M Pre-Series B to expand its social commerce platform to more rural areas i...

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Daily Markup #520: Carsome & Bank Jago partner for auto financing; eFishery & KreditPro empower aquatech industry; Cargobase earns ISO certification
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Daily Markup #520: Carsome & Bank Jago partner for auto financing; eFishery & KreditPro empower aquatech industry; Cargobase earns ISO certification

Banking on the secondhand car market 500-backed secondhand car marketplace Carsome will receive working capital from  PT B...

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