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 #501: This week’s stories on acquisitions & investments by Carsome, Carousell & Glife, using tech to drive, thrive, and more
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Daily Markup #501: This week’s stories on acquisitions & investments by Carsome, Carousell & Glife, using tech to drive, thrive, and more

This week is all about partnerships and teamwork! Carsome acquired automotive content companies WapCar and AutoFun in its ...

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Daily Markup #500: WEF honors EMQ as a tech pioneer; Carousell goes physical with Refash; Urbanmetry studies climate change
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Daily Markup #500: WEF honors EMQ as a tech pioneer; Carousell goes physical with Refash; Urbanmetry studies climate change

Global recognition for an inclusive solution The World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Technology Pioneers of 2022 has been reveale...

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Daily Markup #476: This week’s stories on US$35M raised for agriculture, a major acquisition in fintech, and more
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Daily Markup #476: This week’s stories on US$35M raised for agriculture, a major acquisition in fintech, and more

Agriculture harvested big wins this week with two 500-backed startups, Malaysia’s Plant Cartridge and India’s FarMart rais...

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Daily Markup #475: Pandai ‘undisrupts’ learning & train unemployed grads; EMQ builds next-gen banking services; Grab co-develops BNPL framework
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Daily Markup #475: Pandai ‘undisrupts’ learning & train unemployed grads; EMQ builds next-gen banking services; Grab co-develops BNPL framework

Helping students catch up When the pandemic hit, the learning of many students was disrupted by unconducive environments a...

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Daily Markup #467: This week’s stories on major moves by Carsome in Singapore, Una Brands in South Korea, Bukalapak in gaming, and more
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Daily Markup #467: This week’s stories on major moves by Carsome in Singapore, Una Brands in South Korea, Bukalapak in gaming, and more

This week, 500-backed startups go places – in the physical world and the virtual one! Carsome expanded its footprint...

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Daily Markup #463: Carsome expands in Singapore with 51% acquisition of CarTimes; EMQ enhances services in Pakistan & South Korea; Aerodyne partnership to elevate drone solutions with 5G
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Daily Markup #463: Carsome expands in Singapore with 51% acquisition of CarTimes; EMQ enhances services in Pakistan & South Korea; Aerodyne partnership to elevate drone solutions with 5G

Revving up for a bigger ecosystem Southeast Asia’s largest integrated car e-commerce platform is growing even bigger! 500-...

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Daily Markup #447: This week’s stories on funding in fintech & proptech, startups making a positive impact, and more
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Daily Markup #447: This week’s stories on funding in fintech & proptech, startups making a positive impact, and more

This week, 500-backed fintech and proptech startups got two thumbs up from investors. Lummo’s recent US$80 million funding...

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Daily Markup #445: Urbanmetry raises US$2M to close the property data gap; Wallex acquired by M-DAQ in global expansion plan; EMQ enhances cross-border payments services across South Asia
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Daily Markup #445: Urbanmetry raises US$2M to close the property data gap; Wallex acquired by M-DAQ in global expansion plan; EMQ enhances cross-border payments services across South Asia

Closing the property data gap 500-backed proptech startup Urbanmetry has secured US$2 million in a pre-Series A round led ...

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Daily Markup #437: This week’s stories on Curlec’s acquisition by RazorPay, Bukalapak going international, and more
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Daily Markup #437: This week’s stories on Curlec’s acquisition by RazorPay, Bukalapak going international, and more

500-backed startups are expanding beyond their home ground. A majority stake of Malaysian fintech startup Curlec has been ...

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Daily Markup #429: Top stories in January on US$469M raised by 500-backed startups for aquaculture, SME support, education, and more
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Daily Markup #429: Top stories in January on US$469M raised by 500-backed startups for aquaculture, SME support, education, and more

2022 has started with a big bang, with five 500-backed startups across three countries – Carsome, eFishery, Lummo (f...

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Daily Markup #305: Top stories in July on US$440M funding to benefit Indonesians through Grab & HappyFresh and more
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Daily Markup #305: Top stories in July on US$440M funding to benefit Indonesians through Grab & HappyFresh and more

This month, we cover big stories in Indonesia. A media conglomerate invests US$375 million in Grab Indonesia, HappyFresh b...

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