Daily Markup #600: Top stories in September on 500-backed companies on Forbes Asia 100 to Watch, US$46M+ raised for drone tech and F&B, and more
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Daily Markup #600: Top stories in September on 500-backed companies on Forbes Asia 100 to Watch, US$46M+ raised for drone tech and F&B, and more

September was a successful one for 500-backed companies, filled with many reasons to celebrate! In our 600th issue, read a...

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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 #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 #481: This week’s stories on Glife’s acquisitions, Una Brands’ US$100M investment, and more
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Daily Markup #481: This week’s stories on Glife’s acquisitions, Una Brands’ US$100M investment, and more

Some of us eat to live; others live to eat. Yet, we can all agree that there’s nothing worse than food that has gone bad! ...

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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 #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 #424: This week’s stories on Aliena deploying lightweight engine via SpaceX program, Haulio raising US$7M, and more
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Daily Markup #424: This week’s stories on Aliena deploying lightweight engine via SpaceX program, Haulio raising US$7M, and more

500-backed startups are going places. In Singapore, Aliena’s lightweight engine is deployed into space via a SpaceX progra...

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Daily Markup #422: Haulio raises US$7M to fuel regional growth; Glints & Haulio in top 10 fastest-growing companies in Singapore; Parcel Perform grows its team by 150%
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Daily Markup #422: Haulio raises US$7M to fuel regional growth; Glints & Haulio in top 10 fastest-growing companies in Singapore; Parcel Perform grows its team by 150%

Loading up 500-backed digital logistics startup Haulio has raised US$7 million in a Series A funding round led by Temasek ...

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Daily Markup #409: Top stories in December on over US$24M raised for sustainability, automating F&B businesses, digitizing the haulage sector & more
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Daily Markup #409: Top stories in December on over US$24M raised for sustainability, automating F&B businesses, digitizing the haulage sector & more

The last month of 2021 records important wins for sustainability. abillion bags US$10 million for its review platform, Ion...

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Daily Markup #405: Bukalapak announces revenue jump following focus on serving SMEs; OhmniLabs’ year in education, healthcare & more
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Daily Markup #405: Bukalapak announces revenue jump following focus on serving SMEs; OhmniLabs’ year in education, healthcare & more

A fruitful year 500-backed Bukalapak recently announced a revenue jump of 58% to ~US$33.8 million in Q3 of 2021. This foll...

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Daily Markup #356: This week’s stories on Curlec’s 400% pandemic growth, Una Brands’ mission of 100 acquisitions & more
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Daily Markup #356: This week’s stories on Curlec’s 400% pandemic growth, Una Brands’ mission of 100 acquisitions & more

Riding on its enormous growth seen over the pandemic, fintech startup Curlec is in the midst of raising funds for a region...

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Daily Markup #336: This week’s stories on the 500-backed startups and founders leading the way to the future & more
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Daily Markup #336: This week’s stories on the 500-backed startups and founders leading the way to the future & more

This week, a total of 17 500-backed founders and executives have been honored for their contributions to society. Meanwhil...

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