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 #540: MHub’s real solutions for real estate; Lingokids’ internet safety tips for parents; Aliena & Transcelestial lead in SEA spacetech
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Daily Markup #540: MHub’s real solutions for real estate; Lingokids’ internet safety tips for parents; Aliena & Transcelestial lead in SEA spacetech

Making ‘proptech’ an actual thing “We saw digital disruptions in many other industries and we thought, why is there not en...

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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 #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 #410: eFishery served 29,500+ Indonesian fish farmers in 2021; Boxgreen contributed over US$70K to inclusive employment; MHub records 2.7x more loans facilitated in 2021
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Daily Markup #410: eFishery served 29,500+ Indonesian fish farmers in 2021; Boxgreen contributed over US$70K to inclusive employment; MHub records 2.7x more loans facilitated in 2021

A great harvest 500-backed aquaculture startup eFishery claims to have grown its business 8x in 2021, with its ecosystem r...

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Daily Markup #374: This week’s stories on Una Brands’ US$15M raise, Omnilytics’ new module for better profit margins, and more
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Daily Markup #374: This week’s stories on Una Brands’ US$15M raise, Omnilytics’ new module for better profit margins, and more

Retail and e-commerce are in the spotlight this week with Una Brands securing US$15 million in a Series A round. The start...

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Daily Markup #332: This week’s stories on Homage raising US$30M, Indonesian startups supporting small businesses & more
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Daily Markup #332: This week’s stories on Homage raising US$30M, Indonesian startups supporting small businesses & more

On-demand care startup Homage closed US$30 million this week to boost their services in aged and disability care. Accordin...

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Daily Markup #291: This week’s stories featuring OhmniLab’s custom robot for Volkswagen, a feature on 500-backed Malaysian startups that raised over US$86M & more
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Daily Markup #291: This week’s stories featuring OhmniLab’s custom robot for Volkswagen, a feature on 500-backed Malaysian startups that raised over US$86M & more

On this week’s stories, we cover major partnerships by 500-backed startups and more. OhmniLabs collaborated with Volkswage...

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Daily Markup #284: Top stories in June on US$153.5M funding rounds by Kredivo, Lingokids, Dawaai & Naluri

As we close the first half of 2021, we look back at the biggest stories in June, plus news you may have missed. Four 500-b...

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Daily Markup #250: This week’s top stories on robo-advisor Bibit’s US$65M funding round, the acquisition of P2P lending platform iGrow & more

On this week’s top stories, two Indonesian fintech startups lead the charge. Join us in congratulating team Bibit for thei...

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Daily Markup #247: Robo-advisor Bibit raises US$65m in funding; MHub MoUs to improve real estate sector; Bukalapak’s big support for the mom-and-pops

Credit: Bibit Investing made easy 500-backed robo-advisor platform Bibit announced it has raised US$65 million in a fundin...

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Daily Markup #240: This week’s top stories on Boxgreen and abillion saving livelihoods, startups using tech for good & more

From Shohoz’s two new launches amid the pandemic to MHub revitalizing the real estate sector, this week, we look at 500-ba...

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Daily Markup #238: abillion gathers celebs & US$1m to #SaveVeganRestaurants; e-scooters as a new way of life; MHub on rewriting the property playbook

Credit: abillion Vegans assemble 500-backed food review startup abillion has teamed up with two organizations to launch a ...

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Daily Markup #235: This week’s top stories on Grab’s SPAC deal and GrabForGood fund, Fave’s acquisition, Bukalapak’s fundraising & more

This week, we have record-breaking news and big numbers. Grab announced its plans to go public in what is expected to be t...

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