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 #365: Top stories in October on FarMart, Ion Mobility, Pandorum, Doyobi & Friz securing over US$25M in funding and more
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Daily Markup #365: Top stories in October on FarMart, Ion Mobility, Pandorum, Doyobi & Friz securing over US$25M in funding and more

It’s a big month for 500-backed startups. Five 500-backed startups secure over US$25 million in total, with others securin...

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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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Daily Markup #334: MYCL mushroom leather reduces carbon footprint & toxic waste; Get audience insights for startups from Vishal Harnal; 500 Southeast Asia’s investing journey since 2014
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Daily Markup #334: MYCL mushroom leather reduces carbon footprint & toxic waste; Get audience insights for startups from Vishal Harnal; 500 Southeast Asia’s investing journey since 2014

A trend-setter 500-backed mushroom startup MYCL has been recognized at a Singaporean innovation awards. One of the factors...

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Daily Markup #263: The top stories in May on funding rounds by Bibit, BukuKas, Una Brands & more

Welcome to another Daily Markup monthly roundup. This issue covers major stories in the month of May, plus news you may ha...

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Daily Markup #220: This week’s top stories on Bukalapak’s possible IPO, the rise of flexitarians on abillion & Carousell’s engineering team of 5

Credit: KrAsia From Daily Markup #216 On ‘Bloomberg Markets: Asia’, Rachmat Kaimuddin, CEO of 500-backed Bukalapak, spoke ...

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Daily Markup #217: Investors not slowing down, says 500 Startups; Flexitarians leading in clean beauty; Mycotech Lab on making leather with mushrooms

Riding the new wave Early this year, 500 Startups surveyed over 122 investors on the impact COVID-19 has had on the early-...

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Daily Markup #200: This week’s top stories on mushrooms, an acquisition in edtech, and a fashion collaboration

Credit: AgFunderNews From Daily Markup #197 Like the look of leather but don’t want any animals harmed? 500-backed mushroo...

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Daily Markup #197: Turning fungus into fashion; How to flush out fraudsters; Delivering rights to vaccination

Shroom for sustainability Vegan, cruelty-free leather that isn’t synthetic? 500-backed startup Mycotech Lab (MYCL) has jus...

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Daily Markup #195: This week’s top stories on big money in underserved markets, tales in a pandemic, and a stepping stone for startups

Credit: Gen T “You can actually make a lot of money by serving a population which doesn’t have that much money,” said Khai...

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Daily Markup #155: “Space age” material to help with transport of sensitive products such as…

An advanced solution Singapore-based Krosslinker announced it has closed its seed funding round with ~US$1.3 million. The ...

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Daily Markup #97: Mycotech making sustainable leather from mushrooms; Neuron launches e-scooter…

Creating impactful leather alternatives 500-backed and Indonesia-based Mycotech makes leather out of fungus. Specifically,...

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Daily Markup #67: EMQ raises US$20 million Series B funding; Zenysis works with The Global Fund…

Successful Series B Hong Kong-based and 500-backed cross-border financial settlement company EMQ has raised US$20 million ...

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Daily Markup #63: Indonesian startup brings mushroom-leather watches to market; Prenetics joins…

It’s about time In 2019, 500-backed Mycotech embarked on a mission: to become the first company bringing mushroom-leather ...

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