Daily Markup #513: The top stories in May on a unicorn listing, over US$190M raised for mobility, the Metaverse, fintech, foodtech, and more
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Daily Markup #513: The top stories in May on a unicorn listing, over US$190M raised for mobility, the Metaverse, fintech, foodtech, and more

May has been an exciting month of big achievements and new milestones for 500-backed startups! Hong Kong’s first unicorn l...

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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 #471: Top stories in March on funds raised for spacetech, fintech, e-commerce, International Women’s Day, and more
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Daily Markup #471: Top stories in March on funds raised for spacetech, fintech, e-commerce, International Women’s Day, and more

500-backed startups are out of this world – literally! Singapore’s Aliena is raising US$10 million to develop a firs...

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Daily Markup #462: This week’s stories on boosting regenerative medicine & urban cities with A.I., mental wellness for workers & founders, and more
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Daily Markup #462: This week’s stories on boosting regenerative medicine & urban cities with A.I., mental wellness for workers & founders, and more

Artificial intelligence leads this week’s news with 500-backed startups. Biotech startup Pandorum Technologies partnered w...

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Daily Markup #461: FarMart acqui-hires Subjimandi.app to help farmers sell more; Growth of the Southeast Asian billion-dollar club; Urbanmetry uses data & AI to build sustainable cities
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Daily Markup #461: FarMart acqui-hires Subjimandi.app to help farmers sell more; Growth of the Southeast Asian billion-dollar club; Urbanmetry uses data & AI to build sustainable cities

Giving farmers a sales boost Indian farmers are getting access to new channels which allow them to sell their high-quality...

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Daily Markup #448: Top stories in February on over US$60M raised by 500-backed startups, two acquisitions, and more
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Daily Markup #448: Top stories in February on over US$60M raised by 500-backed startups, two acquisitions, and more

The shortest month of the year has brought 500-backed startups an impressive amount of funding. Over US$60 million was rai...

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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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