2022 has started with a big bang, with five 500-backed startups across three countries – Carsome, eFishery, Lummo (formerly BukuKas), Haulio, and Pandai – raising a total of US$469 million. Meanwhile, Your Super, Glints, and Haulio have been recognized as fast-growing companies.

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• Carsome raises US$290M to invest internally & expand retail brand
• eFishery reels in US$90M to expand to 10 countries
• BukuKas raises US$80M to support SMEs, rebrands to Lummo
• Haulio raises US$7M to fuel regional growth
• Pandai raises US$2M to help students get better grades
• Christine Tsai’s VC predictions for 2022
• Shoppa empowers female entrepreneurs to build micro-enterprises
• SEPPURE trials reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 90%
• Aerodyne enters Scandinavian oil & gas sector
• Your Super named 25th fastest-growing US private company
• Glints & Haulio in top 10 fastest-growing companies in Singapore
• Aliena engine deployed into space via SpaceX program
• Gilmour Space tests Australia’s most powerful rocket engine
• Grab partners with JakLingko to optimize Jakarta public transport
• Transcelestial to bring superfast internet to Hong Kong
• Bukalapak partnership with digibank to benefit warungs
• EMQ enables money transfers to mobile wallets in Indonesia

Other stories you may have missed:

• Pandai makes it as a finalist at the inaugural Top in Tech Innovation Awards by publications Digital News Asia and Malaysiakini.
• Revou has awarded Bibit first place and eFishery 8th in a list of tech companies with the highest employee growth in Indonesia, at 233% and 103% respectively. RedDoorz made the regional list at number 3 with a 16% growth.
• In just one week, MYCL’s mushroom leather made the Paris Fashion Week runway and was launched in two collaborative projects.