It’s a big month for 500-backed startups. Five 500-backed startups secure over US$25 million in total, with others securing funding in the form of credit facilities, awards, and more. Newly-crowned unicorn Carousell continues making headlines with its acquisition Ox Street and appearing on CNN to talk about its mission in re-commerce.

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• FarMart bags US$10M for unlocking food supply chain
• Ion Mobility bags US$6.8M, to unveil EV motorbike by year-end
• Pandorum closes US$4.8M for organ repair technology
• Doyobi lands US$2.8M to serve STEM educators
• Neobank Friz secures US$1M to serve freelancers
• Kredivo nears 4 million customers, secures more investment
• Carousell acquires Ox Street for its dedicated community of sneakerheads
• Kredivo & DBS announce US$70M joint financing
• ICS partners bank in US$40M pandemic fund
• Jala Tech wins US$50,000 at global challenge
• Una Brands eyes 100 acquisitions, plans to go unicorn
• Carousell on CNN about reaching one million listings in its first year
• 500 Southeast Asia’s upcoming string of successful exits
• Grab suite of tools boosts merchant sales by 6x
• Atomionics to compete in US Space Force-funded accelerator
• Naluri is building SEA’s largest mental health dataset
• ANGIN connects Indonesian startups with the Netherlands
• Aerodyne to boost economic growth in Sabah with drone technology
• abillion releases report on Singapore plant-based movement
• Cargobase upgrades to become affordable full-service logistics platform

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