Online marketplace

The art – and science – of copying other startups
Copying business models that have worked elsewhere sometimes makes sense, but you must do it right: Make sure you understand what you’re copying, and more importantly, whether it will work here, writes Justin Hall.
Findit aiming for No 1 spot in online marketplaces
Findit Services Sdn Bhd, the company behind location-based social platform app Findit, may be new to the e-commerce space, but it believes it has what it takes to become the Malaysian online marketplace leader within the next 12 months.
11street sets up physical education centre for e-commerce sellers
Ahead of its April launch, South Korean online marketplace 11street has unveiled its ‘Seller Zone,’ which it claimed is the first education centre and support facility in Malaysia for e-commerce business coaching, training and development programmes.
DataStreamX raises US$365K to expand real-time data marketplace
Singapore-based startup DataStreamX, an online marketplace for real-time data, said it has raised S$500,000 (US$365,000) from private investors.
Indonesian wedding marketplace Bridestory gets Series A funding from Rocket Internet
Jakarta-based online wedding marketplace Bridestory has just secured Series A funding from Rocket Internet Group. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Korean e-marketplace 11street hits Malaysian shores with US$10mil warchest
South Korean-headquartered online marketplace 11street is set to launch its Malaysian marketplace in April, and said it will be investing US$10 million in its operations here this year.
iCar grabs pole position in Thailand with One2Car acquisition
Automotive online classifieds company iCar Asia Ltd has agreed to buy One2Car, Thailand’s largest online classified site, for A$16.7 million, comprising A$13.4 million cash and A$3.3 million worth of new iCar shares.
Singapore property rental portal 99.co makes official debut
Singapore-based online rental property search portal 99.co is now open to real estate agents and rental seekers after nine months in development.
From marriage to motherhood, a startup aims to do it all
Social commerce platform for wedding planning, another for mothers Aims to raise Series A funding; says two investors already committed
eBay hack: Offer of Malaysian account details not authentic (Update 2)
Following the disclosure by online marketplace eBay this week that hackers had gained access to the personal data of customers, offers to sell the data have surfaced with a sample of 10,000 Malaysian accounts as proof, but the company denied this information was authentic.
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