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New Carousell international VP has big plans
Mobile C2C marketplace Carousell will go into at least two new SEA markets by end-2016, according to its newly-appointed international VP Chai Jia Jih.
Lazada Malaysia plays the logistics game, and more
Lazada Malaysia is experimenting with a same-day delivery service in the Klang Valley with its own fleet of riders, and that’s just the start.
DNA on BFM: Not quite your usual R&D path
It was a rare day on the Tech Talk show that Karamjit Singh spoke about a biotech firm and brought a guest on board as well. He also shared the key factors why two Japanese companies in the region have pulled out from their e-commerce investments.
Week in Review: Lessons in spectrum refarming and e-commerce
E-commerce and spectrum news in the region grabbed Karamjit Singh’s attention as Japanese players struggle, brick-and-mortar Indonesian players go online, and Singapore’s telco regulator shows its Malaysian counterpart how it’s done.
Japanese e-commerce hangover forming in SEA?
Rakuten has decided its B2C model in South-East Asia will not work, Sumitomo has pulled out of Malaysia; Karamjit Singh looks at what this could mean.
Rakuten to acquire minority stake in AirAsia Japan
Tokyo-based Internet services powerhouse Rakuten Inc announced that it has agreed to acquire an 18% stake in AirAsia Japan Co Ltd, the new low-cost carrier (LCC) set to be launched in Japan by AirAsia Inc, Asia’s biggest LCC.
Tablets to overtake smartphones for mobile shopping: Rakuten
Consumer use of tablets for shopping is growing four times faster than smartphones, according to the latest E-Commerce Index from Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten.
ViSenze gets US$3.5mil Series A funding, led by Rakuten
ViSenze Pte Ltd announced it has closed a US$3.5-million Series A round of financing led by Rakuten Ventures, the corporate venture capital unit of Rakuten Inc, with participation also from new investors Walden International and UOB Venture Management.
ViSenze's mission is to make sense of the visual web
A startup sprung from the NExT Research Centre, a collaboration between the National University of Singapore and Tsinghua University of China, is seeking to help both users and businesses make sense of an increasingly visual online world. Gabey Goh speaks to ViSenze.
Carousell lands SG$1 million in funding for SEA ambitions
Mobile marketplace startup Carousell has raised S$1 million in seed investment to fuel its ambitions in South-East Asia with the round led by Rakuten, Golden Gate Ventures, 500 Startups and angel investors Danny Oei Wirianto and Darius Cheung.
