Startups
FoodPanda raises US$110mil in new funding round
FoodPanda said it has secured a new round of funding worth US$110 million, from Rocket Internet AG as well as other existing and new investors.
The best entrepreneurship event in the world?
Jacob Laukaitis, who participated in the GSY event in 2013, makes a case for why the success of such events cannot be measured by mere numbers.
iProperty acquires Thailand’s ThinkOfLiving.com
ASX-listed and Kuala Lumpur-based iProperty Group Ltd said it has acquired Thai-based real estate portal ThinkOfLiving.com, which would further expand its market presence in Asia.
The incredible strangeness of being Serguei Beloussov
Entrepreneur Serguei Beloussov returned to take the reins of the company he founded in 2001, setting a new mission and vision for Acronis. Here, he tells DNA executive editor A. Asohan what the challenges are.
Netflix-type wars: Grove’s Catcha takes on Singtel’s Hooq with iflix
After weeks of market buzz, Internet entrepreneur Patrick Grove’s Catcha Group has officially announced ‘iflix,’ its entry in the Video On Demand (VOD) space, just about a month after Singapore Telecommunications Ltd (Singtel) unveiled its own Netflix-type service.
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.
University course comparison portal UniDigest officially launches
University course comparison portal UniDigest was officially launched on March 1, ready to take on its more established competitor EasyUni, which launched in 2010.
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.
PricePanda and Australia’s Getprice to merge
Berlin-based PricePanda, a Rocket Internet subsidiary, and Sydney-based Getprice have announced that they will merge to create a network across the Asia Pacific region, under the Next Commerce banner.
FashionValet the wiser second time around
FashionValet founder Fadzarudin Anuar talks to Karamjit Singh about his game plan to expand the business after receiving ‘multimillion dollars’ in funding from Elixir Capital via its ECM Straits Fund.
