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3 January 2018

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Bridestory Release 2018 Wedding Trend Forecast

Bridestory Release 2018 Wedding Trend Forecast 3 January 2018 Brides-to-be get ready, as we’re about to uncover the wedding trend forecast for 2018! This year it is all about expressing yourself in an edgy, sophisticated way. Whatever kind of bride you are, you surely will…

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22 September 2017

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Omise Partners with McDonald’s to Provide Seamless Payment Experience

Online payment technology service provider Omise announced today that it has been chosen by McDonald’s Thailand to be its exclusive payments gateway for its website and the McDelivery Thailand mobile app. With consumers growing embrace of online and especially mobile technologies, purchases through digital channels…

31 July 2017

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Nearly US$500 Million Investment by Expedia, East Ventures Highlight Confidence in Traveloka

Nearly US$500 Million Investment by Expedia, East Ventures Highlight Confidence in Traveloka 31 July 2017 Traveloka announced today that the company has raised approximately $500 million through investments from global online travel leader Expedia, Inc. (NASDAQ: EXPE), East Ventures, Hillhouse Capital Group, JD.com and Sequoia…

20 July 2017

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Julo Raises Seed Round Led by Indonesian Venture Capital East Ventures

Julo Raises Seed Round Led by Indonesian Venture Capital East Ventures 20 July 2017 Indonesian peer-to-peer (P2P) lending startup Julo has landed an undisclosed seed funding led by Skystar Capital, with participation from East Ventures, Convergence Ventures, and other undisclosed angel investors. The capital will…

10 July 2017

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BuzzCommerce Raises US$1 Million to Launch Own Private Label Products

BuzzCommerce Raises US$1 Million to Launch Own Private Label Products 10 July 2017 BuzzCommerce, a cross-border beauty e-commerce startup is raising up to US$1 million in its latest funding round in order to create its own private label products to serve the demand in China…

5 July 2017

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Fintech Startup Omise Raises US$25M in ICO that Bucks “Money Grabbing” Trend

By now you’ve probably heard of ICOs. The alternative fundraising option has been used to raise more than $500 million in funding this year alone, but it has gotten a reputation for unfinished products and untested teams raising gargantuan sums. One company may have just…

4 July 2017

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Education Startup from Indonesia Ruangguru Raises Series B Round

Education Startup from Indonesia Ruangguru Raises Series B Round 22 June 2017 Indonesian edtech startup Ruangguru has just announced it completed its series B financing round. The lead investor is UOB Venture Management, the private equity arm of Singapore-headquartered United Overseas Bank (UOB). The amount…

3 July 2017

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The Rising Stars of Fintech in Southeast Asia

This is the gritty backdrop to Southeast Asia’s burgeoning fintech revolution: flatted factories and grunting delivery trucks in a Singaporean industrial park, where young techies work in a tiny rented office above a car showroom. No glass-sheathed and Persian-carpeted conference rooms here. Just Kelvin Lee,…

21 June 2017

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Mercari Hires john Lagerling from Facebook’s Management Team to Guide Its US Strategy

Mercari Hires john Lagerling from Facebook’s Management Team to Guide Its US Strategy 21 June 2017 When Mercari became Japan’s first startup unicorn with a $75 million round last year, the funding was earmarked to fuel its goal of becoming the top secondhand marketplace app…

19 June 2017

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Airfrov Secures US$500K from East Ventures

Airfrov Secures US$500K from East Ventures 19 June 2017 Airfrov, a peer-to-peer marketplace for overseas products, has received US$500,000 in pre‐Series A funding round led by existing investor leading VC firm East Ventures. Several angel investors, including Carro CEO Aaron Tan, have also contributed to…

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Bridestory Release 2018 Wedding Trend Forecast

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BuzzCommerce Raises US$1 Million to Launch Own Private Label Products

Fintech Startup Omise Raises US$25M in ICO that Bucks “Money Grabbing” Trend

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The Rising Stars of Fintech in Southeast Asia

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