Dating app Paktor, often dubbed ‘The Tinder of Southeast Asia,’ just sealed up its move into…
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Korea’s Ticket Monster raises $115M in a $1.2B downround to ramp up in grocery, travel
After an M&A rollercoaster that involved getting acquired by LivingSocial and then Groupon (before getting spun out…
SeedPlus closes $18M early-stage fund backed by Cisco, Eight Roads and others
SeedPlus, the early-stage investment firm backed by Singapore’s Jungle Ventures, has closed its debut fund at a total…
Netflix enters China via licensing deal with top video streaming service iQiyi
China has long eluded Netflix. The company officially gave up on its original plan to enter…
JD.com creates new unit for its logistics services
JD.com, China’s second-largest e-commerce company after Alibaba, will create a new business group called JD Logistics.…
Alibaba’s Ant Financial invests in Chinese bike-sharing startup unicorn Ofo
Ofo, the Chinese bike-sharing startup that recently claimed unicorn status, announced this weekend that it has…
Netflix rival iFlix reveals its first original content series for emerging markets
Fresh from raising $90 million from investors in Match, iFlix, a Netflix-like service for emerging markets, has announced…
Samsung’s Galaxy S8 is now on sale in the U.S., Canada and Korea with more launches to come
If you’ve been holding out patiently for the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+, Samsung’s newest flagship…