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| Mar 12, 2026 | From Pune to the World: How Ali Hafizji’s Wednesday Is Betting That Billing by the Hour Dies in the AI Era | Share
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As AI compresses software timelines across the globe, one firm is building the model that incumbents structurally cannot follow.
Pune is not where most people expect a quiet reinvention of software services to ... |
| Aug 25, 2025 | Singaporean man to be charged with hacking after being deported from Thailand | Listen
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| Aug 22, 2025 | 9 Malaysian skincare brands that are changing the beauty game across the Causeway | Listen
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If you’ve been sleeping on Malaysian skincare, now is the time to wake up.
Humidity-friendly formulas, affordable prices, and cute packaging are some o... |
| May 15, 2025 | Trademark Trends and Marketing Innovations: A Look Ahead | In the world of business, trademarks are the lifeblood of brand identity. They are the shields that protect a company’s reputation and the banners that wave high in the marketplace. Recent reports reveal fascinating trends in trademark fili... |
| May 14, 2025 | The MarTech Summit Manila, 2 July 2025 at Fairmont Makati | MANILA, Philippines, May 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The MarTech Summit Manila is coming to the Philippines on 2 July 2025 at the prestigious Fairmont Makati! We're thrilled to return to Manila — a key hub in Southeast Asia's digital economy —... |
| Feb 19, 2025 | NRF 2025: Retail's Big Show Asia Pacific Unveils Conference Speaker Line-up Featuring Leaders from Top Global and Regional Brands | Participating retail brands include Love, Bonito, Authentic Brands Group, Alfamart, Castlery, Suntory, Central Retail Corporation and Zalora
SINGAPORE, Feb. 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Global event organiser Comexposium and the National Retail... |
| Jan 16, 2025 | KisaanSay, House of Chikankari, and GreenStitch Raise Significant Funds to Propel Growth and Innovation The Indian startups listed below have successfully raised capital to drive their growth and expansion plans, marking significant milestones in their respective industries. |
KisaanSay Raises USD 2 Mn Pre-Seed Round Led by Jungle Ventures
KisaanSay, a direct-from-origin food brand, has secured USD 2 million in a pre-seed funding round led by Jungle Ventures through First Cheque@Jungle, with participation from s... |
| Dec 27, 2024 | How Asian stock markets are dominating the UK on IPOs | |
| Nov 2, 2024 | GoTo alums raise seed round for ‘driver-as-a-service’ firm | Premium Content
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Glenn Kaonang · 5 Nov 2024 · 5 min readGoTo alums raise seed round for ‘driver-as-a... |
| Oct 16, 2024 | The E-Commerce Surge: Taobao, Tmall, and the Rise of Digital Retail in Southeast Asia | The digital marketplace is a bustling bazaar, alive with the hum of transactions and the thrill of discovery. In this vibrant landscape, two giants are making waves: Taobao and Tmall Group (TTG) in China, and etaily in Southeast Asia. Both ... |
| Oct 15, 2024 | etaily hires new exec launches in Singapore | Digital-native retail platform with growing SEA presence, etaily, has announced its expansion in Singapore and other markets to strengthen its regional presence. The regional expansion will be led by Lester Cuneta, former Venture Partner at... |
| Oct 14, 2024 | Zomato's Independent Director Gunjan Soni Resigns Amid Increased Work Commitments Alongside her role at Zomato, Gunjan Soni is a Member of the Management Board, Chief Operating Officer of Global Fashion Group (GFG), and CEO of Zalora SEA. She previously held leadership roles at Myntra as Head of ... | Zomato announced that its independent director, Gunjan Soni, has stepped down from her role due to heightened work commitments. The company shared the news in an exchange filing on Friday, confirming her resignation will be effective from t... |
| Oct 12, 2024 | Zomato’s Independent Director Gunjan Soni Steps Down Due To Increased Work Commitments | SUMMARY
Soni will also cease to be a member of the company’s risk management committee and corporate social responsibility committee
An alumna of XLRI Jamshedpur, Soni has previously helmed Jabong (later acquired by Myntra) and is currently... |
| Sep 18, 2024 | 90% of SEA prefers Instagram and WhatsApp for shopping convenience: Netcore Cloud's Study Highlights Gen AI's role in Shaping the Future | Study of 2000+ consumers & 300+ marketing executives unveils key trends driving growth in the $180bn Southeast Asian ecommerce market
SINGAPORE, Sept. 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Offering a deep dive into the evolving Southeast Asian ecomm... |
| Aug 2, 2024 | The Rise of Experience-Driven Shopping: A New Era for Consumers | The digital marketplace is evolving. As the Yahoo Hong Kong Shopping Festival demonstrates, consumers are shifting their focus from mere products to experiences. This change is not just a trend; it’s a revolution. The festival, powered by S... |
| Aug 1, 2024 | Skimlinks powers Yahoo Hong Kong Shopping Festival to new heights, with sales up 50% year-on-year | Tailored hotel dining deals and buffet offers win out, as cost conscious shoppers choose experiences
HONG KONG, Aug. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Skimlinks, a Taboola Company, has partnered with Yahoo Hong Kong for a second year during the Yahoo... |
| Jul 25, 2024 | CX Asia Week 2024 Promises an Experience Revolution with Fresh Insights and Innovative Focus | SINGAPORE, July 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- CX Asia Week 2024, returning for its 12th edition, is set to redefine the customer experience landscape.
Jamie Tan, General Manager of IQPC Asia, aptly puts it, the event has solidified its position ... |
| Jul 8, 2024 | How Distributed Databases Drive the Digital Boom in ASEAN: Insights from OceanBase | |
| May 11, 2024 | Southeast Asia fast emerging as centre of gravity for tech industry | |
| Apr 2, 2024 | Influential Brands Celebrates Pioneers in Brand Leadership, Workplace Excellence, And Visionary Leadership at The Prestigious Awards Gala in Singapore And Thailand | SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire – 3 April 2024 – Following the success of the CEO Summit and Award Ceremony held at the Fullerton Hotel in Singapore on the 15th of March, Influential Brands® extended its reach to Thailand, hosting anoth... |
| Mar 21, 2024 | Marketplace or enabler? Zalora wants to be both | AnalysisEcommerceNewsletters
Simon Huang · 21 Mar 2024 · 5 min readMarketplace or enabler? Zalora wants to be both
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| Apr 12, 2023 | Vipshop’s entry into SEA should not surprise you | Community Content
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Ken Leaver · 19 Apr 2023 · 3 min readVipshop’s entry into SEA should not ... |
| Jan 17, 2020 | Zalora Jumps On Secondhand Fashion With StyleTribute, Unveils Preloved Collection | 21 1
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Asian online fashion retail giant Zalora has just partnered up with luxury resale platform StyleTribute. The collaboration will offer users over 10,000 new choices of preloved luxury clothing, bags and accessories... |
| Jun 4, 2018 | The Future of e-Commerce | Nobody can deny the fact that online stores have become a big part of our daily lives. I personally only do groceries shopping in traditional stores and shop online for everything else and by 2021 we will have an estimated of 2.1 billion us... |
| Apr 25, 2016 | Retail giant Central Group is buying Zalora’s businesses in Thailand and Vietnam | Zalora, the fashion-focused e-commerce site backed by Rocket Internet, is selling its businesses in Thailand and Vietnam to retailer Central Group, according to multiple sources close to the deal.
We reported the planned sale earlier this m... |
| Apr 20, 2016 | Rocket Internet’s Zalora loses co-founder and MD amid uncertain future | Zalora, the fashion-focused e-commerce site backed by Rocket Internet, has lost two top executives. Singapore-based managing directors Harry Markl, who is also listed as a co-founder, and Avni Pundir have departed the company, TechCrunch un... |
| Apr 7, 2015 | Rocket Internet Fashion Group GFG Raises $35M, Poaches Amazon Exec To Lead It | Rocket Internet — the Berlin-based startup incubator that went public in October 2014 — is today adding more muscle to the Global Fashion Group, a cluster of five of its emerging market fashion sites that consolidated into one bigger operat... |
| Apr 2, 2015 | Banking On Southeast Asia’s E-Commerce Future | Aung Kyaw Moe Contributor
Editor’s note: Aung Kyaw Moe is the founder and Group CEO at 2C2P.
China’s e-commerce, m-commerce and payments lead the world. It is the largest e-commerce market (KPMG), and is home to Alibaba, with its US$25 bill... |
| Nov 29, 2014 | Lazada, Rocket Internet’s Amazon Clone In Southeast Asia, Raises $250M Led By Temasek | We don’t often see companies announce funding rounds on the weekend, but that’s not stopping Lazada, the Rocket Internet-backed e-commerce firm in Southeast Asia, from revealing today that it has pulled in €200 million (around $250 million)... |
| Nov 6, 2014 | CashCashPinoy Lands $2.25M To Build Out The E-Commerce Opportunity In The Philippines | Raising funding for a startup is tough. Doing it in emerging markets is tougher still. Just ask Frédéric Lévy, a serial entrepreneur who just bagged a $2.25 million Series A round for CashCashPinoy, his Philippines-based e-commerce startup,... |
| Sep 4, 2014 | Rocket Internet Consolidates 5 Emerging Market Fashion Brands Into One: $3.5B GFG | More news this morning from Rocket Internet as the Berlin-based startup incubator continues to clean house ahead of a planned public listing. Today the company, alongside one of its biggest co-investors, Kinnevik, announced that it would co... |
| Aug 11, 2014 | Rocket Internet’s FoodPanda Grabs $60M In New Funding | FoodPanda, Rocket Internet’s food delivery service, has its paws on yet another round of funding. This time it is $60 million from new investor Falcon Edge Capital as well as Rocket Internet AG. The money will be used to expand FoodPanda, a... |
| Aug 7, 2014 | PLDT Invests $445M In Rocket Internet To Develop Online Payment Services For Emerging Markets | Rocket Internet and Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT), a telecom operator, announced today that they have entered into a strategic partnership to develop online and mobile payment products. PLDT will invest €333 million (abo... |
| Jul 8, 2014 | Linio, Rocket Internet’s Amazon Play In Latin America, Rakes In Another $79M | Rocket Internet, the Berlin-based e-commerce incubator, is today announcing the latest chapter in its strategy to build out businesses in emerging countries. Linio, an Amazon-style e-commerce marketplace active in Mexico, Colombia, Venezuel... |
| May 20, 2014 | AfterShip Lands $1M From IDG-Accel To Make Tracking Packages Less Nightmarish | Tracking packages is a huge hassle for online vendors, especially for international shipments made with local post services. Once an item goes abroad, tracking often stops, and sellers and customers are left in suspense until the item (hope... |
| May 14, 2014 | Monk’s Hill Ventures Launches $80M Early-Stage Fund For Asian Startups | Though there are many promising startup ecosystems in Asia, founders there have to cope with a lack of venture capital funding and mentorship. Monk’s Hill Ventures hopes to address those challenges with a $100 million SGD (about $80 million... |
| Apr 22, 2014 | Rocket Internet’s Carmudi, A Car Classifieds Site, Grabs $10M In New Funding To Expand In Asia | Carmudi, a car classified ads site backed by Rocket Internet, has raised $10 million to expand its operations in Asia. Investors include Tengelmann Ventures, the investment arm of the German retail giant. The site’s network currently operat... |
| Dec 4, 2013 | Zalora Secures USD$112M | Zalora Group, Southeast Asian fashion and beauty online store, secured a USD$112m (approximately SGD139m) in funding.
Backers included Access Industries, funds managed by US-based asset management firm Scopia Capital Management LLC and othe... |
| Dec 4, 2013 | Rocket Internet-backed Zalora Group secures massive $112-million fund | Rocket Internet’s Zalora Group which is considered one of Southeast Asia’s fastest-growing fashion & beauty online stores, has today announced it secured US$112-million of funding. This means that Zalora Group has broken its own record ... |
| Dec 4, 2013 | Rocket Internet-backed Zalora Group secures massive $112-million fund | Rocket Internet’s Zalora Group which is considered one of Southeast Asia’s fastest-growing fashion & beauty online stores, has today announced it secured US$112-million of funding. This means that Zalora Group has broken its own record ... |
| Dec 3, 2013 | Asian fashion retailer Zalora raises $112M — doubling its funding in just 6 months | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Zalora has secured $112 million in funding, which... |
| Dec 3, 2013 | Funding Daily: Giving Tuesday | Today is Giving Tuesday — the next T-day after Thanksgiving that bookends a weekend of spending that follows the one day we’re supposed to give thanks for what we already have.
Seems VCs were happy to give millions of dollars to startups, a... |
| Dec 3, 2013 | Asian fashion retailer Zalora raises $112M — doubling its funding in just 6 months | Zalora has secured $112 million in funding, which represents the largest single investment ever made in a Southeast Asian online fashion retailer.
It broke its own funding record, as Zalora closed $100 million in financing earlier this year... |
| Dec 3, 2013 | Access Industries Leads $112M Round In Rocket Internet Asia-Pacific Fashion Sites Zalora And The Iconic | Earlier this year, Rocket Internet announced the closing of a huge fund of $500 million that it would use to develop its portfolio companies in markets outside of Western Europe.
Today, one of the big backers of that fund, Access Industries... |
| May 22, 2013 | Funding Daily: Stairway to funding | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
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| May 22, 2013 | Zalora, Rocket Internet’s SE Asian Zappos Clone, Raises $100M More From Summit, Kinnevik And More | Zalora, a Zappos-style fashion e-commerce site in South East Asia backed by the Samwer brothers’ Rocket Internet incubator in Germany, is today announcing its latest investment — $100 million, led by Rocket Internet itself, along with regul... |
| May 22, 2013 | Zalora Receives $100M in Funding | Zalora, an online fashion store focused on South-East Asia, has received $100m in funding.
Backers included Summit Partners, Investment AB Kinnevik, Verlinvest and Tengelmann Group.
The company intends to use the funds to expand operations ... |
| May 22, 2013 | Fashion & beauty startup Zalora scores $100M investment to grow in Southeast Asia | Zalora, the Zappos-like fashion and beauty store for Southeast Asia, announced this morning that it has closed a $100 million financing round.
That’s a lot of lipstick and high heels.
Zalora focuses on 10 countries in Asia: Singapore, Indon... |
| May 22, 2013 | Fashion & beauty startup Zalora scores $100M investment to grow in Southeast Asia | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Zalora, the Zappos-like fashion and beauty store for Southeast Asia, announced this morning that it has closed a $100 million financing... |
| Apr 24, 2013 | Rocket Internet-Backed Fashion Portal Zalora Launches iOS App, No Word Of Android Yet | Zalora, Rocket Internet‘s pan-Asian fashion retail site, has launched an iOS app, as it seeks to capture the growing base of consumers in Asia who are using smartphones as their primary, and sometimes only, way of getting online.
The Zalora... |
| Mar 31, 2013 | Rocket Internet-Backed Zalora Denies That It Is Shutting Down Taiwan Operations [Updated] | UPDATE: A spokesman from Zalora Taiwan said:
To better serve Taiwan on its business operations model, the company has decided to conduct a review to make changes – From April, we are shifting part of Taiwan’s operations to our regional head... |
| Mar 12, 2013 | Rocket Internet-Backed Singaporean Fashion Site Zalora Gets $26M From Tengelmann, Announces Software Development Center | Zalora, a Singaporean fashion and beauty e-tailer backed by Rocket Internet, has scooped up €20 million (about $26 million USD) from German retail conglomerate Tengelmann Group, just six months after it landed an undisclosed sum from JP Mor... |
| Sep 28, 2012 | Zalora Receives Investment from J.P. Morgan Asset Management | Zalora, a South East Asia-based online fashion and lifestyle retailer, has received an investment from J.P. Morgan Asset Management.
The amount of the deal was not disclosed but it is known that J.P. Morgan Asset Management invested simulta... |
| Sep 25, 2012 | JP Morgan Invests ‘Significant Double Digit Millions’ In Another Rocket Internet Fashion Site, Asia’s Zalora | Less than a month after reportedly sinking $40-80 million into Lamoda, Rocket Internet’s “Russian Zappos”, JP Morgan is investing once again in the Samwer brothers and their vision for a global e-commerce operation: the latest is Zalora, Ro... |
| Jul 12, 2012 | Zando: online fashion clone claims big successes | When online shoe and fashion outlet Zando hit the South African market six months ago, it was clear that the local stores in the country, like the Naspers-owned Kalahari and the newly relaunched Takealot were about to get some serious compe... |
| Jul 12, 2012 | Zando: online fashion clone claims big successes | When online shoe and fashion outlet Zando hit the South African market six months ago, it was clear that the local stores in the country, like the Naspers-owned Kalahari and the newly relaunched Takealot were about to get some serious compe... |
| Updated: It’s A Done Deal: Flipkart Acquires Jabong | After making news for months regarding its sell off, Jabong finally has found a ideal soulmate. After snapping Myntra two years back to strengthen its fashion category, Flipkart today announced that it has further boosted it by acquiring Ja... |
| Rocket Internet To Merge Jabong With Its Four Other Ecommerce Services | Berlin based startup incubator, Rocket Internet alongside one of its biggest co-investors, Kinnevik, has announced that it will be merging Indian online retailer Jabong with four of its fashion brands to form one single business. The combin... |
| From Alibaba To Aditya Birla – Biggies Line Up To Buy Jabong’s Sinking Ship | Rocket Internet backed fashion ecommerce company, Jabong has fastened up its sale process according to sources close to the development.
Currently, Aditya Birla Group’s ecommerce portal Abof , Chinese ecommerce giant Alibaba, and Future Gro... |