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Singapore-based oBike becomes the first bike-sharing service to debut in Malaysia

Bike-sharing service oBike has launched its bike-sharing service in Malaysia’s Klang Valley.…
uber

Uber has extended its sexual harassment probe, expects a report by the end of May

Uber has reportedly extended the internal investigation it is conducting over allegations…

Tinybeans, the social platform for parents, goes public after raising $6.5Mn to fund growth

Incorporated in 2012, Tinybeans is a mobile and web-based platform exclusively created…
Spotify

Spotify renews nine year old deal to get more independent creators on-board

Spotify has confirmed that it is indeed going forward with the renewal…
Snapchat, Snap

Snapchat buys photo-sharing network Mobli’s Geofilters patent for $7.7Mn

Snapchat debuted with this idea of geofilters last year, which enabled anyone to create…

On-demand laundry startup Wassup acquires Doormint in an equity swap deal

Wassup, an on-demand laundry service provider, has acquired Doormint from its promoters and angel…
amazon / flipkart

Flipkart revises its return and exchange policy in order to cut down operational costs

One of the major operational costs for e-commerce portals is logistics. In…
ola, uber

After raising $250 million from SoftBank, Ola is still looking to raise additional $100 million

We recently reported that Ola had raised $250 million in a funding…

Lyft head of engineering extols employees to engage in open communication

Recognizing the importance of communication, Lyft’s head of engineering Jill Wetzler has asked employees…

Get ready to watch Uber’s first Elevate VTOL summit, LIVE between April 25-27

When it comes to cars, and specially how they will be transporting…
grofers delivery, grofers website

BigBasket and Grofers may have started discussing a potential merger

In what could have the potential to breath fresh life into the…
tesla

Tesla is issuing a voluntary recall for around 53,000 Model S and Model X vehicles

If you have a Model S or a Model X vehicle that was…

Cera, a revolutionary social care startup, raises £2.7Mn to boost on-demand care services

Cera, a technologically-oriented homecare start-up, announced today that it has secured £1.4…

Lazada, Redmart, Netflix and Uber team up ahead of Amazon’s highly anticipated arrival in SEA

Amazon has not stepped into Southeast Asia yet and it has already…
wooplr

Ex-Flipkart executive Ankit Nagori invests in fashion discovery platform Wooplr

Online fashion discovery platform Wooplr has raised an undisclosed amount in funding…

AirAsia purchases 50% stake in online travel planner Touristly to strengthen its ancillary portfolio

Malaysia-headquartered AirAsia, the budget airline carrier, has acquired a 50% stake in…
ant financial

Ant Financial takes over Lazada’s payment platform to boost expansion of Alipay in SEA

In a move to strengthen Alipay’s brand and presence in Asia, Ant…
guruq

GuruQ secures seed funding to build out and expand its tutor-student digital platform

GuruQ, a one of its kind digital integrated platform connecting tutors and…

HR tech startup EngageRocket secures S$450K to scale operations to meet growing demand

Singapore-based EngageRocket has secured $322K (S$450K) in an angel round of funding…

Alibaba-backed Paytm is in talks to raise around $1.5 billion from SoftBank Group

After speculations of SoftBank looking to secure a stake in Flipkart, it…