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SK Telecom to buy US-based shopping loyalty app firm Shopkick
The deal will help the South Korean wireless telecommunications company gain insights into the US market According to The Wall Street Journal, South Korean wireless telecommunications company SK...
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Kakao merges with Daum; Daum Kakao now valued at US$9.45B
Sirgoo Lee, Co-CEO, Daum Kakao kept emphasising on “connecting everything”. What would that mean for this newly formed company? Two South Korean technology companies, Daum Communications Corporation...
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PayUMoney acquires mobile payment app Eashmart
Eashmart’s talent has joined the PayUMoney team; they are together working to develop new features. The deal value has not been disclosed PayUMoney, an online payment solution by PayU India has...
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Tiphone to acquire Simpatindo for US$41 million
Tiphone has acquired 100 per cent of Simpatindo, the authorised dealer of TELKOMSEL. Why? It didn’t take too long for PT Tiphone Mobile Indonesia (Tiphone) to turn a splash of funding given by PT Pins...
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REA Group to increase stake in iProperty post selling Hong Kong biz
REA will raise stake from 17.2% to 19.4% via issue of 5M new shares in iProperty. The shares are to be issued as consideration for iProperty’s acquisition of squarefoot.com.hk REA Group (REA) will...
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Love Out Loud Asia (LOLA) gets acquired by Lunch Actually Group
Someone’s being taken out for a nice lunch. Mobile dating app startup Love Out Loud Asia will be launching its new app early next year Mobile dating startup Love Out Loud Asia (LOLA) has today...
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migme acquires LoveByte for 3 things: couple app, avatar creation and virtual...
Co-founders of LoveByte will still continue to spearhead development, except now they will be migme employees Australian company migme has today announced its acquisition of Singapore-based couple app...
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B2X acquires TSS in India; secures US$15 million
B2X India will be headquartered in Mumbai, with a subsidiary office in Dubai B2X Care Solutions, a Germany-based provider of customer care solutions for smartphones, announced that it has acquired a...
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PCCW Global acquires cyber security startup Crypteia Networks
Crypteia Networks’ founder tells e27 his startup had been completely bootstrapped prior to the acquisition Image credit: Crypteia Networks In response to the growing sophistication of today’s cyber...
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Music streaming service Deezer acquires Stitcher; integration to roll out...
Deezer confirms to e27 today that integration of the two services will roll out globally next year Image credit: Stitcher Paris-based music streaming service Deezer – widely seen as Spotify’s main...
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Bharti SoftBank acquires 36.5% stake in India’s answer to Buzzfeed
SoftBank has acquired stake in Indian media startup ScoopWhoop for an undisclosed amount Bharti SoftBank, a joint venture between business group Bharti Enterprises and SoftBank Corp, announced today...
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Mumbai’s taxi service Bookmycab acquires Hyderabad’s CabonClick
The acquisition gives Bookmycab access to CabonClick’s over 150 cabs. Other transaction details remain undisclosed Mumbai’s call taxi service Bookmycab.com has acquired CabonClick.com, an online taxi...
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The merger plan between JobsDB and JobStreet is finally approved
With regulatory approval, these merging giants will turn up the heat on startups looking to enter the jobs market Image Credit: Shutterstock The Singaporean authority, in this case The Competition...
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Everything we know about the OLX merger from CEO for SEA Brad Porteus
OLX’s CEO for Southeast Asia Brad Porteus gives a detailed look at the road ahead, assuming the mergers go as planned by around January 2015 Image credit: OLX Following the announcement last week that...
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Dining out? Save time: Chope acquires queueing service Ticktok
Singaporean restaurant reservation platform Chope has integrated queueing service Ticktok. What’s the synergy between the two? Singapore-based restaurant reservations provider The Chope Group today...
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Singapore-based MoneySmart acquires Indonesia’s KreditAja
The new management team based in Singapore will look to drive growth in traffic and revenue in both markets Singapore-based personal finance portal MoneySmart.sg today announced that it has acquired...
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India-based SVG Media acquires SeventyNine and NetworkPlay
Mobile video tech platform SeventyNine and performance display player NetworkPlay will work as independent brands Indian digital media network SVG Media has fully acquired mobile video technology...
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Snapdeal acquires gifts recommendation platform Wishpicker
The amount of the deal has not been disclosed. Snapdeal wants to personalise user experience and drive conversions with this move Snapdeal, an Indian online marketplace, today announced the acquisition...
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LINE to buy Microsoft-owned music streaming service MixRadio
The deal is expected to complete by early 2015. The amount has not been disclosed Japanese chat app giant LINE will be buying music streaming service MixRadio, which is currently owned by Microsoft...
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News Corp acquires Indian startup BigDecisions.com
BigDecisions.com aims to help consumers make smarter financial decisions Global media and information services company News Corp has acquired India’s BigDecisions.com for an undisclosed amount. The...
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