Practo buys hospital info management firm Insta Health for US$12M
This is Tencent-backed Practo’s third acquisition this year after Genii in July and FitHo in April Insta Health CEO Ramesh Emani (L) and Practo CEO Shashank ND A month after raising US$90 million in...
View ArticleRenren-backed FiscalNote acquires South Korean startup MyCandidate
South Korea is one of the most connected and high-tech countries in the world and this acquisition marks FiscalNote’s first foray into Asia US-based FiscalNote has acquired South Korean startup,...
View ArticleHomeLane acquires home decor visualisation platform Doowup
Under the terms of the acquisition, Doowup’s founding team will join the furniture marketplace and its Founder Vivek Seetharaman will join HomeLane as Chief Innovation Officer HomeLane, an India-based...
View ArticleSocial media analytics firm Sysomos acquires India’s gazeMetrix
The acquisition has resulted in Sysomos Gaze, a brand image monitoring system for photos across social channels such as Twitter and Instagram Canadian social media analytics firm Sysomos has acquired...
View ArticleIndian online real estate major Housing acqui-hires Plat, BigBHK
Plat is an online network for agents, whereas BigBHK is a property management software targeted at rental suppliers Mumbai-headquartered online real estate major Housing has acqui-hired two startups —...
View ArticlePracto acquires appointment-booking platform Qikwell
The online doctor booking startup claims the acquisition, its fourth in five months, makes it the largest healthcare appointment booking platform globally L-R: Raghavendra Prasad, Co-Founder & CPO,...
View ArticleIndian furniture e-tailer MebelKart buys sports platform 53central
With the acquisition of 53central, MebelKart is foraying into bulk selling business MebelKart, an online furniture and home décor marketplace in India, has acquired 53central, an online platform that...
View ArticleIndia’s Inshorts acquires data analytics startup Retention.ai
The content distribution startup recently raised Series B funding of US$20 million from Tiger Global Ventures Inshorts-Retention.ai team Delhi-based content distribution app Inshorts has acquired...
View ArticleSingPost buys US e-commerce provider TradeGlobal for US$168.6M
The acquisition will allow SingPost’s clients in Asia Pacific to expand to the US Singapore Post Ltd (SingPost) is acquiring a 96.3 per cent stake in US e-commerce provider TradeGlobal for S$236...
View ArticleEuropean social media intelligence firm Linkfluence buys ActSocial
The Singapore- and Shanghai-based social media marketing management startup will provide Linkfluence a pathway into Asia ActSocial, a free social marketing management software based in Shanghai and...
View ArticleSCMP Group tries on retail e-commerce with Hong Kong’s MyDress
Hong Kong’s leading media company acquires majority stake, expanding its footprint into digital fashion SCMP Group Ltd announced today that it is acquiring a majority stake in MyDress Holdings Ltd,...
View ArticleIndia’s Meru Cabs forms global alliance with France-based eCab
Meru services will be available on eCab; Indian travellers can use the same app to book taxis in more than five countries India-based radio cab service Meru Cabs has tied up with France-based taxi...
View ArticleHomeAway buys out Singapore P2P home rental service travelmob
The deal gives HomeAway its first fully-branded website in the APAC region; travelmob founding team to split HomeAway, already the majority stake owner, fully bought out Singapore-based P2P vacation...
View ArticleGirnar Software buys Times Internet’s Zigwheels.com
India’s Girnar Software now owns five portals that target different segments of online auto industry in the country Image Credit: Sean DuBois India-based technology company Girnar Software today...
View ArticleSoftware with a heart: Start Now is first SG social entrepreneur exit
Start Now helps businesses and NGOs up their do-gooder game; the founding team is sticking together to launch another startup Start Now Co-founders Ivan Chang (left) and Keith Tan (right) Goodtizens...
View ArticleIndian on-demand home services startup Taskbob buys Zepper
With this acquisition, VC-funded Taskbob will have access to Zepper’s 300-400 service professionals catering to 2,500 customers in Bangalore Taskbob, a Mumbai-based mobile-only on-demand home services...
View ArticleREA Group acquires Malaysia’s leading property portal iProperty
The real estate advertising company began moving into Asia in 2007, when it bought Hong Kong’s SquareFoot REA Group Limited (REA) has acquired iProperty Group Limited. iProperty Group owns leading...
View ArticleIndia’s Wassup acquires on-demand laundry company Chamak
Wassup plans to expand to 20 territories in the next six months and ventures into offering more services Indian on-demand convenience firm Wassup, has acquired on-demand laundry service company Chamak...
View ArticleIndia’s Exotel acquires customer feedback platform Voyce
The acquisition is a move to strengthen the VC-funded cloud telephony startup’s customer service offerings Bangalore-based cloud telephony startup Exotel has acquired Voyce, a platform that allows...
View ArticleIndia’s on-demand delivery firm Shadowfax acquires rival Pickingo
The acquisition comes almost two months after Zomato backed out of its proposed investment in Pickingo Indian on-demand hyperlocal delivery startup Shadowfax has acquired smaller rival Pickingo for...
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