by Jacopo Natali | Jul 20, 2021 | Financials / Deals
Singapore-based edtech startup Skills Union has closed a $1.5 million seed investment round. Skills Union brings specialist vocational courses and degree pathways to students globally and strives to meet the needs of the rapidly growing tech sector by bridging the...
by Jacopo Natali | Jul 20, 2021 | Recruitment, People on the Move
Australian career and employment classified site Seek Asia has appointed Michele Manigart as its chief strategy officer (CSO) in its Malaysia headquarters. Manigart (LinkedIn profile) will report to Florian Dehne, strategy director for AP&A (Asia Pacific &...
by Jacopo Natali | Jul 16, 2021 | Real Estate, Financials / Deals
Malaysia-based Frontier Digital Ventures (FDV), an operator of online classified businesses in emerging markets, has increased its investment in the Philippines-based property marketplace Hoppler to majority ownership, moving from 42% to 51.1%. This article is locked....
by Jacopo Natali | Jul 13, 2021 | People on the Move
Malaysia-based Frontier Digital Ventures Limited, an ASX-listed classified and marketplace business in emerging markets, has announced that Jason Lau has been named the company’s new chief financial officer. Before joining Frontier Digital Ventures, Lau...
by Jacopo Natali | Jul 13, 2021 | Marketplaces, People on the Move
Singapore-based marketplace Carousell Hong Kong has appointed digital industry veteran Kevin Huang as its new managing director. Huang (LinkedIn profile) who acted as CEO of Birdie for two years, will now oversee the development of Carousell Hong Kong’s overall...
