Tariq Ahmed Saeedi | October 02, 2023 | Recruitment, Financials / Deals
Recruit Holdings, the Japan-based powerhouse behind the world’s leading job site Indeed.com, will launch an asset management subsidiary incorporated in Dublin,...
Damian Shore | October 02, 2023 | Real Estate, PropTech & IBuying
Milan-headquartered IBuying company Casavo launched a mortgage-intermediation service in Spain in June, website El Mundo Financiero reports. The service launched...
Damian Shore | October 02, 2023 | Real Estate, PropTech & IBuying
A rent-to-own proptech company called Homely has launched in Ireland. According to the company’s website, “Find your perfect home and we’ll buy it! You’ll live in...
Andrzej Sowula | October 02, 2023 | Automotive, Real Estate, Marketplaces, People on the Move
Michal Maruška, the current CEO of Ringier in Slovakia, will leave the company in October. He will be temporarily replaced by Marek Václavík, who is the former...
Ignacio Landivar | October 02, 2023 | Real Estate, PropTech & IBuying, Financials / Deals
Germany-based proptech startup Concular has raised €2.5 million ($2.7 million U.S.) in a seed funding round led by Strabag, Hagedorn, KLV Bauconsult and...
Deb Stowe | September 30, 2023 | Niche Marketplaces, Financials / Deals, People on the Move
U.K.-based fashion marketplace Depop posted an 8% year-on-year (y-o-y) increase in revenue to £53.4 million ($65.1 million U.S.) in 2022. Its operating loss stood...
Deb Stowe | September 30, 2023 | Niche Marketplaces, People on the Move
Robert Julian is stepping down as CFO of luxury resale marketplace The RealReal. Julian will hand over his CFO duties on Jan 31 or whenever the company appoints...
Greg Spencer | September 29, 2023 | Marketplaces
Mercari has lowered the rates for economy shipping of parcels weighing between 0.25 lb. and 4 lbs. (between 0.1Kg and 1.8Kg) and for sellers in the U.S. who choose...
Ben Salisbury | September 29, 2023 | Recruitment, People on the Move
Terry Baker has invested an undisclosed amount in U.K.-based employment vertical Sonic Jobs and become an advisor to the company, according to co-founder and CEO...
Tariq Ahmed Saeedi | September 29, 2023 | Recruitment, Financials / Deals
Japan-based freelance-marketplace operator Coconala and recently established venture capital company Mizuho Innovation Frontier are to establish a joint venture...
Ben Salisbury | September 29, 2023 | HRTech, Recruitment, People on the Move
Human capital management company Workday has released a series of new AI and ML capabilities for its product suite. The new features will help businesses “drive...
Greg Spencer | September 29, 2023 | Automotive, Niche Marketplaces
Former Tesla executive Jimmy Douglas has launched used EV wholesale marketplace Plug in the U.S., maintaining that dealers need a specialist website to accurately...
Ben Salisbury | September 29, 2023 | Automotive, Digital Auto Retail
The proportion of U.K. car buyers who say they will never buy an EV has nearly doubled following the U.K. government’s U-turn on the date of the ban of the sale of...
Tariq Ahmed Saeedi | September 29, 2023 | Recruitment
Japan-based recruitment marketplace FindJob has ceased operations after more than a quarter of a century but has hinted at a possible relaunch. “FindJob has...
Ben Salisbury | September 29, 2023 | HRTech, Recruitment, Financials / Deals
Global HR company Erudit, has raised $10 million in a Series A funding round led by Conexo Ventures, according to a statement from the company. Erudit, founded in...
Ben Salisbury | September 29, 2023 | HRTech, Recruitment, People on the Move
AI talent acquisition and recruitment platform Eightfold AI has appointed Chano Fernandez as its new co-CEO, according to a news release. Fernandez, (LinkedIn...
Ben Salisbury | September 29, 2023 | Real Estate, PropTech & IBuying, People on the Move
Australian-based proptech company Pexa has appointed Joe Pepper as CEO for its U.K. business. Pexa is the dominant player in digital conveyancing and property...
Damian Shore | September 29, 2023 | Automotive
Adevinta Spain’s Coches.net — the leading used car marketplace in the country — has launched a five-tier pricing package for dealers. These packages...
Andrzej Sowula | September 29, 2023 | Marketplaces, Financials / Deals
Allegro, the leader in b-to-c and e-commerce marketplaces and the No. 2 in c-to-c classifieds in Poland, saw revenue increase by 8.5%, while consolidated adjusted...
Nik Flegont | September 29, 2023 | HRTech, Recruitment
Russia-based IT giant Yandex has launched a pilot program called Yandex Smena (“smena” means “shift” or “relief” staff) to...
AIM Group | September 28, 2023 | Automotive, Financials / Deals
Japan-based used-car company Big Motor Co. Ltd. has reduced its stake in Idom Inc., Reuters report. Tokyo-listed Idom was founded in 1994 and has hundreds of...
Greg Spencer | September 28, 2023 | Automotive, People on the Move
Following layoffs and the appointment of a new CEO this summer, publicly traded auto marketplace TrueCar has named a new CFO, chief revenue officer (CRO) and head...
Nik Flegont | September 28, 2023 | Real Estate, Niche Marketplaces, Intel
Some 300,000 short-term rental units available on Avito Surging demand in a market worth $2.1B Marketplace takes 15% commission on rentals Avito has big aims for...
Ben Salisbury | September 28, 2023 | Real Estate, Financials / Deals
U.K.-based property portal Zoopla increased its revenue by 19.0% year on year (y-o-y) to £87.3 million ($106 million U.S.) in 2022, according to regulatory...
Peter M. Zollman | September 28, 2023 | HRTech, Recruitment, Intel
EVP Mukherjee says employers are satisfied once again Pay-per-click will still be offered for the ‘foreseeable future’ ‘If you innovate, you’re going to hit bumps...
Tariq Ahmed Saeedi | September 28, 2023 | Automotive
China-based auto marketplace Guazi.com has released results of its research related to used-car buying and inspection for the second quarter of 2023, finding 52%...
Hasan Aga | September 28, 2023 | Recruitment, People on the Move
India-based hospitality recruitment platform Shiftz has announced its expansion into the UAE. Since its launch in the sub-continent in June, it has seen a growth...
Tariq Ahmed Saeedi | September 28, 2023 | Real Estate, PropTech & IBuying
Digital real estate brokerage company Lianjia (formerly Homelink) has reduced its intermediary fee and spilt it between the buyer and the seller in the wake of...
David Loji | September 28, 2023 | Real Estate, PropTech & IBuying
Mexico-based free-to-post real estate marketplace Propiedades.com has launched a number of digital tools for realtors, according to the company’s blog post....
Ignacio Landivar | September 28, 2023 | Financials / Deals
Switzerland-based media giant Ringier has acquired Axel Springer’s stake in their joint venture (JV) Ringier Axel Springer Schweiz (RASCH) for an undisclosed sum,...
