Deb Stowe | May 30, 2023 | Marketplaces, Niche Marketplaces, Financials / Deals
Vinted CEO Thomas Plantenga has outlined his vision to make the fashion marketplace a future-focused company, rather than chasing short-term profitability. In an...
Ben Salisbury | May 30, 2023 | Real Estate, PropTech & IBuying, Financials / Deals
U.K.-based lettings platform GoodLord is partnering with digital-identity-service-provider Credas to provide right-to-rent checks using identity-verification...
Damian Shore | May 30, 2023 | Automotive, Marketplaces, Digital Auto Retail
Barcelona-based MundiMoto, which buys, reconditions and sells motorcycles and scooters, has launched MotoComponentes, a marketplace for used motorcycle parts and...
Damian Shore | May 30, 2023 | Real Estate
Erasmus Play, a Spain-based accommodation platform for university students, is aiming to triple its revenue to €4.6 million ($4.9 million U.S.) this year,...
Damian Shore | May 30, 2023 | Real Estate, PropTech & IBuying, People on the Move
Italy-based IBuying company Casavo has promoted Francisco Sierra (LinkedIn profile) to the position of general manager for southern Europe, Forbes reports. Sierra...
David Loji | May 30, 2023 | Automotive, Marketplaces
E-commerce and classifieds giant Mercado Libre has teamed up with financial services company Creditas to offer financing solutions to used-car buyers in Mexico....
Léo Siqueira | May 29, 2023 | Marketplaces, People on the Move
OLX-Brazil, Brazil’s No. 1 horizontal by traffic, has announced it is to appoint Olivier Aizac as CEO, according to a LinkedIn post. Aizac, a former senior...
Tariq Ahmed Saeedi | May 29, 2023 | Real Estate
Leading Turkey-based real estate marketplace EmlakJet.com has introduced a commission-sharing system for real estate agencies. The new system will serve "to bring...
Damian Shore | May 29, 2023 | Automotive, Digital Auto Retail
Revenue at Madrid-headquartered digital auto retailer Clicars fell by 2.6% year on year (y-o-y) during the six months to March 2023 (H1 FY2023), according to the...
Tariq Ahmed Saeedi | May 29, 2023 | Recruitment, Financials / Deals
South Korea-based job-site operator Saramin (formerly SaraminHR) saw both its revenue and operating profit fall year on year (y-o-y) in Q1 2023, but profit...
Andrzej Sowula | May 29, 2023 | Real Estate
Simple.rent, an open-banking tool for tenant verification, has launched FlatBingo, a site that connects tenants and property owners with professionals in the...
Nik Flegont | May 29, 2023 | Marketplaces
Russia-based classified giant Avito now allows users to bundle ads that they like and share them with others. Using either the Avito website or app, they can...
Tariq Ahmed Saeedi | May 29, 2023 | HRTech, Recruitment, People on the Move
WantedLab Partners, the investment arm of South Korea-based job-site operator WantedLab, has appointed Hyunsoo Im (임현수) as CEO. According to the hiring...
Prabhu | May 28, 2023 | Recruitment
India-based blue-collar recruitment startup Apna has announced the launch of international job listings, with a dedicated section on its site. Join now to access...
Prabhu | May 28, 2023 | Real Estate, Recruitment, Marketplaces, Financials / Deals
Info Edge India Ltd., the parent company of Naukri and 99Acres, posted $261 million U.S. in standalone revenue for FY22-23 (the financial year ended Mar. 31). Join...
Nik Flegont | May 28, 2023 | Real Estate, Marketplaces, Financials / Deals
VTB, the No.2 retail bank in Russia, has reduced the mortgage approval time on real estate classified site Cian.ru to five minutes, the bank said in a press...
Tariq Ahmed Saeedi | May 28, 2023 | HRTech, Recruitment, Financials / Deals
Rectech company Momit, which helps candidates without job experience get employment, has raised an undisclosed sum of seed funding from Korea Credit Guarantee...
Charles Lavery | May 28, 2023 | Recruitment, Financials / Deals
BossJob, an online job board with 2.9 million users in the Philippines, has secured $5 million U.S. in funding for international expansion. The company said in a...
Deb Stowe | May 28, 2023 | Marketplaces, Niche Marketplaces
Ecommerce giant EBay has launched a dedicated platform for secondhand wedding wear. The hub will offer bridal and bridesmaid dresses, accessories and vintage suits...
Ben Salisbury | May 27, 2023 | Real Estate, PropTech & IBuying, Financials / Deals
Just when it looked like PurpleBricks' future was settled, after it agreed a proposed sale to hybrid real estate business Strike for £1 --- a deal that would have...
Andrzej Sowula | May 26, 2023 | Recruitment, Financials / Deals
Poland-based media group Agora SA saw digital revenue decrease by 14.8% year-on-year to PLN37.4 million ($8.8 million U.S.) in Q1 2023, while EBITDA turned...
Deb Stowe | May 26, 2023 | Niche Marketplaces, Financials / Deals
London-based online sneaker marketplace Laced has secured $12 million U.S. in Series A investment, taking its total funding to date to more than $17 million. The...
Deb Stowe | May 26, 2023 | Automotive, Digital Auto Retail, Financials / Deals
Greece-based digital auto retailer SpotAWheel and OTP Leasing Romania have launched verified used car platform Verified Used Vehicles in Romania. After a customer...
Damian Shore | May 26, 2023 | Real Estate, PropTech & IBuying
Ireland-based technology company Bynaric has launched a platform called FairSelect for processing applications for rental accommodation, according to a press...
Damian Shore | May 26, 2023 | Real Estate, PropTech & IBuying
Political party Podemos (which literally means “We can”), the junior partner in Spain’s left-wing coalition government, alongside the more centrist PSOE (Partido...
Ben Salisbury | May 26, 2023 | HRTech, Recruitment, People on the Move
U.S.-based technology recruitment company DHI Group Inc, the parent company of job boards Dice and ClearanceJobs, has announced it is reducing its workforce by...
Ben Salisbury | May 26, 2023 | Real Estate, Financials / Deals
PurpleBricks has sold its portfolio of rental properties in Scotland to letting agency Lomond for an undisclosed sum. These properties will be transferred to...
Damian Shore | May 26, 2023 | Marketplaces
Amazon.es, ecommerce giant Amazon.com’s subsidiary in Spain, has rebranded Amazon Warehouse as Amazon Segunda Mano (“Amazon Secondhand”). Due in large part to the...
Andrzej Sowula | May 26, 2023 | Marketplaces, Financials / Deals
Revenue at Allegro, the leader in b-to-c and e-commerce marketplaces and the No. 2 in c-to-c classifieds in Poland, increased by 66.7% year-on-year (y-o-y) in Q1...
David Loji | May 26, 2023 | Real Estate, PropTech & IBuying
Latin America-based proptech company La Haus raised $62 million U.S. last year in a previously unannounced Series C funding round, founder and CEO Jerónimo Uribe...
