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Iman Usman is now in charge as Chief Product Officer, while Adamas Belva Syah Devara is now CEO Indonesian end-to-end online education platform Ruangguru announced that it has appointed Iman Usman as Chief Product Officer (CPO) and Adamas Belva Syah Devara as CEO of the company. Both are noted as the co-founders as the company...

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Like its first fund, KK Fund II will focus on marketplace, fintech, logistics, media and entertainment startups in Asia KK Fund has completed the first close of its second fund KK Fund II (meaning it can start making investments and close deals though new investors can still join). The amount was not disclosed. The investors who...

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The sites do make an effort of crack down on nefarious sites, but the platforms continute to act as a tood for illegal traders Asia has an illegal wildlife trading problem, and some of the world’s largest e-commerce platforms are at the center of it. The Indian government has released a list of 106 websites...

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 Cola, a messaging app that integrates apps into chats, is opening up its developer kit today to enable anyone to build new apps.
The updated version available today comes with 12 “bubbles” that are essentially applications that run inside the messaging app. Users can share weather and flight information, gifs, and more without creating accounts with individual tools. The… Read More

 Monotype, a publicly traded company focused on font design and technology, announced today that it’s acquiring Olapic, a startup that helps brands promote themselves with user-generated photos. The deal is expected to close in the third quarter of this year — at that point, Olapic will operate as a division of Monotype. The purchase price is $130 million, plus $19 million in… Read More

No word on whether this will be its last It’s curtains, yet again, for Singapore-based online penny auction site Sold.sg. On its website, this message was posted: Service Termination Today we’re announcing that after 1.5 years of operation, we will be shutting down our Singapore Service, Sold.sg, on July 21, 2016. We’re proud of the community...

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