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Reinventing Edison's invention factory with big data
Big data is not a single product but rather a portfolio of technologies that transparently correlates diverse data sets into business insights. The big data discovery journey is guided by integration of data sources allowing visualisation in a way that makes sense to the business user.
Short-term rental startup Travelio lands US$2mil funding
Jakarta-based online short‐term home rental startup Travelio said it has raised US$2 million in a pre‐Series A round led by Shanghai-based VC firm Gobi Partners.
No SEA unicorns? Blame investors
If we want to create more unicorns in Asia, investors need to change the way they think and invest, writes angel investor Dr V. Sivapalan.
GuestReady launches, aims to 'professionalise' the Airbnb experience
Aiming to professionalise the services of Airbnb hosts, a group of ex-Rocket Internet executives led by Tan Wen Dee have launched GuestReady.
Week in Review: Legalising Uber and Grab the easy part, what of Airbnb?
Uber and Grab will be legal services in Malaysia but that’s just the easy part. What about Airbnb, wonders Karamjit Singh.
New Carousell international VP has big plans
Mobile C2C marketplace Carousell will go into at least two new SEA markets by end-2016, according to its newly-appointed international VP Chai Jia Jih.
Carousell gets Airbnb regional head on board as VP
Mobile marketplace startup Carousell has announced the appointment of former Airbnb executive Chai Jia Jih as vice president, International, effective March 2.
Smart home startup Igloohome raises US$1.25mil
Igloohome announced it had secured seed funding of US$1.25 million, led by Wavemaker Partners with participation from Singtel Innov8, Mesh Ventures and DreamIt Ventures.
‘On-demand’ beauty services startup Vanitee raises another US$2mil+
Vanitee, which describes itself as the ‘Airbnb of beauty and wellness services,’ said it has successfully raised S$3 million (US$2.13 million) from serial entrepreneur Ivan Lee and Japanese beauty portal @cosme.
Igloohome out to solve the ‘Airbnb problem’ on the host side
Singapore-based startup Igloohome hopes to provide a solution that would help solve the ‘hosting’ problems of businesses like Airbnb, using smart home technologies, reports Benjamin Cher.
