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PropertyGuru secures US$129mil investment from consortium
Singapore-headquartered online property portal group PropertyGuru Group announced it has received a S$175-million (US$129-million) investment from a strategic consortium of three investors, believed to be the largest investment in the South-East Asian technology sector so far this year.
PropertyGuru launches agent performance feature, taps big data
PropertyGuru Group has announced the launch of its Agent Performance Insights (API) report, which it said uses the company’s proprietary analytics to rank agents’ marketing effectiveness against their peers.
PropertyGuru in app pact with Maybank
Singapore-headquartered PropertyGuru said it will partner with Malaysia’s biggest bank Maybank, to provide its property content, listings and news to users of the latter’s Property Finder app that was launched on April 15.
99.co gets US$1.5mil, led by Eduardo Saverin, Sequoia Capital
Singapore-based startup 99.co has announced S$2 million (US$1.5 million) in funding, led by Eduardo Saverin, cofounder of Facebook, along with venture capital firm Sequoia Capital, its first seed investment in the Lion City. Other investors include entrepreneurs-turn-investors Ross Veitch, Royston Tay and Wu Wenxiang.
PropertyGuru SmartSelect to ease research stress in Singapore
PropertyGuru has launched SmartSelect, touted as a “first-of-its-kind personalised property research engine” aimed at helping property seekers make their home-hunting experience in Singapore less stressful.
PropertyGuru in JV with Indonesian media giant
PropertyGuru Group said it has formed a joint venture with PT Kreatif Media Karya (KMK), the digital business unit of Indonesia’s integrated media firm PT Elang Mahkota Teknologi Tbk Group (Emtek).
iProperty’s widening loss: A deeper look into the business
The recently-announced financial results of iProperty Group Ltd has thrown up two key questions: Whether it overpaid for its acquisitions, and how did it lose its market leadership position in Singapore, writes Goh Thean Eu.
Zuora to open in Singapore to meet growing demand
Subscription-based e-commerce enabler Zuora announced its plan to open an office in Singapore to support what it said was its growing customer base in Asia.
PropertyGuru misses 50% growth target, but still manages 41%
PropertyGuru said it had increased revenue by more than 41% in 2013, although it did not achieve its 50% growth target.
UX: From submarines to … property portals
PropertyGuru’s UX guru Lisa Rehak, who has designed interfaces for military submarines, neurologists and property portals, talks to Digital News Asia about the overwhelming similarities, and the minor differences.
