Steve Melhuish
DNA on BFM: Does owning technology matter?
In this week’s Tech Talk show on BFM Radio, Karamjit Singh is really struck by how an entrepreneur with no domain expertise was able to raise almost US$200 million for his startup while another, who started around the same time and has deep technical expertise and almost 100 patents, has raised around US$10 million.
PropertyGuru acquires ePropertyTrack for undisclosed sum
PropertyGuru Group announced it has acquired ePropertyTrack, a new project sales and marketing company, for an undisclosed amount.
PropertyGuru gets former jobsDB exec on board to helm Malaysian ops
PropertyGuru Group has announced the appointment of Sheldon Fernandez as the new country manager of PropertyGuru Malaysia.
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 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.
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).
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.
Mobile shift leads to PropertyGuru apps crossing 1mil-downloads mark
PropertyGuru Group said it has recorded more than one million downloads for its mobile apps in its core markets of Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand.
PropertyGuru appoints CTO to drive innovation
PropertyGuru Group has appointed Ifor Evans as its chief technology officer, bringing with him over 20 years of hands-on and leadership experience in web and mobile technology.
