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 Dataiku, a French startup that helps data analysts communicate with data scientists to build more meaningful data applications, announced a significant funding round today. The company scored a $28 million Series B investment led by Battery Ventures with help from FirstMark, Serena Capital and Alven. Today’s money brings the total raised to almost $45 million. Its most recent prior round… Read More

 Turo has a new strategic partner in automaker Daimler, with ties solidified through both an investment by Daimler in the car sharing startup, and through the acquisition by Turo of Croove, Daimler’s own Turo-like subsidiary. The funding is part of a new $92 million Series D round raised by Turo, which was also led by South Korean giant SK Holdings, in addition to Daimler, and which… Read More

LINE Indonesia Managing Director Ongki Kurniawan reportedly has resigned since June LINE Indonesia Managing Director Ongki Kurniawan has resigned from his position since June, according to several media reports. According to ongoing rumours, Kurniawan left the company to join Southeast Asian ride-hailing giant Grab’s digital payments arm GrabPay. When contacted by e27, Grab spokesperson said […]

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The deal increases Matahari Department Stores’ stake in MatahariMall to 16 per cent MatahariMall, the Indonesian e-commerce company launched by Lippo Group, has raised US$16 million from an offline retailer also under the conglomerate’s umbrella. According to Dealstreet Asia, who broke the news, the investor was Matahari Department Stores (MDS) and will increase the offline […]

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Two travel companies MakeMyTrip and H.I.S participated in the round India-based holiday marketplace GoFro has raised US$10 million from two major travel companies, Japan’s H.I.S. Co Ltd and India’s MakeMyTrip, which is also an existing investor. GoFro will use the newly-raised financing to strengthen its technology platform, supply and agent network and expand into international markets. […]

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Kioson is set to become the first Indonesian tech startup to list at the Indonesian Stock Exchange (IDX) Indonesian O2O e-commerce startup Kioson is set to announce its IPO at the Indonesian Stock Exchange (IDX) on Thursday, e27 learned. Kioson will become the first Indonesian startup to get listed at the IDX, following KinerjaPay’s IPO […]

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