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Catcha Ventures Update: Sky Invests $45M in iflix, Wild Digital Update, Ensogo Appoints E-Commerce Expert
- Published April 04, 2016 11:59AM UTC
- Publisher Wholesale Investor
- Categories Company Updates
It’s been another incredibly eventful month as Catcha Group companies continue to go from strength to strength. They welcomed industry juggernauts, Sky and Emtek Group to the iflix family in the company’s recent funding round.
The latest updates for Wild Digital: Southeast Asia’s leading digital conference is back on June 8 & 9 at Le Meridien Kuala Lumpur.
iflix Closes Largest Investment Round To-Date
iflix has raised US$50 million in its latest funding round, led by European pay-TV and broadband juggernaut Sky, which put in US$45 million.
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Ensogo Appoints E-Commerce Expert Cooper McGuire
Cooper McGuire, Co-founder and former CFO of Rocket Internet-backed fashion e-commerce portal Zalora, has quit the company to join Ensogo, an e-commerce company with operations in Southeast Asia and Hong Kong, as its Chief Operating Officer.
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Sky makes $45M strategic investment in iflix
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Sky’s $60 million stake boosts iflix’s growth potential
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Celcom joins the big iflix party
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Zalora co-founder Cooper McGuire joins Ensogo to spearhead the company’s marketplace strategy
Business Insider · Read More
How iProperty Group is poised for growth across Asia
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Carlist.my shifts gears to become more consumer-centric
The Malay Mail Online · Read More
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