paktor
Coffee Meets Bagel appoints ex-Paktor exec as new worldwide CEO
Shn Juay has six years of experience at dating app Paktor.
Aiko Gao Ishida · · 1 min read
M17 co-founder Joseph Phua steps down as group CEO
He will be replaced by Hirofumi Ono, who was previously CEO of 17 Japan.
Miguel Cordon · · 2 min read
Paktor acquired by Singapore advisory firm Kollective Ventures
Financial details of the deal were undisclosed.
Miguel Cordon · · 2 min read
Deep Dive: Delving into the recent layoffs among Asian startups
The growing fear of job cuts is becoming all too real.
Nathaniel Fetalvero · · 2 min read
Coping with coronavirus outbreak, a black swan event
Startups need to adapt fast as the Covid-19 outbreak could trigger a prolonged global economic slowdown and a challenging business environment.
Jonathan Burgos · · 3 min readPaktor cuts jobs as two key markets slump; sees bright spot in voice dating app
The company’s headcount has fallen from about 250 to 190 between 2018 and 2019.
Terence Lee · · 4 min readAchieving profitability after a cancelled IPO
M17’s chief executive Joseph Phua talks about how the company turned the tide to achieve profitability after a failed attempt at an IPO.
Nathaniel Fetalvero · · 6 min readM17’s ill-fated IPO: CEO reveals all
“I do think the person most at fault in this whole situation is me,” Joseph Phua admits in an exclusive interview.
Jack Ellis · · 20 min readM17 says it’s now profitable and growing after aborted IPO
The company behind dating app Paktor claimed it has turned the ship around as it launched a new B2B ecommerce service.
Jack Ellis · · 3 min readHow this Singapore-based investor bought into Uber, Spotify, Alibaba, and other tech giants
K2 Global founder Ozi Amanat shares how he became a stockholder in multiple global tech brands and his plans about building up the Singapore ecosystem.
Michael Tegos · · 7 min read