Singapore Press Holdings
Incorporated in 1984, main board-listed Singapore Press Holdings Ltd (SPH) is Southeast Asia’s leading media organisation, engaging minds and enriching lives across multiple languages and platforms.
In Singapore, SPH has 19 titles licensed under the Newspaper Printing and Presses Act, of which nine are daily newspapers across four languages. On an average day, 3.05 million individuals or 76 per cent of people above 15 years old, read one of SPH's news publications.
SPH also publishes and produces more than 100 magazine titles in Singapore and the region, covering a broad range of interests from lifestyle to information technology. SPH's subsidiaries, Straits Times Press and Focus Publishing, produce quality books and periodicals in English and Chinese.
Beyond print, the Internet editions of SPH newspapers enjoy over 300 million page views with 20 million unique visitors every month. Apart from AsiaOne, SPH’s online and new media initiatives include ST701, the leading online marketplace for jobs (STJobs), property (STProperty), cars (STCars) and general classifieds (STClassifieds); Stomp, omy.sg and The Straits Times RazorTV.
SPH also launched The Straits Times’ iPad and enhanced iPhone applications, an Android smartphone application and The Business Times’ iPad and smartphone application. SPH’s Chinese flagship newspaper Lianhe Zaobao has also launched its digital editions which include a web application, as well as online and PDF versions.
In the radio business, SPH has an 80 per cent stake in SPH UnionWorks Pte Ltd, which operates entertainment stations UFM 100.3 in Mandarin, as well as Kiss92 and HOT FM91.3 in English. SPH has a 20 per cent stake in MediaCorp TV Holdings Pte Ltd, which operates free-to-air channels 5, 8 and U, and a 40 per cent stake in MediaCorp Press Limited, which publishes the free newspaper, Today.
SPH’s events arm Sphere Exhibits organises innovative consumer and trade events and exhibitions as well as large scale conferences in Singapore and the region. In addition, SPH has ventured into out-of-home (OOH) advertising through its digital out-of-home platform SPHMBO.
SPH owns and manages Paragon, the prime retail and office complex in the heart of Orchard Road, Singapore's main shopping belt. Its second retail development, The Clementi Mall, started business operations in 2011. SPH's wholly-owned subsidiary, Times Development Pte Ltd, has also developed a 43-storey upmarket residential condominium, Sky@eleven, at Thomson Road. SPH‘s latest retail development project, The Seletar Mall, is slated for completion by end 2014.
Past deals in Singapore
ViSenze
Series C in 2019
ViSenze Pte. Ltd., an artificial intelligence company, develops visual technology software for e-commerce and digital businesses. The company offers ViSearch, a cloud-based visual tool that identifies various images ranging from simple images to user-uploaded images, and performs targeted search of related images or products. It also provides software development kits (SDKs) and dashboard user interface for grouping and sorting the search results. It offers its solutions on Web, mobile, and social media platforms. The company was incorporated in 2012 and is based in Singapore with additional offices in San Francisco, London, New Delhi, Beijing, and Singapore.
KuDo Technology Indonesia, LLC
Series B in 2016
KuDo Technology Indonesia, LLC develops a technology platform that bridges offline and online e-commerce and payment markets in Indonesia. It installs and operates kiosks at malls, universities, office buildings, and convenience stores for enabling customers to shop online for game vouchers, discount vouchers, cellphone balances, and others without having to use credit cards. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Tangerang, Indonesia. As of July 24, 2017, Kudo Technology Indonesia, LLC was acquired by GP Network Asia Pte. Ltd.
GoQuo (M) Sdn Bhd
Series B in 2018
GoQuo provides a Full-Service e-Commerce Solution to leading Airlines and OTAs in creating a personalized and inspiring Digital Shopping Experience. We assist our Customers in becoming Successful e-Retailers, thereby increasing their Ancillary Revenue from Non-Air Products.
GoQuo rapidly adapts to the ever changing requirements and ancillary innovations with our Cloud e-Retail platform. With GoQuo the time to market is weeks rather than months. Larger host systems and booking engine providers, are unable to adapt as quick to industry/regional trends, due to their legacy issues.
Giosis
Series A in 2015
Giosis, the company behind Qoo10, operates an e-marketplace offering sellers customisable sales strategies and buyers an extensive product portfolio. It is a joint venture established between eBay Inc. and Gmarket Inc. founder, Mr Ku Young Bae, in April 2010. Today, Giosis provides seven localised marketplaces, Qoo10, in five countries – China, Hong Kong, Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. It partners esteemed enterprises such as Mecox Lane and Yahoo to enable e-commerce of the best deals in almost every country.
Qoo10’s five markets transacted SGD278 million in 2012, almost doubling 2011's SGD150 million. In Singapore, its daily transactions are about 30,000, translating into monthly sales volume of SDG15 million and annual sales volume of SGD90 million in 2012.
As of January 2013, 960,000 Qoo10 mobile apps have been downloaded across the five Qoo10 e-marketplaces. Singapore contributed some 580,000 downloads. About 20 per cent of the overall sales come from mobile sales, and this number is expected to rise to 30 per cent within 2013.
As of March 2013, there are about 50,000 registered sellers on Qoo10 Singapore. About 150 sellers transact at least SGD10,000 every month. There are about 900,000 registered users on Qoo10 Singapore. More than 1,000 new users are registered on Qoo10 Singapore every day since January 2012.
SgCarMart
Acquisition in 2013
SGCM Pte Ltd owns & operates sgCarMart.com, Singapore’s Number 1 car site. With more than 10,000 car listings, it offers the largest database of new and used cars for sale in Singapore. sgCarMart.com attracts more than 2 million visitors every month and as a testament to its popularity, it has been awarded the Most Popular Automotive Site in its category for six years running by Hitwise. Attaining the Successful Entrepreneur Award 2011, Singapore Prestige Brand Award 2010 and the Spirit of Enterprise 2008 serve as recognition to sgCarMart.com’s reputation as a well established Singapore brand.
Crowdynews
Series A in 2015
Crowdynews helps content reach its full potential by creating more credible, more encompassing, and more valuable connections between content creators and content consumers. Our AI-driven user-generated content curation engine provides a one-stop shop for automating the inclusion of relevant, real-time, and safe content from Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Vimeo, and more alongside content developed by news media and brands. Using artificial intelligence & natural language processing, we enable our customers to tell “the whole story” by augmenting their own content with photos, videos, eyewitness reports, and opinions shared through social media & on the web, driving engagement, improving conversion, and increasing revenue.
Smaato
Series E in 2014
Smaato’s Digital Advertising Technology Platform gives publishers the controls to deliver seamless, tailored, and engaging experiences for their audiences and advertisers. Advanced targeting capabilities and competitive intelligence help publishers optimize their monetization strategy to create data-driven experiences and reach their full revenue potential. Founded in 2005, Smaato is headquartered in San Francisco, California, with additional offices in Hamburg, New York, Shanghai, Beijing, and Singapore. Learn more at www.smaato.com.
Magzter
Series B in 2013
Magzter Inc. operates as an online retailer of magazines and newspapers. The company provides a digital mobile magazine store and newsstand for publishers to offer digital editions of their titles. It allows readers to browse, buy, and read magazines on tablets/smartphones, including iPads, iPhones, iPod Touch, and Android running devices; and online. The company was founded in 2011 and is based in New York, New York.
StreetSine
Acquisition in 2014
StreetSine Technology Group is an innovative software company that integrates big data sets with mobile workflow applications to help real estate-related organizations and professionals employ real-time, relevant, proprietary information in the marketing of their products and services.
Among other services, StreetSine manages and operates the Singapore Real Estate Exchange (SRX™) and Hong Kong Real Estate Exchange (HRX™).
Each exchange is a digital platform that provides the property market with computer-generated pricing (i.e., X-Value™ and Home Report™ ), listing services, lead generation, and integrated applications for property-related professions.
Agents, bankers, and lawyers use information and applications on StreetSine's digital exchanges to provide personalized and targeted services to buyers, sellers, landlords, and tenants.
Chope Group
Series B in 2013
Chope is a website that enables users to find and reserve restaurant in Singapore, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing, Bangkok, Phuket, Jakarta, and Bali through the company’s www.chope.co, mobile apps, and plug-ins.
The company offers two solutions for restaurants: a sophisticated table management system that integrates customer relationship management functions and a lighter browser-based platform. Both provides restaurants real time control over their online availability.
In addition to online reservations, www.chope.co also provides diners with in-house editorials, a summary of press coverage, menus, pricing, and operational information for the listed restaurants. It also serves as an additional marketing channel for client restaurants via an active social media team and targeted offline marketing initiatives.
Chope was launched by Arrif Ziaudeen and Clowie Tan in June 2011 and is based in Singapore.
Peatix Inc.
Series B in 2015
Peatix Inc. develops and builds a global event registration platform that provides event organizers with tools to create, promote, manage and sell out events of all sizes. It offers tools that enable event organizers of various shapes and sizes to manage and organize events; and attendees to purchase tickets for an event. The company was founded in 2011 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.
Orange Valley Healthcare Pte Ltd.
Acquisition in 2017
Orange Valley Healthcare Pte Ltd. operates nursing homes in Singapore. It offers rehabilitation, food and nutrition, multi-purpose hall, dementia care, home care, caregiver training, senior activity center, and medical and healthcare supply services for residents and their families. The company was founded in 1993 and is based in Singapore. As of April 25, 2017, Orange Valley Healthcare Pte Ltd. operates as a subsidiary of Invest Healthcare Pte. Ltd.
Chope Group
Series D in 2017
Chope is a website that enables users to find and reserve restaurant in Singapore, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing, Bangkok, Phuket, Jakarta, and Bali through the company’s www.chope.co, mobile apps, and plug-ins.
The company offers two solutions for restaurants: a sophisticated table management system that integrates customer relationship management functions and a lighter browser-based platform. Both provides restaurants real time control over their online availability.
In addition to online reservations, www.chope.co also provides diners with in-house editorials, a summary of press coverage, menus, pricing, and operational information for the listed restaurants. It also serves as an additional marketing channel for client restaurants via an active social media team and targeted offline marketing initiatives.
Chope was launched by Arrif Ziaudeen and Clowie Tan in June 2011 and is based in Singapore.
Qoo10-Indonesia
Series A in 2015
PT.Giosis(Qoo10) is founded as a joint venture with eBay; the world’s largest ecommerce service provider, to build a dynamic Pan Asia emarketplace.
Giosis Gmarket offers an innovative ecommerce platform providing the customers fun, convenient, price competitive and secure shopping experiences for reliable goods and services from all over the world.
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Docquity Holdings PTE Limited
Series B in 2019
Docquity Holdings PTE Limited develops a mobile application that allows physicians globally to engage and share experiences in real time. The application allows physicians to engage in clinical discussion, continuing medical education, peer consultation, and medico legal support. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Singapore.
Chope Group
Series C in 2015
Chope is a website that enables users to find and reserve restaurant in Singapore, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing, Bangkok, Phuket, Jakarta, and Bali through the company’s www.chope.co, mobile apps, and plug-ins.
The company offers two solutions for restaurants: a sophisticated table management system that integrates customer relationship management functions and a lighter browser-based platform. Both provides restaurants real time control over their online availability.
In addition to online reservations, www.chope.co also provides diners with in-house editorials, a summary of press coverage, menus, pricing, and operational information for the listed restaurants. It also serves as an additional marketing channel for client restaurants via an active social media team and targeted offline marketing initiatives.
Chope was launched by Arrif Ziaudeen and Clowie Tan in June 2011 and is based in Singapore.
The Finder
Funding Round in 2011
OUR HISTORY
Started in 1993, The Finder is the longest-running lifestyle content brand for expatriates in Singapore. Back then, it was a free, eight-page classifieds listing created by two British expats who realised the need for trusted business recommendations for fellow foreigners. It grew into a four-colour magazine, which was acquired first by ACP Magazines and again in 2012 by SPH Magazines, a subsidiary of Singapore Press Holdings. In June 2020, The Finder was acquired by global mobility company Moovaz Innovation.
TODAY
Today, The Finder is the FREE insider’s guide for global locals in Singapore – a respected resource for both readers and partners, thanks to its tailored content and smart solutions. Published quarterly, more than 6,000 of each issue is distributed around the island in more than 400 popular locations, including cafes, stores, salons, doctors’ offices, schools, service apartments and relocation businesses. Our previous free digital editions can be downloaded via Magzter.com, whereas newer editions from Issue 303 and forward can be read directly on our site.
Who makes up our more than 300,000 users? Roughly 71 percent are expatriates, while 29 percent are Singaporeans. Nearly 80 percent of readers earn more than $10,000 a month; 47 percent earn more than $20,000 a month. And the majority, 59 percent, are parents.
WHAT WE DO
The Finder helps global locals – including expats and internationally minded Singaporeans – “Live Well in Singapore” with content on this website and in magazine on Health + Wellness, Eat + Drink, Beauty + Grooming, Helper Help, Kids Stuff, Travel, Culture, #sglifehacks and more. In addition, each magazine issue has a themed cover and “Insider’s Guide” on a must-read topic for newcomers. The goal? Make every issue worth saving or sharing, which extends the reach for our valued partners.
Even better? The Finder puts out handy guides. Each year, it publishes The Finder Directory, full of essential information and business listings for the coming year. The Finder Kids – a mini-mag just for expecting expats, new parents and families of school-aged children – comes out bi-annually. These supplements are distributed free with the main magazine.
Boostr, inc.
Seed Round in 2018
Boostr, inc. develops a customer relationship management (CRM) platform for media and advertising companies. It offers boostr, a CRM platform that manages advertising sales, delivery pacing, forecasting, pipeline, sales activity, and revenue. The company’s platform is also used to manage clients and contacts. Boostr, inc. was founded in 2015 and is based in Los Gatos, California with an additional office in New York, New York.
PlusMargin Pte Ltd.
Venture Round in 2017
PlusMargin Pte Ltd. operates web and mobile platforms that provide content based on verified persuasion strategies. Its persuasive strategies allow businesses to gain and retain consumers. The company offers smart messages, labels, and an API. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is based in Singapore with an additional office in New York, New York.
HAN Language Centre
Acquisition in 2017
HAN Language Centre operates as an established and trusted Chinese language learning school brand. Han Language Centre offers a full spectrum of in-house developed programmes for primary and secondary students. The curriculum injects real life examples to make lessons interesting and help students easily apply and adapt to their lessons. The education materials are developed based on the latest MOE syllabus.
PlusMargin Pte Ltd.
Seed Round in 2015
PlusMargin Pte Ltd. operates web and mobile platforms that provide content based on verified persuasion strategies. Its persuasive strategies allow businesses to gain and retain consumers. The company offers smart messages, labels, and an API. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is based in Singapore with an additional office in New York, New York.