Singapore Press Holdings
VC Fund
Singapore, Singapore
Singapore Press Holdings is a VC fund in Singapore focused on E-Commerce and SaaS. 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. Onan 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.
- Total investments:
- 10
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 40%
Last updated:
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Industries Singapore Press Holdings invests in
Stages Singapore Press Holdings invests in
Countries Singapore Press Holdings invests in
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Investment Focus
Industry
- E-Commerce 6 (60%)
- SaaS 2 (20%)
- Advertising 2 (20%)
- Information Technology 2 (20%)
- CRM 1 (10%)
Stage
- Series B 3 (30%)
- Series A 2 (20%)
- Series E 2 (20%)
- Seed 1 (10%)
- Series C 1 (10%)
Country
- Singapore 3 (30%)
- United States 3 (30%)
- Indonesia 2 (20%)
- Malaysia 1 (10%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO | Total investments: 0 | Find email | ||
Charles Tan
Freelance Columnist - The Straits Times
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Freelance Columnist - The Straits Times | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Lee Boon Yang
Chairman
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Chairman | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Lim Yan
Independent Director
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Independent Director | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Su-Lin Tan
Deputy Head
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Deputy Head | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
| See all 6 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
Chope
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Chope is a website that enables users to find and reserve restaurants 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 relationshipmanagement functions and a lighter browser-based platform. Both provide restaurants real-time control over their online availability.In addition to online reservations, it 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. | $10.6M / Series E / Feb 26, 2021 | |
ViSenze
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ViSenze is an artificial intelligence startup that develops advanced visual search and image recognition solutions to help businesses in eCommerce, mCommerce and online advertising.Using R&D in machine learning and computer vision technology, ViSenze can recommend visually similar items to online shoppers, either on e-commerce platforms whenthey browse or search by uploading a picture or on content publishers platforms like social media and video networks.The company is a spin-off from NExT, a leading research center jointly established between National University of Singapore and Tsinghua University of China. ViSenze is invested by Rakuten Ventures, Walden International and UOB Venture Management. | $20M / Series C / Feb 19, 2019 | |
boostr
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boostr is a CRM management software that offers ad sales management services to its users.boostr features forecasting, delivery pacing, pipeline management, sales activity, revenue management, and client and contact management. Delivery pacing offers notifications regarding ad campaigns. Pipeline management offers automation services to its users.Sales activity offers client activity capture services. | $2.2M / Seed / Sep 20, 2018 | |
GoQuo
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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 ancillaryinnovations 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. | $5M / Series B / May 31, 2018 | |
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Chope
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Chope is a website that enables users to find and reserve restaurants 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 relationshipmanagement functions and a lighter browser-based platform. Both provide restaurants real-time control over their online availability.In addition to online reservations, it 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. | $13.8M / Series D / Oct 16, 2017 | |
Kudo
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Kudo is an Indonesian startup technology company that develops cutting edge solution to enrich the e-commerce and payment market in Indonesia. They build a robust platform that bridges offline and online world of e-commerce through technology. Their team and experience include world class talents in global technology and management consultingcompany like Apple and The Boston Consulting Group. | Series B / Sep 14, 2016 | |
Giosis
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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. | $82.1M / Series A / Jul 23, 2015 | |
Qoo10-Indonesia
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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 theworld.Kalau ada pertanyaan, kamu bisa menghubugi customer service kami di 021-2934-3525 (senin s/d jumat 08.00 s/d 17.00) atau kirim e-mail ke help@qoo10.co.id | $82M / Series A / Jul 20, 2015 | |
Peatix
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Peatix is a global event registration platform that provides event organizers with powerful tools to create, promote, manage and sell out events of all sizes. Peatix’s innovative, mobile-centric solution for event management has served over 30,000 events since its inception in May 2011. From concerts to conferences, and everything in between,Peatix empowers organizers while enriching the event experience for attendees through social interactions and event discovery in its mobile applications (iPhone, Android) and mobile website. And thanks to the lowest ticketing fees available, and fully customizable event pages, event organizers can promote, sell tickets, and manage their events with considerable ease.Peatix launched in 2011 in Japan, and expanded into the United States and Singapore in 2013. The company's investors include Fidelity Growth Partners Japan, 500 Startups, Digital Garage, Draper Nexus Ventures, Itochu Technology Ventures, Sunbridge Partners, and ZenShin Capital. | $5M / Series B / Mar 16, 2015 | |
Smaato
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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 revenuepotential. 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. | $25M / Series E / Aug 05, 2014 |
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What does Singapore Press Holdings invest in?
Singapore Press Holdings invests primarily in E-Commerce, SaaS and Advertising startups, most often at Series B and Series A stage. Most of the 10 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Singapore. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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Who are the partners at Singapore Press Holdings?
The team at Singapore Press Holdings includes Alan Chan Heng Loon (CEO), Charles Tan (Freelance Columnist - The Straits Times) and Lee Boon Yang (Chairman), among 6 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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