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Garena is quietly making India-themed games even as Free Fire’s relaunch remains doubtful
Garena is quietly developing new India-themed games even though Free Fire, its biggest title, has still not made a comeback to the country.
Sea’s Garena has yet to launch its popular mobile title Free Fire in India, more than six months after announcing plans to do so, a prolonged delay that has raised…
Garena is relaunching Free Fire in India, a year and a half after the popular mobile title was banned in the South Asian market over national security concerns. The firm,…
India bans Garena Free Fire, 53 more China-linked apps
India has banned Tencent’s Xriver, Garena’s Free Fire, NetEase’s Onmyoji Arena and Astracraft and 50 more apps with apparent links to China, the latest in a series of similar blockings…
PUBG Mobile maker Krafton sues Apple, Google and rival game developer Garena over ‘clones’
Krafton, the developer behind PlayUnknown’s Battlegrounds,” and the maker of PUBG Mobile, last year’s No. 6 top-grossing mobile game on a global basis, is suing the app stores and a…
Tencent offloads stakes in allies as it continues investment spree
Chinese internet titan Tencent is divesting its vast portfolio. On Tuesday, the company announced plans to offload more than $3 billion worth of shares in Sea, a Singaporean internet conglomerate,…
Markai raises $4M from Pear VC, Sea Capital and others to buy Chinese e-commerce brands
China has attracted yet another e-commerce roll-up to enter its gargantuan e-commerce market. Markai, founded by two Stanford business school grads, has joined the fray to buy out Chinese brands…
China Roundup: Tencent’s new US gaming studio and WeChat’s new paywall
Hello and welcome back to TechCrunch’s China Roundup, a digest of recent events shaping the Chinese tech landscape and what they mean to people in the rest of the world.…
Sea is raising up to $1.5B for its Shopee e-commerce business in Southeast Asia
Alibaba is about to get a jolt from its largest rival in Southeast Asia. Sea, the Nasdaq-listed business, is raising as much as $1.5 billion from a new share offering…
Selfie app maker Meitu eyes overseas gaming market with $340 million deal
China’s largest selfie app maker Meitu has been busy working to diversify itself beyond the beauty arena in China. On Wednesday, the Hong Kong-listed company announced in a filing that…
E-commerce drives Southeast Asia’s Sea to record revenue but big losses remain
Sea, one of Southeast Asia’s largest internet companies, continues to see losses although its growing e-commerce business helped it hit record revenue. The Tencent-backed company went public back in October…
Kredivo raises $30M to build a digital credit card for Southeast Asia
FinAccel, a Southeast Asia-based startup that offers a digital credit card service in Indonesia, has closed a $30 million Series B round as it begins to consider overseas expansion. The…
Southeast Asia gaming and e-commerce firm Sea ends first day on NYSE up 8%
Sea, the gaming and e-commerce company holding the first major U.S. IPO from a Southeast Asian tech firm, had a bumpy start to life on the NYSE after closing the…
Southeast Asia’s Sea, formerly Garena, to raise upwards of $884M in US IPO
Sea, the Singapore-based digital entertainment firm formerly known as Garena, is set to raise upwards of $884 million when it lists on the New York Stock Exchange Friday under ‘SE’.…
Vertex Ventures closes new $210M fund for Southeast Asia and India
Vertex Ventures, one of the VC funds linked to Singapore’s sovereign fund Temasek, has closed its third investment fund for Southeast Asia and India with a total of $210 million…
Southeast Asia games firm Sea, formerly Garena, files for $1 billion US IPO
Southeast Asia-based games and e-commerce firm Sea, formerly known as Garena, has officially filed for its much-anticipated U.S. IPO. The company, which is valued at over $3.75 billion, will list…
Garena rebrands to Sea and raises $550 million more to focus on Indonesian e-commerce
Garena, one of Southeast Asia’s biggest tech startups, has picked up $550 million in new funding and changed its name. The Singapore-headquartered consumer Internet company told Bloomberg that it is…
Garena, Southeast Asia’s most valuable tech startup, lands additional funding
Garena, Southeast Asia’s most valuable technology startup, has closed additional funding three new investors: SeaTown Holdings International, an affiliate of Singaporean sovereign wealth fund Temasek, Indonesia’s GDP Venture, and Mistletoe,…
Garena’s Nick Nash explains the business behind Southeast Asia’s $4B tech giant
Nick Nash, President of Garena, discusses his company and its new focus on e-commerce and payments in Southeast Asia.
Southeast Asian mobile Internet company Garena announces $170M Series D
Garena, a Singapore-based company that makes mobile gaming, e-commerce, and payment apps, said today that it has raised a $170 million Series D.