Says Mike Kenner, Managing Director at Lifull Connect, "If you stripped away all the portals today, they wouldn't come back the same.” In a 40-minute interview covering his takeover of...

This week's People Roundup starts in China, with a big change at the very top of a real estate giant...   Asia: Peng Yongdong resigns as chairman of Chinese portal...

This week's (vast) Product Roundup starts in Brazil, with yet another GenAI tool launch...   Latin America: QuintoAndar introduces GenAI-powered search and pricing tools Brazilian real estate giant QuintoAndar has...

The Malaysia-based marketplace operator Frontier Digital Ventures has revealed that it saw 3% revenue growth in 2024 while EBITDA shrunk by 13% amid "tough trading conditions". [wpdatachart id=362] Commenting on...

"Unlike generalist portals that must cater to broad and diverse audiences, we target a small percentage of the market—but one that accounts for approximately 50% of the market's total spend."...

OLX's real estate revenues increased by 21% year-on-year according to Prosus' H1 2025 financial statement released this week. Highlights include: Overall Prosus revenues increased 20% YoY to $399 million OLX's...

OLX-Brazil has shifted fees from sellers to buyers for transactions closed on its marketplace after enacting a major pricing strategy change. OLX -Brazil's marketplace is the leading horizontal in the...

Frontier Digital Ventures, the tri-continental marketplace operator publicly listed on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) has released a trading update for the third quarter and also highlighted its need to...

This week's people roundup includes rumours of major changes at Zoopla, and a familiar face trading in Australia for Spain...   Major Zoopla management reshuffle imminent? UK number two real...

One of QuintoAndar's co-founders has announced his departure from day-to-day operations at the company. André Penha co-founded the Brazilian Proptech giant alongside fellow Stanford Gabriel Braga in 2012 and served...

We only spotted one significant funding round this week. Well done Plaza...   Brazilian AI Assistant Plaza secures $1 million in pre-seed funding Plaza, a proptech startup in Brazil that...

This week's people roundup is short and sharp, just how we like it. Here's what we found...   REA restructure includes executive re-hire REA Group has instigated a corporate reshuffle...