The company intends to use the proceeds to further develop its app, expanding in Asian and African markets such as Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa, where mortality rates for under-fives are much higher than a country such as Singapore. — SCMP
TheAsianparent, South-East Asia’s largest parenting platform, is expanding into more markets in Asia and Africa as well as testing the waters for an e-commerce service after raising several million dollars in its series C funding from Chinese investors in July.
Singapore-based TheAsianparent, which began life as a parenting blog in 2009, has developed into a multinational content and community platform with over 23.5 million monthly active users. It now has 180 employees across 12 countries. TheAsianparent has a three C strategy – content, communities and commerce – and wants to become a one-stop app for parents.
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