Airbnb appoints Mike Orgill as GM of Southeast Asia, Hong Kong and Taiwan
Asia: Airbnb has announced the appointment of Mike Orgill as its general manager of Southeast Asia, Hong Kong and Taiwan. As such, Orgill will be tasked with building long-term growth in some of Airbnb’s most rapidly growing markets. He will begin his new role immediately, reporting to Airbnb’s APAC regional director Siew Kum Hong, and […]
Taiwan-based rental platform AsiaYo raises $7m from Alibaba funding round
Taiwan: Taiwan-based tourism vacation rental startup platform AsiaYo has raised US$7 million in Series B funding from investors including Alibaba Taiwan Entrepreneurs Fund. China Development and Innovation Acceleration Co., Ltd., Da Ying Management Consulting Co., Ltd. and Delta Capital all participated in the latest funding round. AsiaYo, which currently has presence in Taiwan, Japan, South […]