Social Bella, an Indonesian beauty platform, completed the round D financing of $40 million, led by Temasek and EV Growth |It is reported that the Indonesian beauty platform Social Bella announced the completion of the round D financing of 40 million US dollars jointly led by Temasek Holdings and venture capital fund EV Growth in Singapore. Social Bella has a beauty e-commerce platform Sociolla 。 New investors include EDBI, Pavilion C API Tal and Jungle Ventures. Last year, the company received a round C financing of 12 million dollars led by EV Growth, Istyle Inc., a Japanese beauty platform, and UOB Ventures.
This fund will be fully used to recruit more new talents and develop technology, especially in So Co。 Although the company insists that it has no overseas expansion plan, it will continue to increase Sociolla's offline stores in the future. Bella Christopher Madiam, co-founder and president of Social, said: "Through strategic cooperation with investors, we can continue to build a rapidly growing beauty technology ecosystem."
Social Bella has three businesses, namely, e-commerce (Sociolla), media (So.Co and Beauty Journal) and brand development. Sociolla itself is the oldest business department, because it has existed since the company was founded, and it is also the largest contributor of Social Bella. So. Co is a consumer database and is currently one of the company's priorities. So. Co stores a wide range of consumer data, including their personal data, transactions and other data, so that companies can provide a better experience. The concept of So. Co application is very different. It is a combination of Sociolla and Beauty Journal. So it is not only available to consumers who want to buy goods on the Sociolla website, but also applicable to those who want to read and participate in discussions and other activities. In addition, So. Co can be used as a consumer tool To help consumers in Sociolla offline stores decide which products they need according to their skin conditions. When consumers enter the store, they no longer need to find out what products are suitable for them.
Telkomsel, an Indonesian telecom operator, and Bluebird, a taxi company, jointly develop Internet of Things services in Indonesia |Indonesian telecom operator Telkomsel and Bluebird have reached a cooperation to provide Internet of Things services for Bluebird electric taxis. Emma Sri Martini, Chairman of Telkomsel, said that Telkomsel's provision of Internet of Things services for Bluebird's digital ecosystem represents the commitment of enterprises to support the Indonesian government's 4.0 vision. Telkomsel created a cloud based solution IoT Con TRO l Center)， It is said that it can safely manage IoT devices. The IoT control center can provide the visibility and security of the company's assets, maintain product quality, optimize equipment performance, and predict costs.
The IoT control center can comprehensively strengthen the IoT system through the integrated equipment in Bluebird Network. Bluebird IoT will replace the Fleety meter and the current 2G based order receiver. 4G LTE Telkomsel will be used as a multi-functional device to support the development of IoT devices. Its functions include meter, consumer order, GPS tracking, connecting passengers and operators, and payment 。 Martini said: "The device is directly connected to the vehicle, and can read the data of the current state of the vehicle and send the data to the Bluebird application system."
Noni Purnomo, Chairman of Bluebird Group, believes that the latest solutions will encourage enterprises to improve work efficiency and performance and bring additional value to customer service. She added: "We hope this cooperation will not only improve the operational efficiency of Bluebird, but also have a positive impact on Indonesia's transportation industry by improving the service quality of passengers, drivers and vehicles."
