
Rocket Internet delivers Series A financing to Bridestory
Rocket Internet has participated in a Series A round of funding for Indonesian online wedding marketplace Bridestory. The size of the investment was not disclosed, but it is said to be between $1 million and $10 million.
This is Rocket's first investment in the online wedding market, which is said to be worth around $18 billion in Southeast Asia, according to a release. It was joined in the round by two other new investors,...
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