PE-backed Affle gets $10m from Japan's D2 Communications
Japanese mobile advertising company D2 Communications (D2C) has invested more than $10 million in Singapore-headquartered Asian mobile media firm Affle. It joins existing backers Microsoft, Itochu Corp., Bennett Coleman & Company and Centurion Private Equity, which previously participated in Series A and B funding rounds.
Affle specializes in mobile messaging solutions and operates in Singapore, India, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, China, the UK and the US through marquee products including Pinch and SMS2.0 Live. The company...
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