In 2019, the Financial Times's owner Nikkei, Inc. purchased a majority stake in the company, and existing stakeholders Singapore Press Holdings, North Base Media, Alpha JWC, SGAN, Vijay Sharma, K2 Global founder Ozi Amanat, Jim Rogers and others achieved multiple returns on their investment.
In 2015, it announced a seed funding from Paytm founder and CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma, the Hindustan Times Media Group (Mint), Puthen & Cole, and Singapore Angel Network.
Others who participated in this round include North Base Media, Ozi Amanat of K2 Global, and angel investors such as Jim Rogers, Rajesh Yohannan (ex-Oanda).
[8] In January 2019, acknowledging the role of Indonesia as the fastest-growing region within Southeast Asia, the company took its PE-VC summit to Jakarta, an annual event that has drawn in a 700-delegate strong audience over two years so far.
In mid-2019, it was acquired by the Financial Times's owner Nikkei, with existing stakeholders Singapore Press Holdings, North Base Media, Alpha JWC, SGAN, Paytm's Vijay Sharma, Ozi Amanat and Jim Rogers achieving a return on investment.