Jakarta, December 23, 2019 — Kopi Kenangan, the fastest growing ‘grab-and-go’ coffee chain in Southeast Asia, announced an expansion of its June Series A round with additional investment from Arrive, a Roc Nation company, Serena Ventures, world-renowned basketball player Caris LeVert, and Sweetgreen CEO & Co-Founder Jonathan Neman, amongst others. Sequoia India, which led the US$20 million Series A round in June 2019, also participated in this expansion.
“We are inspired by Kopi Kenangan’s tenacity, vision, and ability to execute,” said Neil Sirni, Arrive CoFounder and President. “In just two years, they have expanded to 18 cities, 200 stores, and over 1,800 employees. We’re excited to be an investor in and partner to Kopi Kenangan as they introduce Indonesianstyle coffee to the world.”
Kuala Lumpur, 23 December 2019 – Malaysia’s largest Halal home-grown fast food restaurant chain Marrybrown collaborated with Doraemon on their first venture they launched the exclusive Doraemon Birthday Bash package with Marrybrown, where starting from December 2019 those intending to have a birthday party will be able to celebrate their birthdays together with one of the world’s beloved Japanese cartoon character.
Doraemon is an extremely popular Japanese manga series by Fujiko F Fujio introduced back in 1969, where the comedy manga revolves around the adventures of Doraemon, a cat-type robot from the future. As Marrybrown ventures into this significant partnership with Doraemon, Marrybrown aims to provide the best for every child in making every birthday celebration memorable.
KUALA LUMPUR, 18 December 2019 – WeWork Malaysia today announced the latest addition to its portfolio of collaborative working spaces with the opening of a new location at Mercu 2, KL Eco City. WeWork Mercu 2 marks the company’s second premise, building on the momentum gained since it established a presence in May 2019 with its first workspace in Equatorial Plaza, Kuala Lumpur.
WeWork has been changing the way people think about office space, integrating design and technology to create the environment, community and services that fulfil the needs of a new-age workforce.