WeWork מודיעה על השקעה של 500 מיליון דולר בישות חדשה

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WeWork מודיעה על השקעה של 500 מיליון דולר בישות חדשה שמתמקדת בצמיחה והתרחבות בדרום מזרח אסיה וקוריאה

WeWork נרגשת להודיע על השקעה של 500 מיליון דולר בישות חדשה שמתמקדת בהאצת הצמיחה וההתרחבות שלה בדרום מזרח אסיה וקוריאה. ההשקעה הזאת מדגישה את הפוטנציאל של WeWork באסיה ובאה בעקבות חדשות ההשקעה האחרות של WeWork מהאזור לאחרונה: השקעה של 500 מיליון דולר עם SoftBank ו-Hony Capital שמוקדשת להתרחבות של WeWork ברחבי סין, ומיזם משותף עם SoftBank להביא את הקהילה שיוצרת שינוי של WeWork ליפן.

WeWork Announces $500 Million Investment For New Entity Focused on Growth and Expansion in Southeast Asia and Korea

Turochas “T” Fuad, Spacemob Founder and CEO, appointed Managing Director, Southeast Asia; Matt Shampine appointed General Manager, Korea

NEW YORK & SINGAPORE, 7, 2017, (BUSINESS WIRE):

This investment underlines the potential for WeWork in Asia and follows on the heels of WeWork’s other recent investment news from the region: a $500 million investment with SoftBank and Hony Capital dedicated to WeWork’s expansion across China, and a joint venture with SoftBank to bring WeWork's transformational community to Japan.

Fuad founded Spacemob in early 2016 and quickly grew the company to multiple locations in Singapore, with spaces in Indonesia and Vietnam scheduled to open soon. Prior to founding Spacemob in early 2016, Fuad founded and sold two startups: WUF Networks and Travelmob. Fuad also held senior roles in Southeast Asia and Asia Pacific for Yahoo! and Skype, respectively.

Both Fuad and Shampine will report to Christian Lee, Managing Director of WeWork Asia.

Christian Lee, Managing Director of WeWork Asia, said: “I’m delighted to welcome T and Matt to the Asia management team. Both are seasoned entrepreneurs with deep roots in Southeast Asia and they will be invaluable as we scale the business across the region. Matt’s WeWork experience -- as both a member and an employee -- will be critical as we expand our offerings in Korea. With Spacemob, T and his team will accelerate our efforts to establish WeWork in key Southeast Asia markets. The Spacemob business that T has built is a testament to him and his team's capabilities.”

Matt Shampine, General Manager of Korea for WeWork said: “It has been exciting to launch WeWork in Asia and to see the WeWork vision and community take shape here. To see the way new members have grasped WeWork’s core values has been inspiring, educational and fun. The region has so much potential, I have no doubt that current and future WeWork members in Asia -- and especially in Korea -- will thrive and contribute in a positive and meaningful way to WeWork’s global community. It’s going to be exciting to be part of it and I’m ready for the challenge.”

WeWork
Gwen Rocco
[email protected]

Source: WeWork

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