Yuuzoo

YuuZoo Corporation Limited
Public
Traded as SGX: AFC
Industry E-commerce
Founder
Headquarters Singapore
Key people
Thomas Zilliacus
(Executive Chairman)
James Sundram
(Chief Executive Officer)
Subsidiaries YuuPay Secure Pte Ltd
Website www.yuuzoo.com

YuuZoo is an online platform that combines social networking, e-commerce, and gaming. It helps customers set up their own social media sites and integrate it with YuuZoo’s or the customers’ own eco-systems.[1] The platform also has advertising functionalities and a payment service provider called YuuPay.

It was founded in 2008 by Ron Creevey and Thomas Henrik Zilliacus,[2] the former Regional Director for Asia Pacific of Nokia. On September 16, 2014, YuuZoo became a listed company on the Singapore Exchange Board under the ticker symbol “AFC.”[3] On June 6, 2016, YuuZoo announced a partnership with SportsHero, a Singapore-based sports prediction app, to bring fantasy sports to its own users.[4][5]

Its headquarters is located in Singapore, and they also have offices in Bangkok, Manila, Shanghai, Seoul and Nigeria.

References

  1. Lim, Stanley. "An Introduction to the First Social Media Company Listed In Singapore: Yuuzoo Corporation". The Motley Fool Singapore. The Motley Fool Singapore Pte. Ltd. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  2. Yap, Shiwen (27 January 2014). "Interview: the man who led Nokia's charge into Asia". Tech in Asia. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  3. "YuuZoo CEO Zilliacus on Business Strategy". Bloomberg. Bloomberg. 17 September 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  4. "YuuZoo partners with Singapore's SportsHero to bring fantasy sports to 118 million users worldwide - Startup Daily". Startup Daily. 2016-06-08. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
  5. "SportsHero, YuuZoo kick off partnership". Retrieved 2016-08-16.
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