JAKARTA -- RedDoorz, a Singapore-based hotel startup focused on Southeast Asia, has raised $70 million from investors, including Japanese e-commerce leader Rakuten, as it gears up to take on Indian rival Oyo, which is fast expanding in the region.
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RedDoorz holds its independent hotel owners to common standards such as clean linens for guests, and offers them economies of scale in return. (Photo by Rie Ishii)
JAKARTA -- RedDoorz, a Singapore-based hotel startup focused on Southeast Asia, has raised $70 million from investors, including Japanese e-commerce leader Rakuten, as it gears up to take on Indian rival Oyo, which is fast expanding in the region.