Memebox to invest $29.35m in mobile and e-commerce

Published: 12-Mar-2015
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South Korean beauty e-commerce company Memebox has raised $29.35m in funding, which it plans to use to expand its mobile and e-commerce offerings to China, the US and Korea.

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