Catcha Group
Catcha Group is an international Internet group founded by entrepreneur Patrick Grove. The Group controls a number of publicly listed and private media, new media, online classifieds and e-commerce businesses, and is one of the largest investors in the digital sector in emerging markets, notably ASEAN. Catcha Group and its related entities have completed over 50 investments either directly or indirectly, as sole, majority or minority shareholders.
| Company type | Private Limited Company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Media, Internet, Online Classifieds and E-Commerce |
| Founded | 2004 |
| Founders | Patrick Grove, Ken Tsurumaru and Luke Elliott |
| Headquarters | |
Area served | Asia, Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Philippines, India |
Key people | Patrick Grove (Group CEO) and Luke Elliott |
| Total assets | US$ 1 billion |
Number of employees | 1000+ (2013) |
| Website | http://www.catchagroup.com |
Since inception, Catcha Group has completed a number of transactions with a total of six IPOs in fourteen years, including the 2007 listing of iProperty Group on the Australian Securities Exchange, REV Asia Berhad (previously Catcha Media Berhad) on Bursa Malaysia in 2011, and the subsequent IPOs of iCar Asia in 2012, Ensogo (previously iBuy Group) in 2013 and Frontier Digital Ventures in 2016; all three on the Australian Securities Exchange. In February 2021, the Group listed a blank check company, Catcha Investment Corp, on the NYSE. The company raised $300m in gross proceeds in their initial public offering to target technology businesses in Southeast Asia and Australia.