<article><p>Malaysia-based tourism startup Tourplus has raised RM500,000 ($123,000) while private equity giant KKR &amp; Co is looking to invest in a logistics centre based in Incheon, South Korea.</p></article>

<p>Malaysia-based tourism startup Tourplus has raised RM500,000 ($123,000) while private equity giant KKR &amp; Co is looking to invest in a logistics centre based in Incheon, South Korea.</p>
<h3>Tourplus snags pre-seed funding</h3>
<p>Malaysia-based tourism startup Tourplus has raised RM500,000 ($123,000) from an undisclosed investor. The startup will use the funds to strengthen its operations in Southeast Asia, it said in an announcement last Friday (July 27).</p>
<p>Founded in 2014, Tourplus is an online marketplace that connects travellers with local tour guides. It also serves as a review site for private guides. It currently has over 1,000 tour guides across the region.</p>
<p>According to its website, it currently covers seven countries in Asia &#8211; Indonesia, Cambodia, Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand, Taiwan and Myanmar.</p>
<h3>KKR to invest in South Korean logistics centre</h3>
<p>Private equity giant KKR &amp; Co. is looking to invest in a logistics centre in Incheon, the capital city of South Korea, reported Pulse News.</p>
<p>It said Incheon Metropolitan City signed a memorandum of understanding with KKR and SK Incheon Petrochem Co. to build a distribution centre on 55,733 sq m located in Seo District, Incheon for 300 billion won ($270million).</p>
<p>KKR first launched a dedicated real estate platform in 2011 and has since invested over $5 billion across more than 60 real estate deals in the US, Europe, and Asia.</p>


Malaysia-based tourism startup Tourplus has raised a RM500,000 ($123,000) from an undisclosed investor.

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