Astaga.com is an Indonesian focused internet brand that was founded in 2000 as part of the Indonesian internet investment company Indonesia Online.[1] The site offers local news content, a search engine, and e-commerce facilities.[2] After investing US $7 million, it was sold to South African-based Media conglomerate, M-Web in 2001 for an undisclosed sum.[3] It grew over the years and peaked in 2004 with over 300 employees and Indonesia wide presence. In late 2004 M-Web decided to exit Indonesia and sold the operating assets of Astaga.com and Kafegaul.com to a consortium of foreign and Indonesian investors.[4][5][6][7][8][9] In 2012 Astaga.com was purchased by an international investment company run by Phil Rickard[10] and Sandy Gunawan. As of late 2013, Astaga.com was in beta launch.[11]

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  1. ^ "Astaga!com plans listing on Nasdaq" The Jakarta Post Archived December 19, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, Jakarta | Business | April 13, 2000
  2. ^ "CReATION: Indonesian 'Net market wowed by Astaga.com | News". Campaign Asia. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
  3. ^ "M-Web acquires 100% stake in Astaga!com". thejakartapost.com. Archived from the original on 2013-12-19.
  4. ^ "M-WEB Indonesia sells assets, cut jobs". thejakartapost.com. Archived from the original on 2013-12-19.
  5. ^ cybertech.cbn.net.id Archived December 19, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "KoranTempo - Aset M-Web Diambil-alih Indonesia Media". infoanda.com.
  7. ^ "Gatra.Com".
  8. ^ "IMT launches lifestyle services". thejakartapost.com. Archived from the original on 2013-12-19.
  9. ^ "YTL's Hipmobile signs partnership with Indonesia's biggest content provider, IMT". 23 September 2003. Archived from the original on 2013-12-19. Retrieved 2013-12-29.
  10. ^ "Astaga.com Whois Lookup". who.is.
  11. ^ Adisti Daramutta (22 January 2013). "Astaga.com Hidup (Lagi)!". Maverick. Archived from the original on 2013-12-19. Retrieved 2013-12-29.
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