{{short description|Defunct digital media company}} {{Infobox company | name = mig33 | logo_size = | logo_alt = | logo_caption = mig33 logo | logo_padding = | image = | image_size = | image_alt = | image_caption = | trading_name = | native_name = | native_name_lang = <!-- Use ISO 639-1 code, e.g. "fr" for French. For multiple names in different languages, use {{Lang|[code]|[name]}}. --> | romanized_name = | type = Public | industry = Internet | genre = | predecessor = <!-- or: | predecessors = --> | successor = <!-- or: | successors = --> | founded = {{Start date and age|2005}} (as mig33)<br> in Australia | founders = {{Unbulleted list}} Steven Goh and {{Unbulleted list}} Mei Lin Ng | hq_location = | hq_location_city = | hq_location_country = Singapore<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.infocomminvestments.com/2010/mig33-relocates-its-base-to-singapore/|title=mig33 moves to Singapore|access-date=2012-08-16|archive-date=2013-03-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130308044638/http://www.infocomminvestments.com/2010/mig33-relocates-its-base-to-singapore/|url-status=dead}}</ref> | num_locations = | num_locations_year = <!-- Year of num_locations data (if known) --> | area_served = Global | products = | production = | production_year = <!-- Year of production data (if known) --> | services = Chat, blog, games, stickers, virtual gifts etc. | num_employees = {{Increase}} 30 | parent = migme | divisions = | module = {{Infobox website | embed = yes | name = | logo = | logo_size = | logo_alt = | logo_caption = <!-- or: | logocaption = --> | screenshot = | collapsible = <!-- set as "on", "y", etc, otherwise omit/leave blank --> | collapsetext = <!-- collapsible area's heading (default "Screenshot"); omit/leave blank if collapsible not set --> | background = <!-- for collapsetext heading; default grey (gainsboro) --> | screenshot_size = | screenshot_alt = | caption = | url = {{URL|http://mig.me}} | areas = | offices = | commercial = <!-- "Yes", "No" or leave blank --> | type = Social entertainment platform, mobile digital, Social networking service, microblogging | registration = Required {{URL|https://mig.me/download/android}} | language = Multilingual (2 languages - English and Indonesian) | num_users = 33+ million Monthly Active Users & 3000+ Artists<ref name="migme">{{cite web | url=http://company.mig.me/quarterly-reports/ | title=Quarterly Operations Update 31 January 2017 | access-date=15 July 2017 | archive-date=9 August 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170809171507/http://company.mig.me/quarterly-reports/ | url-status=dead }}</ref> | content_license = <!-- or: | content_licence = --> | programming_language = JavaScript, PHP, C++ and Python | owner = <!-- or: | owners = --> | author = <!-- or: creator / authors / creators --> | editor = <!-- or: | editors = --> | launch_date = {{Start date|2005|12}} | current_status = Inactive | revenue = | ip = | issn = <!-- ISSN, e.g. 1085-6706 (automatically linked to http://www.WorldCat.org) --> | oclc = <!-- OCLC number, useful where an ISSN has not been allocated (automatically linked to http://www.WorldCat.org) --> | footnotes = }} | ratio = <!-- Basel III ratio, for BANKS ONLY --> | rating = <!-- credit rating, for BANKS ONLY --> | website = | footnotes = }}
'''<span lang="bn" dir="ltr">mig33</span>''' is a global digital media company focused on emerging markets. The company was registered in Australia and was listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX:MIG) from 11 August 2014 to 22 August 2017. There is also a secondary listing on the Deutsche Borse (WKN: A117AB). The company was formed in Perth, Australia in 2006 and commenced operations under the name mig33. In 2014, it was rebranded migme (and underwent a product and corporate overhaul). FIH Mobile, a handset unit of Taiwanese consumer electronics group Hon Hai Precision, took a 19.9% stake in the company in 2014. Originally developed as a social chatting and gaming application for feature phones, migme has grown to become a mobile entertainment platform that services Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Middle East and Africa. The company headquarters are in Singapore.
==History== '''mig33''' was founded by Steven Goh and Mei Lin Ng in Perth, Australia in 2006. In 2007, it shifted operations to Silicon Valley where it focused on developing its engineering and technology capabilities and secured new venture capital. During this time, it acquired significant users in emerging markets of South Asia, Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Africa.<ref name="Mig33 acquires Alivenotdead, a site started by Rotten Tomatoes founders">{{Cite web |url= https://sg.finance.yahoo.com/news/mig33-acquires-alivenotdead-started-rotten-010059309.html |publisher= finance.yahoo.com|title= Mig33 acquires Alivenotdead, a site started by Rotten Tomatoes founders |access-date=August 10, 2014}}</ref>
In 2012, it shifted its headquarters in Singapore to be closer to ghg Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Nepal, India and Bangladesh.<ref name="Offices">{{Cite web |url= http://company.mig.me/about/offices/ |publisher= mig.me |title= Offices |access-date= August 10, 2014 |archive-date= August 13, 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140813062831/http://company.mig.me/about/offices/ |url-status= dead }}</ref>
The firm develops applications for Android, WAP, BlackBerry and web platforms. It has also released applications on legacy J2ME-based devices. The product was developed using open-source systems, and features group chat, social gaming and blogging functions as well as virtual gifting.<ref name="Asian mobile chat startup Mig33 raises $2.2M, rebrands as MigMe">{{Cite web |url= https://venturebeat.com/2014/04/29/asian-mobile-chat-startup-mig33-raises-2-2m-fromfih-mobile-and-rebrands-as-migme/ |publisher= VentureBeat.com|title= Asian mobile chat startup Mig33 raises $2.2M, rebrands as MigMe |date= 30 April 2014|access-date=August 10, 2014}}</ref><ref name="Social Entertainment Platform">{{Cite web |url= http://company.mig.me/business/social-entertainment-platform/ |publisher= mig.me |title= Social Entertainment Platform |access-date= August 10, 2014 |archive-date= August 13, 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140813075354/http://company.mig.me/business/social-entertainment-platform/ |url-status= dead }}</ref> Its revamped microblogging service, launched in 2013, enables users to post up to 300 characters.<ref name="Asian mobile chat startup Mig33 raises $2.2M, rebrands as MigMe"/>
==Rebrand, investment and listing== On 10 June 2014 the company changed its name to '''migme Limited''', and acquired alivenotdead.com, a Hong Kong–based artist community website co-founded by Patrick Lee, former chief executive of film review site rottentomatoes.com.<ref name="Mig33 acquires Alivenotdead, a site started by Rotten Tomatoes founders"/> Also in 2014, the firm completed a merger with Latin Gold Ltd., an Australian-listed mining company, which enabled migme to list on the Australian Stock Exchange by way of a reverse takeover, effective 11 August 2014.<ref name="Mig33 acquires Alivenotdead, a site started by Rotten Tomatoes founders"/><ref name="Asian mobile chat startup Mig33 raises $2.2M, rebrands as MigMe"/> In 2014, FIH Mobile (a Foxconn-linked handset company) became the migme's largest shareholder through a $9.6 million investment, giving it a 19.9% stake in the company.
In October 2014, the company acquired LoveByte, a mobile app.<ref name="migme acquires Lovebyte">{{Cite web |url= https://www.techinasia.com/singapores-migme-buys-lovebyte-enters-apps-couples-space/ |publisher= techinasia|title= Singapore's Migme buys LoveByte, enters apps for couples space |access-date=October 16, 2014}}</ref> LoveByte is headquartered in Singapore.
In January 2015, migme enters e-Commerce with acquisition of Sold.sg.<ref name="migme acquires online entertainment shopping site Sold.sg">{{Cite web |url= http://e27.co/migme-acquires-online-entertainment-shopping-site-sold-sg-20150121/ |publisher= e27|title= migme acquires online entertainment shopping site Sold.sg |access-date=January 21, 2015}}</ref> Sold is an online pay-to-bid auction house and e-commerce business. Sold operates in Singapore and Malaysia.
Migme currently operates offices in Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Manila, and Taipei.
On 20 April 2017 Solaris Power Cells, Inc. announced that it had signed definitive agreements to acquire Migme. However this deal didn't help migme to increase sales, instead they incurred a $23.1 Million after tax loss.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.businessnews.com.au/article/migme-sale-scrapped|title=migme sale scrapped|date=2017-08-10|work=Business News|access-date=2017-08-17}}</ref> The end of the deal with Solaris, on August 10, 2017, was announced via a press brief with Reuters.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/brief-migme-ltd-updates-on-agreement-wit-idUSFWN1KV17Q|title=BRIEF-Migme Ltd updates on agreement with Solaris Power Cells|date=10 August 2017|work=Reuters|access-date=2017-08-17}}</ref>
==Current status== The mobile app was offline since early 2018.
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