eCommerce
Hong Kong wholesale platform Peeba gets $4.2M seed funding led by Headline Ventures
Peeba, the online business to business (B2B) wholesale platform in Hong Kong, said Thursday it has secured $4.2 million in seed funding led by Headline Ventures.The company will use the funds to deepen its localization efforts across 11 Asia Pacific (APAC) countries, as well as to further build out the machine learning technologies underlying its platform.
Japan’s AnyMind Group launches e-commerce management platform AnyX
AnyMind Group, an end-to-end commerce enablement company in Japan, announced Wednesday the launch of AnyX, a one-stop e-commerce management platform for individuals and businesses that connects various e-commerce channels and AnyMind Group’s various platforms for manufacturing, e-commerce enablement, conversational commerce, marketing and logistics.
Singapore’s Fairmart raises $1.5M seed round co-led by Quest Ventures and Entrepreneur First
Singapore-based e-Commerce marketplace Fairmart announced Wednesdya the closing of an oversubscribed S$2 million ($1.5 million) seed round co-led by Quest Ventures and Entrepreneur First, with participation from SOSV, Vectr Ventures and Hustle Fund.
Philippine e-commerce aggregator Armada Brands raises $1.3M Pre-Seed co-led by M Venture Partners and Foxmont Capital Partners
Armada Brands (Armada), a Philippine-based e-commerce aggregator, said Tuesday it has raised $1.3 million in pre-seed funding to invest in e-commerce entrepreneurs looking to scale their brands. The pre-seed funding round of $1.3 million was co-led by the venture capital firms M Venture Partners and Foxmont Capital Partners.
India’s Pine Labs raises $50M from United Kingdom’s Vitruvian Partners
Indian merchant commerce platform Pine Labs announced Wednesday a new investment of $50 million from Vitruvian Partners, a London-headquartered international investment firm.
Sea Ltd’s Shopee to close down India operations – report
Shopee reportedly said in its statement it would work "to support local seller and buyer communities and our local team to make the process as smooth as possible".
Malaysia’s iPrice Group raises $5M from Itochu Corporation and KDDI Corporation
iPrice Group, Malaysia-based price comparison platform, announced Wednesday that it has raised $5 million of additional funding led by Japan-based firms Itochu Corporation and the KDDI Open Innovation Fund III (operated by Global Brain Corporation). The additional funding will bolster iPrice’s role in finding shoppers the best deals as Southeast Asia’s…
Indonesian e-grocery startup Sayurbox raises $120M Series C funding led by Alpha JWC, Northstar
Sayurbox announced Monday its oversubscribed Series C round of $120+ million led by Northstar and Alpha JWC Ventures, with participation from new investor International Finance Corporation (IFC). Existing investors Astra, Syngenta Group Ventures, and Global Brain as well as other prominent angel investors also participated in this fundraising round. The new…
Malaysia’s Carsome acquires majority stake in Singapore integrated automotive firm CarTimes Automobile
Malaysia-based integrated car e-commerce platform Carsome Group Pte Ltd (Carsome) announced Thursday the acquisition of 51 percent stake in Singapore integrated automotive firm CarTimes Automobile Pte Ltd (CarTimes). Carsome said the acquisition is an important move that further strengthens its market leadership in the region, and reinforces its commitment…
Malaysia’s Carsome buys 51% stake in Singapore used car dealer CarTimes for $60M – report
The news comes as Carsome is said to be preparing for an initial public offering in the US later of the year.
