eCommerce
Pakistan e-commerce builder Brandverse raises “multimillion-dollar” seed funding
Brandverse has successfully raised an undisclosed multi-million dollar amount to launch its Chikoo app. The seed round was led by the JS Group and observed follow-on participation from seed investors, regional family offices and operator angels. With this round, Brandverse will further strengthen its Chikoo app which enables both offline, hyper-local, and…
Hong Kong’s WATI raises $8.3M Series A funding led by Sequoia Capital India
WATI has raised $8.3 million in Series A funding led by Sequoia Capital India.Surge, Base Partners and several prominent angels including Gokul Rajaram also participated in the round. The funds raised will be used to bolster technology and product development by expanding product integrations and double the team size and improve their presence in Latin…
For Anchanto’s Vaibhav Dabhade, digitalization requires a deep structural shift for companies getting into e-commerce [Q&A]
Technology today is omnipresent and plays an important part in the enablement of all the innovations when it comes to e-commerce. The industry has witnessed tremendous growth in the past few years, which has been bolstered by the recent pandemic.
B2B is the next frontier in e-commerce, says GudangAda’s JJ Ang [Q&A]
JJ Ang relates how the company has focused on the marketplace approach, priding itself in how trust has been at the core of relationships with its business users. He cites how this platform approach provides a way for businesses to achieve "higher sales volume, faster turnover, reduced operational cost, and lower prices."
ORIGIN Innovation Awards 2021: Startup Winners – AI, E-commerce, FinTech & RegTech
We are thrilled to announce the Startup Winners - AI, E-commerce, FinTech & RegTech for the second edition of the ORIGIN Innovation Awards.
Striking while the iron is hot: The Philippine venture scene is heating up and getting hotter
TechNode Global’s series on the Philippines will delve into why Filipino entrepreneurs and founders are attracting venture capital (VC) money in droves. In this second part, we explore the rise in Series B (and now, C) fundraising rounds out of the Philippines in 2021, and what it signals for the startup ecosystem as a whole. Seven founders share how much…
Indonesia e-commerce solution platform Desty raises $5M in an extended pre-series A round from East Ventures
Desty, an Indonesia-based E-Commerce solution platform startup, announced Friday that it has secured $5 million of extended pre-series A round led by East Ventures (growth fund) with participation from Jungle Ventures and returning investors Fosun RZ and January Capital.
ORIGIN Innovation Awards 2021: Announcing the Startup Finalists – AI, E-commerce, FinTech & RegTech
We are thrilled to announce the finalists of the Startup Finalists - AI, E-commerce, FinTech & RegTech for the second edition of the ORIGIN Innovation Awards.
India fintech startup Velocity raises $20M Series A funding led by Peter Thiel’s Valar Ventures
Velocity has raised $20 million in Series A funding led by Peter Thiel’s Valar Ventures. Other investors who participated in the round include Presight Capital, Utsav Somani’s iSeed, Maninder Gulati (Oyo), Zac Prince (BlockFi) and Philippe De Mota (Hedosophia). Armed with capital, the start-up has set its sights high and aims to deploy over Rs.1,000 Crores…
Vietnam’s Society Pass eyes M&A opportunities in Indonesia, Philippines after share price jumps more than 400% on NASDAQ
The firm is keen to pursue acquisitions in categories that augment its loyalty point ecosystem, as well as e-Commerce and online travel.
