eCommerce

Singapore’s mum-focused e-commerce brand aggregator Rainforest raises $45M in equity funding

This latest financing brings Rainforest’s total capital to over $100 million since its launch in January 2021, the company further expects to reach profitability by the end of 2022.

Indonesia’s Desty bags funding in Square Peg led round

Desty, an Indonesia-based startup building a full stack e-commerce solution for merchants, announced Thursday it has raised a new round of funding led by Square Peg. This is in addition to funds raised from a Pan Asia investor base last year, including East Ventures, Jungle Ventures and 5Y Capital and other prominent angel investors in the region.

J&T Express partners Foodpanda to provide next-day deliveries in Singapore

Indonesian logistics firm J&T Express has established strategic partnership with Singaporean food delivery platform Foodpanda to provide next-day deliveries for foodpanda shops in Singapore. With this partnership, over 20 merchants such as Unilever, Philips, ASUS, MAKE UP STORE and TC Acoustics will now have the option to offer next-day delivery…

Sea’s e-commerce arm Shopee lays off staff in food delivery, online payments & global teams – report

The platform will also end its early-stage pilot in Spain. This comes after Shopee exited the French market in March. The e-commerce unit also exited the India market the same month.

Malaysia unicorn Carsome announces appointment of advisory board

The advisory board is made up of "individuals of various specializations, dynamic perspectives and deep expertise who will provide insights, connect networks and share experiences in building and scaling technology companies in the region", Carsome said.

VEON Ventures makes $15M Series A investment in Pakistan B2B marketplace Dastgyr

VEON Ltd., a global digital operator that provides mobile connectivity and services, announced Tuesday that the group's VEON Ventures division has completed a $15 million investment as part of a Series A round for Dastgyr, a Pakistan-based business to business (B2B) e-commerce marketplace platform. This investment will contribute towards boosting Pakistan's…

Carsome launches largest experience center in Malaysia

Southeast Asia’s largest integrated car e-commerce platform, Carsome, has elevated its hassle-free car buying experience with the launch of Carsome PJ Automall, its biggest experience center to-date in Malaysia and first that comes with electric vehicle charging stations.

Malaysia’s iPrice Group lays off 20 percent staff

iPrice Group, a Malaysia-based e-commerce platform helping shoppers find the best deals online, said Wednesday it is laying off 20 percent of its’ staff. The layoffs are part of several measures to focus the business on its core mission “to help people save money” shopping online,

Singapore’s used car platform Carro buys 50% stake in Indonesian rental firm MPMRent – report

MPMRent is one of Indonesia's leading car rental firms with a fleet of more than 13,000 cars and provides financing services.

Vietnam’s Society Pass acquires Singapore blockchain/Web3 mobile virtual network operator Gorilla Networks

Society Pass Incorporated (SoPa), Vietnam-based data driven loyalty and ecommerce ecosystem, announced Monday that it has acquired Singapore-based Gorilla Networks Pte Ltd (Gorilla), a next generation Web3-enabled mobile virtual network operator (MVNO). SoPa said it will incorporate Gorilla Networks’ proprietary blockchain/Web3 technology onto the rest of…