eCommerce

The funding aims to further develop SIRCLO’s technological capabilities and accelerate the retail digitalization for various businesses all across Indonesia.

Decisions on what products to buy or services to avail of as parents are often influenced by research, social proofing, and seeking out detailed reviews. We, therefore, think that shopping increasingly needs to be a discovery-led experience instead of a search-driven process. 

The company plans to use the net proceeds from the offerings for business expansion and other general corporate purposes, including potential strategic investments and acquisitions.

Funds will be deployed to explore growth opportunities in Singapore and Malaysia, and kickstart its expansion into Thailand.

Funds will be used to drive Rainforest’s growth strategy, including expanding its portfolio of e-commerce brands in the home goods, mother & kids, personal care and pet categories by three times and growing its leadership team.

The fresh funds will be used to grow its distribution network both in Vietnam and in other parts of Southeast Asia.

Since the start of the pandemic, 70 million people have become digital consumers. Nearly half of them, or around 30 million people, became digital consumers from 2020 to 2021 alone. By 2026, Southeast Asia’s digital consumer population is expected to reach around 380 million.

The Series D2 round saw participation from one of the largest sovereign wealth funds in the region and a pool of new international investors such as Catcha Group and MediaTek as well as strong participation from existing shareholders including Asia Partners, Gobi Partners, 500 Southeast Asia, Ondine Capital, MUFG Innovation Partners, Daiwa PI Partners, and…

Indonesia’s total retail market is on track to cross $300 billion in the next three years, and with e-commerce just reaching $30 billion in 2020, there are still excellent growth prospects. For example, the largest single share of groceries alone makes up over $70 billion, with estimates of online penetration barely crossing 0.5 percent in 2021.

Along with the rebranding, Lazada Logistics is also introducing multi-channel logistics (MCL) services, which provide a single stock fulfillment solution to help e-commerce enablers and brands fulfill across all e-commerce channels seamlessly.