Indonesia e-commerce unicorn Bukalapak receives backing from state-owned banks in a $234M venture round
Indonesia e-commerce unicorn Bukalapak has received a strategic investment from Mandiri Capital, the venture capital arm of state-owned Indonesian Bank Mandiri. The company also announced that it has received a strategic investment from BRI Ventures, the venture capital arm of yet another state-owned bank, Bank Rakyat Indonesia. The $234 million venture round that was concluded last week was led…
Buyandship promotes confidence in cross-border e-commerce through a better shopping experience [ORIGIN Innovation Awards Q&A]
Editor’s note: This interview is part of a Q&A series with winners of the ORIGIN Innovation Awards 2020. Buyandship is a winner in the category Startup Awards–Fleet Management & Logistics.
The global cross-border e-commerce market size is expected to reach $4.82 trillion by 2026, according to Facts & Factors. In an interview with TechNode Global, Wilson Chan, Chief Executive…
E-commerce marketing startup Epsilo raises $2M from a funding round led by Sequoia’s Surge 4
End-to-end e-commerce marketing company Epsilo recently completed a $2 million funding round. Almost all of this new capital injection was provided by Surge, Sequoia India’s scale-up program established to help startups in India and Southeast Asia.
Epsilo was chosen as one of the 17 startups picked by Sequoia’s Surge as part of the fourth iteration of the program, which kicked off on November…
Automotive e-commerce platform Carsome raises $30M Series D to accelerate expansion in Southeast Asia
Automotive e-commerce platform Carsome has announced the completion of its Series D fundraising in the amount of $30 million, led by Asia Partners, and joined by existing Carsome investors Burda Principal Investments and Ondine Capital. With over US$115mn raised to date, Carsome now looks to accelerate its regional expansion in Southeast Asia.
With operations across Malaysia, Indonesia,…
The economics of pricing, trade, and e-commerce amid the pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has thoroughly disrupted the global economy that adapting has become an urgency nobody has the luxury to ignore. Exporters, in particular, have had to quickly come up with strategies to continue moving their products and sustain operations. These strategies include the adjustments in the prices, which may have been influenced by movements in the economy.
The World Bank…
Origin Indonesia | Driving e-commerce growth in Southeast Asia with digital advertising
Left to right: Felix Luo, SEA director at MagicWe Technologies; Sherly Luo, vice president at OPPO Advertising Indonesia; and Alan Hellawell, partner at Alpha JWC Ventures, speak at Origin Indonesia 2019 on digital advertising. (Image credit: TechNode)
A Research and Markets report states that the Southeast Asia digital advertising market is expected to grow by 13.93% and reach $15.35 billion by…
Origin Indonesia | Driving the e-commerce growth in Southeast Asia with digital ads
Digital advertising has come a long way and has changed rapidly in the past few decades. In this digital era, it’s more challenging to win over customers as the average attention span of an ad viewer has become shorter than ever. Brands are increasingly investing in innovative advertising ideas and content-led marketing campaigns. With 98% of China’s internet users accessing the world wide web on…
ORIGIN | E-commerce players in Southeast Asia need to work harder as consumers wise up
Left to right: Sharmeen Looi, Co-founder of ShopBack MY; Aaliyah Soraya, GM of Commerce.Asia Enterprise; Kenneth Kuan, Sales Director of Kiple and Adrian Oh, co-founder of ecInsider, speak at the e-commerce panel at Origin conference on June 21, 2019.
Online retailers in Southeast Asia need to focus efforts on meeting the demands of their target markets as regional consumers are becoming…
ORIGIN Malaysia | Halal Tourism, Malaysia e-Commerce, Future of AI
Malaysia poised to be the gateway to ASEAN and beyond. Malaysia has witnessed regional growth sprouting up – making it a Regional Digital Hub to penetrate the Middle East & India market.
Speaking of business links between the Middle East and Malaysia, one can never ignore the halal industry which is booming globally. Halal tourism is one of the fastest growing facets of the global travel…
2025 Yiwugo Top Boss Ladies’ Party Shines Bright
Digital Empowerment of "She Power" Paints a New Chapter in Global Commerce
YIWU, China, April 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Yiwugo.com, the official website of the Yiwu Commodity Market, is the largest commodity wholesale market in the world. Amid the vibrant breath of spring, the 2025 Yiwugo Top Boss Ladies' Party, now in its 10th edition, was grandly held on April 18. Leaders from various industry…