eCommerce Fundraising News
Acquco raises $160M to buy and scale Amazon businesses
How many companies are in this space now? Lots of money chasing Amazon companies.
Recurate raises $3.25M in a bid to offer resale marketplaces to brands
The circular economy isn’t going anywhere for a while ;-). But brands need turnkey solutions. Recurate offers turnkey markeptlace services for brands looking to help their customers find products at alternative price points.
The only worry with Recurate is this is getting to be a well-worn space now. Too late?
Rainforest raises $36M in debt to consolidate 8-12 Amazon brands in Asia
This trend continues to accelerate around the world. The big are getting bigger. There are conglomerate groups that are controlling the largest sellers on the big marketplaces now.
Berlin Brands Group raises $240M to buy brands that are renting their real estate
Tongue in cheek here — seriously there are so many of these companies! If Amazon reshuffles their search or ASIN algorithm, what then? This is the new domain name grab.
Swyft raises $17M to give retailers same-day delivery
Methinks this sector is getting overheated. I do like that they are a marketplace, so it should be capital-efficient
Used car marketplace Kavak raises $485M to power Mexican auto purchases
Great niche segment and application of a marketplace to an extremely complex market with lots of upside for finance and payment innovation.
UK-based MPB used-camera kit marketplace raises $69M for growth
Is it just me, or do we keep reinventing the same thing over and over?
Thrasio extends its Series C by another $100M in another sign the big are getting bigger on Amazon
There are 50 companies like this now, but none as well-capitalized as Thrasio. Small brands on Amazon beware…
Starstock raises $8M on continued popularity of sports collectibles
a16z continues to invest in niche marketplaces