e-commerce aggregator
Thrasio, once king of e-commerce aggregation, files for Chapter 11
Thrasio, the U.S. startup that raised billions of dollars and popularized the concept of e-commerce aggregation — buying up and restructuring dozens of smaller brands and third parties selling on…
The move comes after the New York-based company raised $380 million in equity and debt in the past two years.
Wonder Brands’ pivot to acquiring e-commerce infrastructure pays off
Wonder Brands has since launched over 15 brands in the past 12 months and over 2,000 SKUs in the categories of home and garden, sports and fitness and beauty and…
E-commerce aggregator Una Brands lands $30M just five months after its Series B
Una Brands, a Singapore-based e-commerce aggregator, has raised $30 million in pre-Series C financing just five months after announcing its $30 million Series B funding that was raised in September of…
Benitago Group exec confirms it didn’t close, but did lay off some employees
Though the company did make a few acquisitions this year, it shifted gears toward brand incubation and operations, or essentially developing their own brands.
Quinio’s $40M equity, debt raise shows LatAm is strong market for e-commerce aggregators
Quinio is a profitable company with over 100 employees and growing rapidly and expects to end 2022 with over $50 million in annual recurring revenue.
E-commerce aggregator Una Brands gets $30M to acquire more APAC brands
Una Brands, an e-commerce aggregator focused on brands in the Asia-Pacific region, announced the first close of its Series B round at $30 million today. The funding was led by…
Flora poised to bloom as sustainable brand marketplace launches this year
Flora’s assessment tool asks members questions about their consumer behaviors, calculates a carbon footprint and suggests certain brand products to help them reduce that footprint.
Keith Rabois’ OpenStore bags new funding as valuation soars to $970M
While other e-commerce aggregators announced layoffs, OpenStore “grew substantially, increased brands and tripled its team,” Rabois said.
Wholesum raises $50M Series A to roll up third-party sellers on e-commerce platforms
As the boom of the e-commerce aggregator trend continues in Asia, South Korea, the fifth-largest e-commerce market in the world, is rolling up. Wholesum, a Seoul-based e-commerce aggregator, is jumping…
Moonshot Brands funding, acquisitions highlight change in e-commerce aggregator space
Company co-founder CJ Isakow said this was just the beginning of what he thought would be further consolidation in the crowded sector.
Una Brands teams up with KlickBrands to enter South Korea’s e-commerce market
Una Brands, a Singapore-based e-commerce aggregator, has partnered with South Korean peer KlickBrands to expand its footprint in South Korea. The strategic partnership will help South Korean e-commerce brands grow domestically and…
Riogrande takes in first capital to incubate Latin America’s next local brands
Riogrande plans to have about 30 brands under its umbrella.
Korean internet giant Naver backs e-commerce aggregator New Vessel in seed round
According to eMarketer, Japan and Korea’s e-commerce markets were estimated at $144 billion and $121 billion, respectively, in 2021. Despite the large e-commerce market size, both countries have fewer e-commerce aggregators…
E-commerce aggregator Merama gets its horn after just 12 months in business
The company touts this new round of funding as “the largest Series B round ever raised in Latin America.”
Quinio jumps into world of e-commerce aggregators with $20M seed
The aggregator model has proved to be very successful in Latin America as the e-commerce market explodes in the region.
Forest bags $8M seed round to acquire Japanese e-commerce brands
Japan has been the birthplace of traditional arts and crafts since ancient times. Craftmanship, meticulous attention to detail and balance of design and functionality have contributed to creating unique Japanese…
E-commerce aggregator Una Brands raises $15M Series A five months after its launch
Una Brands, the e-commerce aggregator focused on Asia-Pacific brands, announced today it has raised $15 million for its Series A. The full-equity round was co-led by White Star Capital and…
Pattern bags $225M; CEO says e-commerce accelerators ‘will win the day’ over aggregators
Pattern’s platform works with brands to accelerate sales by buying inventory, figuring out gaps are in sales, optimizing it across marketplaces and identifying insights for boosting margins.
E-commerce aggregator Rainforest raises $20M just months after its last funding
Four months after its last funding announcement, Singapore-based e-commerce aggregator Rainforest has closed a $20 million pre-Series A round led by Monk’s Hill Ventures. Other participants included January Capital, Crossbeam…
Chinese sellers on Amazon in hot demand by VCs and e-commerce roll-ups
Chinese merchants selling on Amazon are having a moment. The scruffy exporters are used to roaming about suburban factory areas and dealing with constant cash flow strain, but suddenly they…
Founded by former Carousell and Fave execs, Rainforest gets $36M to consolidate Asia-Pacific Amazon Marketplace brands
Singapore-based Rainforest is one of the newest entrants in the wave of startups that “roll-up” small e-commerce brands. Launched in January by alumni from some of Southeast Asia’s top startups,…
