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DECEMBER 1, 2020

billion from Black Friday through Cyber Monday, and DoorDash could see a valuation of $28 billion from its IPO. DoorDash Valuation Could Hit $28 Billion, Says It Has Only 3 Pct of US Market. DoorDash is reportedly seeing good demand for its IPO, boosting its estimated valuation rise to some $28 billion.

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MARCH 12, 2020

eCommerce tool company Shopify is giving a $1,000 allowance for staff to purchase business supplies and assist in the move to telecommuting with the occurrence of the coronavirus, CNBC reported. And, to allow travelers to make travel plans, the hotels of Disneyland Resort will stay open until March 16. trillion apiece.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

B2B eCommerce platform Udaan has caught the attention of investors to the tune of $225 million , marking what reports on Tuesday (Sept. According to The Economic Times , Udaan hit the $1 billion valuation mark after 26 months. Reports said a $225 million fund raise would increase its valuation fivefold.

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JULY 15, 2020

CommerceHub , which makes eCommerce software, is preparing an initial public offering (IPO) that may value the firm at over $2 billion, according a report in Bloomberg citing unnamed people familiar with the matter. NCino, for example, announced it was planning to raise as much as $253.5

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OCTOBER 8, 2020

Instacart saw its valuation double to just over $17 billion, Kroger made its move on the prepared food market, Amazon brought its grocery business into the Prime Day fold while Whole Foods reports struggling to keep up with the post-pandemic boom town in grocery sales. Instacart's $200M Pick-Up and New $17.7B

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DECEMBER 7, 2018

The company, which is said to have enlisted the help of Morgan Stanley, is looking for a valuation north of $600 million, CNBC reported. UNTUCKit has 50 stores around the country and plans to add another 100 to its roster.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

Affirm , a FinTech that offers customers payment plans at the point of sale, is reportedly looking to raise around $1.5 Recently, Affirm raised $300 million in a Series F round led by Thrive, at a valuation of $3 billion. Affirm gives shoppers payment plans for smaller items, and allows them to create their own personalized plans.

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OCTOBER 21, 2019

German eCommerce software company commercetools has raised $145 million in a funding round led by Insight Partners, at a valuation of $300 million. We have no plan to compete against Shopify,” Hoerig said, adding that the company won’t delve into logistics either. . Shopify is also backed by Insight Partners. “We

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MAY 29, 2018

The time frame of the IPO has not been publicly declared, but Reuters reported that Ant was planning to list in China and Hong Kong in 2019, according to a fundraising document. The company was initially only looking to raise $5 billion, half of what investors ended up wanting to contribute. Conclusion?

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OCTOBER 4, 2019

FinBox plans to use the investment on product research and development. The firm plans to deploy the investment to bolster its staff levels and strengthen its product offering. million in the B2B eCommerce startup, MENAbytes reports said. Australia’s ANZ Bank led a $1.56 million in fresh funding this week led by U.S.

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JUNE 28, 2019

Corporate travel and expense (T&E) management solutions provider TripActions led this week’s B2B venture capital roundup with its announcement of new funding that propelled its valuation to $4 billion. PYMNTS looks at other industry players around the globe that caught investors’ attention below.

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MAY 17, 2018

Grocery And eCommerce Push Walmart’s Earnings Win. In particular, the big-box retailer reported strength in sales, consumer spend, inventory reduction, eCommerce activity and growth in its grocery business. billion valuation. percent in pre-market trading. PayPal In Talks To Aquire iZettle.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2019

Back in 2017, Mubadala invested $15 billion in SoftBank’s Vision Fund , which focuses on relatively large-scale investments — much larger than the investment amounts planned by Mubadala — such as its $940 million investment earlier this year in Nuro , a U.S.-based based robotics startup. Vision Fund.

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APRIL 28, 2016

Global Fashion Group has seen its valuation more than halved by Rocket Internet, owner of about 23 percent of the eCommerce company. eCommerce fashion, once a lagging area of online sales, has recently become a very hot and very competitive battleground for up-and-coming players. Valued at around $3.1

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NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Venture capital cash has been flowing this year to companies that plan to buy up sellers on Amazon and help them grow. In particular, such deals have targeted companies in the Fulfillment by Amazon program, in which the eCommerce giant warehouses a company’s products and then takes care of packing, shipping and providing customer service.

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DECEMBER 8, 2019

SoftBank’s 26 percent stake in the Chinese eCommerce group is now worth nearly $140 billion. Once having a $47 billion valuation, WeWork’s dropped to $10-12 billion. “I Son added that the investments made through the Vision Fund were only “the beginning” for him. But I don’t regret it too much.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2019

Back in 2017, Mubadala invested $15 billion in SoftBank’s Vision Fund , which focuses on relatively large scale investments — much larger than the investment amounts planned by Mubadala — such its $940 million investment earlier this year in Nuro , a U.S.-based based robotics startup. Vision Fund.

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JANUARY 25, 2021

The former CFO of Zalando SE, one of Europe’s most successful eCommerce retailers, Kemper was instrumental in leading the company’s IPO in 2014 on the Frankfurt stock exchange. Its most recent valuation was $3.5 In his eight years at the startup, he helped grow market capitalization to 11 billion euros from 2010 to 2017.

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DECEMBER 3, 2020

Instacart recently teamed up with Aldi to offer EBT SNAP payments for eCommerce and supermarket delivery and pickup. The program is launching initially at Aldi’s 60-plus Georgia stores, with plans to expand to more than 570 locations in California, Illinois, Pennsylvania and Florida. billion across more than 14 funding rounds.

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AUGUST 5, 2020

Thrasio has taken its Amazon-centric business model to a high level at high-speed, snapping up some of the marketplace’s hottest sellers and creating a company that one of its investors says is “revolutionizing eCommerce.”. That round was raised against a $1 billion valuation, leading Thrasio to claim that it is the fastest-ever U.S.

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DECEMBER 11, 2020

In today’s top news, FinTech startup Tink raised €85 million to bring its valuation to €680 million, and Starbucks plans to shift more toward drive-thru and online ordering. Stockholm-based FinTech Tink announced a new funding round of €85 million, which boosts the startup’s valuation to €680 million ($825 million).

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JANUARY 28, 2020

s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is questioning banks about a recent spike in overdraft fees, Yandex launches 15-minute grocery delivery in Moscow and Casper’s initial public offering (IPO) valuation falls short of its former $1.1 The eCommerce mattress merchant recently forecasted its IPO valuation at $768 million, far under the $1.1

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JANUARY 28, 2020

For Casper Sleep, a billion dollar valuation amid an initial public offering (IPO) — and with it, vaunted “unicorn” status in the public markets — may never have had a ghost of a chance. As has been reported, the company said it plans to price shares at $17 to $19, and that would give a “midpoint” valuation of roughly $705 million.

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JUNE 14, 2020

Iowa-based grocer Hy-Vee , with its chain of more than 245 supermarkets located in the Midwest, said it plans to expand pickup, which can be cheaper than delivery. The days of a grocer not offering eCommerce are behind us,” Ganenthiran told WSJ.

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JUNE 26, 2020

While the purchase could fuel Amazon’s delivery fleet, a source familiar with the deal told the newspaper it could signal the eCommerce giant’s entry into ride-hailing. percent haircut from its previous post-money valuation of $3.2 Amazon will reportedly pay more than $1.2 We believe $1.1

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JULY 10, 2020

While the investment isn’t yet official, reports noted that it would propel Taulia’s valuation to as much as $400 million, said Cedric Bru, the firm’s CEO and president, in an interview with The Wall Street Journal. million raised from investors. Colombia’s Liftit announced a $22.5

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JULY 16, 2020

There are plans to make and things to buy, and in summer 2020, people are buying online like it’s going out of business. billion valuation on fresh investment. It’s followed by Japanese eCommerce app Mercari at No. 7, international B2C fast-fashion eCommerce platform SHEIN occupying No. Coming in at No. The Top 10.

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DECEMBER 18, 2020

The last big Chinese IPO rush occurred in 2014, when 14 companies, including eCommerce titan Alibaba, raised $25.7 Several companies have had to shelve their plans because of the ongoing pandemic. Bloomberg reported in mid-November that the SEC is moving forward with a plan that could boot Chinese companies from U.S.

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JANUARY 10, 2020

According to the unnamed sources, 58 Home is now finishing a pre-IPO funding round at a valuation in excess of $1 billion. Once that is completed, the company intends to gear up for a debut in the United States, and could seek a valuation in the range of $1.5 JD Logistics was reportedly seeking a valuation of at least $30 billion.

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OCTOBER 8, 2020

Unicorn delivery app Instacart has raised $200 million as part of a new financing round, which upped the company’s valuation to $17.7 Instacart’s valuation has more than doubled since the COVID-19 pandemic caused more people to shop online and from home. billion, the Silicon Valley startup announced on Thursday (Oct.

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DECEMBER 24, 2019

Chinese eCommerce company JD.com Inc.’s JD Logistics is aiming for a valuation of at least $30 billion, according to the sources, who declined to be named, said published reports on Monday (Dec. After the fundraising, the company’s valuation reached about $13.5 Then the division raised $2.5 As of Sept.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2017

One Wall Street analyst speculates Amazon plans to not only get into the pharmaceuticals market, but the professional medical device market as well. Earlier this month, the eCommerce platform was granted wholesale distribution licenses in several states, which many assumed would be used to sell prescription drugs. Paging Dr. Bezos!

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

Walmart has been actively trying to capture the eCommerce market in India, which many see as the world’s last growth area for the industry. Flipkart reportedly plans to spin off the company, and is looking for a $1 billion investment based on a $10 billion valuation. billion from dealing in financial services alone.

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DECEMBER 26, 2019

Central Retail’s plans to go public would overtake the biggest listing in the country, BTS Rail Mass Transit Growth Fund, which in 2013 notched 62 billion baht. With its listing plans, parent company Central Group will delist its Robinson Pcl retail subsidiary. billion baht or approximately $2.7 percent of the firm’s stock or 1.69

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Indonesian ride-hailing company Grab wants to overtake its rival Gojek, and has some mergers planned to do so, according to Reuters. In addition to ride-hailing, they both offer eCommerce, financial and delivery services. OVO’s latest valuation put it in the neighborhood of $2.9 DANA’s valuation is not known.

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MAY 15, 2019

With the latest round of funding, Grofers’ valuation stands at close to $1 billion, noted the report. The startup competes against the likes of Flipkart, the Indian eCommerce giant backed by Walmart , as well as local rival BigBasket and Amazon. BigBasket has the backing of Alibaba Group, the Chinese eCommerce giant.

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APRIL 10, 2018

The fresh investment could lead to a valuation of nearly $150 billion for Ant, The Wall Street Journal reported. In the event that Ant accrues a valuation over $100 billion, the company could be valued higher than BlackRock or Goldman Sachs. Ant Financial was last valued at around $60 billion.

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