PYMNTS

JANUARY 27, 2020

eCommerce mattress merchant Casper Sleep Inc. forecasts that its initial public offering (IPO) valuation will be far under the approximate $1 billion it had for its most recent funding. The IPO would provide the company with a valuation of $768 million and would bring in $182.4 The eCommerce mattress merchant said it lost $92.1

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JUNE 11, 2019

Brex, the credit card startup, announced Tuesday (June 11) it raised $100 million in venture funding, giving the company a valuation of $2.6 The funding comes a few months after Brex raised $125 million, giving it a valuation of $1.1 For its eCommerce credit card, it underwrites based on sales. “At billion back then.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

In other published reports , Krim brushed aside the lower valuations, calling them “moments in time.”. billion valuation implied by its latest fundraising round. Not bad, but perhaps not the growth demanded by the investors who get excited about eCommerce. Casper had said in the filing that the proceeds generated from the 8.3

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 10, 2020

Chinese eCommerce and social media startup Xiaohongshu , also known as “Little Red Book,” wants to raise funds at a $6 billion valuation, according to Bloomberg. It was started in 2013 as a community online that would recommend eCommerce sites outside of China. Tencent and Alibaba both invested in that round.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 12, 2020

To that end, as reported earlier this week, BigCommerce , the software as a service (SaaS) firm that focuses on eCommerce, went public, surging more than 200 percent on its first day of trading. That implies that the public valuation of BigCommerce is quite a bit more than the offer from the private markets.

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JANUARY 1, 2024

Norwest Venture Partners, WestBridge Capital are among entities said to be in talks to pick up stake in ecommerce firm Meesho. The development underscores the growing trend of secondary share sales in late-stage firms.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 9, 2020

eCommerce marketplace Bids.com notched more than $1.7 million in funding, exceeding its initial funding goal of $1 million for a first-round valuation of $10 million, according to an announcement. The firm provides small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) with eCommerce technologies and allows them to create a digital storefront.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 31, 2020

Led by General Atlantic, a New York growth equity firm, the round boosted Wish’s valuation to $11.2 Today, Wish boasts customers in more than 100 countries and sells 3 million products daily on its eCommerce platform, according to the company’s website.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 22, 2020

And though valuations may be stretched, fundamentals are indeed sound. And as Hudson Executive Capital’s Bergeron said, valuations are high. Bergeron noted that such investments and markets are “hot until they’re not” and there could be an exogenous event that shocks public and private markets and reset valuations.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 30, 2020

There were several notable rounds, including high-value deals for supply chain management, B2B eCommerce and small business banking. Brightpearl offers a range of products, from supplier management to logistics to financial management, for eCommerce firms and retailers via its platform.

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JUNE 19, 2020

Ranchere said that’s most observable in the world of challenger banks, as investors reevaluate the core value such firms offer — and their sky-high valuations. For example, Monzo raised funds at a lower valuation level after recently announcing some layoffs. There was no shortage of news in the challenger-banking space this week.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Instead, a dialogue with Lopez, head of Retail Ecommerce Ventures (REV), spans multitudes of topics, from neuroscience to movies to books to chess and, yes, retail. This eCommerce trend was happening well before COVID. But that's not the case. Because in his expansive vision, they all touch each other. It paid $3.6

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Payments, finance and eCommerce marketplace startup Kaspi.kz The company is anticipated to reach a $5 billion valuation with an offering of at least $500 million worth of GDRs, a source told FT. is predicted to sell existing shares on the London Stock Exchange (LSE).

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PYMNTS

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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PYMNTS

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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PYMNTS

AUGUST 31, 2020

Led by General Atlantic, a New York growth equity firm, the round boosted Wish’s valuation to $11.2 Today, Wish boasts customers in more than 100 countries and sells 3 million products daily on its eCommerce platform, according to the company’s website.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 24, 2019

The RealReal , an online retailer for authenticated luxury consignment, has authorized the sale of up to $70 million in new shares that could put its valuation at $1.06 The San Francisco-based retailer has also recently expanded its brick-and-mortar presence, as well as launched additional eCommerce fulfillment centers.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 29, 2019

Daniel Lipinski, founder and CEO of POS financing firm CreditDigital , explained to PYMNTS how the consumer eCommerce arena has influenced eProcurement’s own evolution in payments and buyer financing. As such, Lipinski noted, cart abandonment rates in the B2B eCommerce market can be as high as 67 percent.

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PYMNTS

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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PYMNTS

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.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 1, 2019

The round, which was led by General Atlantic, gives the San Francisco-based app a post-money valuation of $11.2 ” According to analysts, Amazon will cite Wish as a competitor to help protect it against claims of having a monopoly in the eCommerce sphere. Wish was launched in 2010 by Danny Zhang, a former Yahoo!

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PYMNTS

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. The brand has already taken in $30 million through a Kleiner Perkins investment, which is said to have given it a valuation over $200 million. Rowe Price and Tiger Global.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

The shift to eCommerce has prompted a shift in logistics , with even the biggest companies looking for new, efficient ways to move products and take advantage of the latest technology. The program was implemented in Houston and used both the R2 and autonomous Toyota Priuses, which were powered via Nuro's proprietary software and hardware.

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PYMNTS

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. The eCommerce field that commercetools works in is fairly crowded, with companies like Oracle, IBM and SAP being regular competitors. Shopify is also backed by Insight Partners. “We

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 5, 2017

Open-source eCommerce platform provider Magento Commerce recently snagged a whopping $250 million in new funding from one of China’s largest investment firms, Hillhouse. This latest fundraising puts Magento Commerce’s valuation at more than $700 million, according to a person familiar with the deal.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 13, 2019

Pan-African eCommerce company Jumia filed for an initial public offering (IPO) on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Tuesday (March 12). The company’s valuation, share price and timeline have yet to be determined, but if all goes well, Jumia will be the first African tech startup to list on a major global exchange.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

The valuation was not disclosed. Their goal was to offer an eCommerce site with “easy access to a high-quality selection of unique, hard-to-find homewares, hand-picked by the world’s best curators,” its website indicated. Unlike eCommerce giant Amazon , which sells a lot of everything, Trouva focuses on small, unique specialists. “We

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PYMNTS

JUNE 14, 2019

As had been noted in The Wall Street Journal , the IPO market has offered a cash conduit to retailers selling at least partial ownership of eCommerce operations. Sales are growing at an impressive rate, up 68 percent year on year to $3.5 The financial publication said half of the proceeds are to be used to pay down debt.

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PYMNTS

MAY 29, 2018

Whenever it happens, it’s safe to say that a $150 billion valuation would make Ant’s IPO one of the biggest ever, putting it ahead of Facebook ’s $104 billion IPO in 2012 and behind Alibaba’s $168 billion IPO in 2014. The company was initially only looking to raise $5 billion, half of what investors ended up wanting to contribute.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

Recently, Affirm raised $300 million in a Series F round led by Thrive, at a valuation of $3 billion. Affirm is getting the capital mostly from a line of credit coming from a large financial institution. Because of the nature of its business, companies like Affirm need huge amounts of capital. So far, Affirm has raised $1.03

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PYMNTS

APRIL 25, 2019

Trade Representative’s Office (USTR) has placed Chinese eCommerce site Pinduoduo.com on a blacklist, along with other sites the organization says are involved in copyright infringement and counterfeiting, according to a report from Reuters. At the time, Pinduoduo had a valuation of $23.8 billion in the second biggest U.S. billion.

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PYMNTS

JULY 14, 2020

billion, the eCommerce marketplace announced on Tuesday (July 14). “We’re Arvind first partnered with the eCommerce marketplace six years ago, and this investment gives Flipkart a “significant minority stake” in the denim brand. Flipkart Group raised $1.2 The investment values Flipkart at $24.9 The company recently invested $34.6

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

New data shows a projected 14 percent increase in fraud attempts during the upcoming 2018 holiday season, with fraud likely to peak on Thanksgiving Day. Instacart Raises $271M on $7.8B

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PYMNTS

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. Sky News said the acquisition price is thought to be above the $1.1

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

The firm is cruising toward a $1 billion valuation and unicorn status as it is in the final stages of negotiating a $100 million funding round, according to reports in Recode that were confirmed by TechCrunch. But it is a straightforward idea that has built up a lot of momentum — and very fast.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 28, 2017

B2B eCommerce platform Mbiz has raised Series A financing, reports Monday (March 27) said. While the company did not disclose how much it raised, COO and cofounder Ryn Hermawan told e27 that he estimates the company’s valuation to be about $75 million. Tokyo Century Corporation led the funding, reports added. “But

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 4, 2019

million in the B2B eCommerce startup, MENAbytes reports said. Citing unnamed sources, the publication said the new investment would add to the previous $800 million the Vision Fund provided earlier this year, which pushed Greensill’s valuation to an estimated $3.5 Both Greensill and SoftBank declined to comment.

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