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Retail Tech & E-commerce

Retail Tech & E-commerce news and trends, straight to your inbox đź“©

Happy Thursday!
Here’s the scoop on recent fundings and news over the past week, starting with a zoom on the forces shaping the future of Retail - enjoy!
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đź’ˇ Retail trends
Trends & Technologies Shaping The Retail Industry
Key trends, game-changing technologies & use cases, highlighting how companies in the retail industry are finding and leveraging innovative opportunities.
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đź’¸ 'Doing the rounds'
ShipBlu bags $2.4M for its e-commerce and fulfilment service in Egypt
ShipBlu bags $2.4M for its e-commerce and fulfilment service in Egypt
African e-commerce fulfilment startups backed by Y Combinator seem to be piquing investors’ interest this year for their niche e-commerce play.
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Thrasio-styled Una Brands nets $15m in series A money
Una Brands, a Singapore-based e-commerce startup, has raised US$15 million in a series A round led by White Star Capital and Alpha JWC. The round also saw participation from existing investors and Ninja Van co-founder Alvin Teo. The development comes after Una Brands raised US$40 million in a seed round five months ago. Like Thrasio, the one-year-old company acquires independent profitable brands with revenues of between US$1 million and US$50 million.
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As post-pandemic e-commerce booms, Rally raises $6M for headless checkout platform
As post-pandemic e-commerce booms, Rally raises $6M for headless checkout platform
You might have heard of “headless” content management systems, whereby you can run a CMS without being locked into a front-end platform. Well, a similar movement is coming to e-commerce. The latest incarnation of this movement is the news that “headless checkout” startup Rally Commerce Inc. has secured $6 million in seed funding.
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How to Scale your eCommerce, D2C or Retail Company: An AMA with Techstars Founders and Managing Director Matt Kozlov
Sponsored by TECHSTARS
How to Scale your eCommerce, D2C or Retail Company: An AMA with Techstars Founders and Managing Director Matt Kozlov
Monday, November 15 at 5:00 pm PST
Join the Techstars LA team and a collection of consumer-focused founders that have been through the program to get a behind-the-scenes look at what it’s like to build a company with Techstars.
The conversation will be moderated by Managing Director Matt Kozlov and Entrepreneur-in-Residence Ana Rosenstein with founders from top consumer companies on hand to answer all your burning questions, including Sumant Yerramilly of Lightbox, Rob Gregg of Gales, and more to come.
đź—ž News snippets
Web3 Is Going to Rewrite Your E-Commerce Strategy
Web3 Is Going to Rewrite Your E-Commerce Strategy
Customers want control and convenience. Blockchain will give them both.
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Tesco announces Gorillas rapid grocery delivery tie up
Tesco announces Gorillas rapid grocery delivery tie up
Tesco is launching a pilot with rapid grocery delivery venture Gorillas. The retailer’s customers will be able to order Tesco products to their doors, within 10 minutes, via the Gorillas app.
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Allbirds shares surge 90% in eco-friendly shoe maker's market debut
Allbirds shares surge 90% in eco-friendly shoe maker's market debut
The company, known for its sustainable wool sneakers and slip-ons, started trading Wednesday on the Nasdaq exchange under the ticker symbol “BIRD.”
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