Alibaba doubles down on Lazada with additional $2 billion
E-commerce giant Alibaba announced today that it will invest an additional $2 billion in Lazada Group to accelerate the growth plans of Southeast Asia’…
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10 e-commerce trends that will shape Southeast Asia in 2018 (Part 1)
Editor’s note: This is the first part of a post on Southeast Asian e-commerce by Sheji Ho, for the second part click here. Sheji Ho is the Group Chief …
JD in $500m joint venture talks with Thailand’s Central Group
JD is in talks with Thailand’s Central Group about a $500 million e-commerce joint venture, according to Reuters. The talks are not yet public, but at …
Alibaba puts another $1 billion into Lazada
Alibaba Group is to invest almost another $1 billion in Southeast Asian e-commerce platform Lazada, bringing Lazada's implied valuation up to $3.15 bil…
Analyse Asia Podcast: All About Rocket Internet With Jon Russell
Jon Russell from TechCrunch joined us to discuss Rocket Internet’s $1 billion USD exit to Alibaba and its impact to e-commerce and funding cycles i…
Alibaba Pushes Further Out From Mainland, Funds Three Hong Kong Startups
Just a few weeks ago, Alibaba Group Holding Limited made headlines by sinking $1 billion USD into Southeast Asian e-commerce startup Lazada. Today, the…
Alibaba Buys Into Southeast Asia With $1 Billion Lazada Purchase
On Tuesday, Alibaba Group Holding Limited announced that it acquired a controlling stake in Southeast Asian e-commerce platform, Lazada, for $1 billion…
Samwer Brothers-backed Online Retailer Lazada Announces US$250 Million New Funding
Lazada, a Southeast Asian e-commerce startup incubated by Rocket Internet, raises approximately $250 million of cash from a consortium including new in…