Bolt raises $355m in Series E for online checkout experience platform
The latest funding round of the US-based checkout technology company values it at almost 30 times its valuation…
Retail
Indian hyperlocal delivery start-up Dunzo raises $240m
07 Jan 22Reliance Retail has invested $200m in the company to acquire a stake of 25.8%
Sage to take full ownership of retail tech provider Brightpearl for $299m
23 Dec 21The takeover is said to grow Sage Intacct’s reach in the retail and ecommerce segment
Symbotic to merge with SVF Investment in $5.5bn deal
14 Dec 21Symbotic is a product movement technology platform, which caters to grocers and wholesalers, including Walmart, Albertsons, and C&S…
Germany’s grocery delivery startup Flink raises $750m at $2.8bn valuation
13 Dec 21The funding is led by US tech firm Doordash, with participation from Mubadala Capital, part of Abu Dhabi’s…
Amazon hit with €1.1bn fine by Italian competition authority
10 Dec 21The e-commerce firm has been accused by AGCM of exploiting its dominant position to support the adoption of…
Global-e to buy e-commerce software firm Flow in $500m deal
25 Nov 21The Israeli firm expects the acquisition to bolster its offering and capabilities and enable it to access an…
Instacart acquires smart cart and checkout technology firm Caper AI
20 Oct 21Caper AI’s object recognition system enables customers to put items into their cart without having to scan or…
Mirakl raises $555m in Series E for enterprise marketplace SaaS platform
22 Sep 21The funding round led by Silver Lake takes the valuation of the company to more than $3.5bn
Salesforce, FedEx forge partnership to transform e-commerce services
15 Sep 21The partnership will see the integration of Salesforce Commerce Cloud and Salesforce Order Management with the capabilities from…