Lazada has just raised another US$100 million investment round and looks to conquer the region’s e-commerce scene. Here’s the company’s scoresheet, so far.
Lazada, an Amazon-like marketplace headquartered in Indonesia, has just raised another US$100 million round of investment.
The investment round is participated by Holtzbrinck Ventures along with its existing investors Kinnevik, Summit Partners and Tengelmann Group. The funding round shows a huge vote of confidence by existing investors participating in the latest round: Kinnevik invested US$40 million in November 2012, Summit Partners added US$26 million in December 2012, and Tengelmann Group came in with around US$20 million back in January 2013.
Launched back in April 2012, Lazada has since expanded its presence and currently operates in Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, the Phillipines and Indonesia. Let’s take a closer look at how they are doing in these countries.
Full post at: http://e27.co/2013/06/20/lazada-heres-their-southeast-asia-scoresheet-so-far/