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How a social commerce firm grew revenue by 220% in a year
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How a social commerce firm grew revenue by 220% in a year

Major e-grocery players have had to streamline their operations to stay afloat, but WeBuy appears to be bucking the trend.
Melissa Goh · · 1 min read
Exclusive: Social commerce platform WeBuy seeks $20m to launch financial services
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Exclusive: Social commerce platform WeBuy seeks $20m to launch financial services

The firm plans to begin offering mortgages in Singapore as soon as this year.
Melissa Goh · · 5 min read
TreeDots to shut down group-buying service this month
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TreeDots to shut down group-buying service this month

The development comes almost six months after the platform raised US$11 million in series A funding.
Roehl Niño Bautista · · 2 min read
Exclusive: Webuy acquires Indonesian social commerce rival, starts offering travel deals
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Exclusive: Webuy acquires Indonesian social commerce rival, starts offering travel deals

The Singapore-based group-buying platform has also set its sights on travel bookings and plans to launch an advertising business in the long term.
Melissa Goh · · 6 min read
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After social ecommerce’s success in China, Webuy tests the waters in Southeast Asia

Social ecommerce is on the rise in China and India. This Rocket Internet-backed startup is bringing that wave to Southeast Asia’s shores.
Melissa Goh · · 7 min read

Disconnect: China needs to move beyond harsh boom/bust startup trends

China’s boom/bust startup cycle is getting ridiculous.
C. Custer · · 4 min read

Baidu is taking a bigger slice of China’s O2O pie

Meituan used to be the dominant company in daily deals O2O. But recently, Baidu’s Nuomi has been gaining on them.
C. Custer · · 4 min read

Chinese ecommerce startup Wowo finally achieves its long-delayed IPO

Wowo, also known as 55tuan, has finally achieved its US IPO dreams. NASDAQ:WOWO, look it up.
C. Custer · · 1 min read

Waiting for Wowo: the IPO tragicomedy continues

In the two days since we last wrote about Wowo, the company has missed two more IPO deadlines. Is this company ever going to actually list?
C. Custer · · 2 min read

What is going on with Chinese ecommerce site Wowo’s long-delayed IPO?

Wowo, also known as 55tuan, has missed several IPO dates already and it looks likely to miss its next one. What the heck is going on?
C. Custer · · 2 min read