Strategizing for the Digital Age: Insights from the 2024 Hawke AI Benchmark Report In a landscape characterized by rapid technological evolution and shifting market dynamics, the 2024 Hawke AI Annual […]
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Back to news homeWhop, an online marketplace for digital goods, raises $17M
Amazon might have the monopoly on physical goods sold online. But what about digital ones? There’s Steam for games and software. Shopify supports some forms of digital goods, like artwork […]
Praktis lands $20M to help Indonesian D2C brands handle their supply chains
Small to medium-sized enterprises contribute 60% of Indonesia’s gross domestic product. But companies in the D2C space still struggle to compete against bigger brands. Praktis wants to put them on […]
Highbeam secures $10M loan to provide credit, spend monitoring and more to e-commerce retailers
Highbeam, a startup that provides banking features, credit and cash flow insights to e-commerce customers, today announced that it raised $10 million in debt from TriplePoint as it looks to […]
Triple Whale raises $25M for its Shopify data platform
Shopify powers a massive number of e-commerce sites, so it’s also no surprise that there is a vast ecosystem of tools around it that help these merchants manage all aspects […]
Embracing digital commerce may be retailers’ best bet for staying ahead of a fast-moving industry
Myriad companies have made digitally driven commerce work for them, but others have struggled to find success or are unsure where to start. Between livestreaming and big players like TikTok, […]
As its fashion empire booms, Shein wants an ESG makeover
Shein, the world’s largest fashion ecommerce site, has taken significant steps to ramp up its environmental, social, and governance — or ESG — efforts. But responsible fast fashion sounds like […]
WhatsApp broadens in-app business directory and search features
WhatsApp is introducing new Yellow Pages-like features to help users find businesses from within the instant messaging app, part of the Meta-owned platform’s growing attempts to make deeper inroads with […]
Alibaba eyes logistics growth in LatAm as China commerce slows
Cainiao, the logistics arm of Alibaba, is traveling far from home to seek expansion for its business. The company recently launched its first parcel distribution center in Brazil, adding to […]
Poppin’ bottles: VCs continue to pour millions into independent beverage startups
After seeing a ton of venture capital investment flow into independent beverage startups recently, it was time to take a step back and see if this kind of company actually […]