
Chinese E-Commerce Giant JD.com Makes $2.5 Billion Bid t0 Acquire Ceconomy
JD.com, the Chinese e-commerce giant controlled by billionaire Richard Liu, has made a $2.5 billion (€2.2 billion) all-cash offer to acquire Germany’s Ceconomy, which owns

JD.com, the Chinese e-commerce giant controlled by billionaire Richard Liu, has made a $2.5 billion (€2.2 billion) all-cash offer to acquire Germany’s Ceconomy, which owns

Amazon’s $1B Industrial Innovation Fund has backed Cambridge Terahertz, a startup developing compact 3D imaging technology to combat return fraud by allowing for visual inspection

Paddle, the leading Merchant of Record for digital product companies globally, has secured $25 million in growth financing from CIBC Innovation Banking to fuel international

Brainfish, an AI platform that enhances user interaction with digital products, has raised $6.4 million in a pre-Series A round led by Prosus Ventures, bringing

Remark, a company building human-trained AI product experts for e-commerce, has raised $16 million in Series A led by Inspired Capital, with participation from Stripe,

Polymarket, the blockchain-based prediction market platform, is reportedly closing a $200 million funding round led by Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund, bringing its valuation to $1

Base44, the six-month-old AI startup founded by Israeli developer Maor Shlomo, was acquired by website and e-commerce developer Wix for $80 million in cash after

FERMÀT, an AI-native commerce platform specializing in hyper-personalized shopping experiences, has raised $45 million in Series B funding led by VMG Partners, with continued support

Target is accelerating investment in its third-party e-commerce marketplace, Target Plus, which saw over 20% year-over-year GMV growth, and aims to reach $5 billion in
