22.09.2021

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2021

SoftBank jumps into Secondhand Market with Vestiaire Collective Investment

Founded: 2009

Investment Raised: EUR 178M €

EUR 1.5B

Valuation

Investors: SoftBank Vision Fund (https://visionfund.com/) Korelya Capital Eurazeo (https://www.eurazeo.com/en) Condé Nast (https://www.condenast.de/de) BPI France (https://www.bpifrance.com/)

21.09.2021

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2021

Marketplace platform Mirakl raises USD 555M at $3.5 billion valuation

Founded: 2011

Investment Raised: USD 555M €

USD 3.5B

Valuation

Investors: Silver Lake (https://www.silverlake.com/?v=2) Permira (https://www.permira.com/) Felix Capital (https://www.felixcap.com/) Elaia (https://www.elaia.com/) 83 North (https://www.83north.com/)

15.09.2021

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2021

E-Commerce Shipping Company Sendcloud secures USD 177M

Founded: 2012

Investment Raised: USD 177M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Softbank Vision Fund (https://visionfund.com/) L Catterton (https://www.lcatterton.com/) HPE Growth (https://hpegrowth.com/)

09.09.2021

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2021

Scalapay raises USD 155M at a USD 700M valuation as buy now, pay later services continue to boom

Founded: 2019

Investment Raised: USD 155M €

USD 545M

Valuation

Investors: Woodson Capital Management (https://whalewisdom.com/filer/woodson-capital-management-lp) Tiger Global Management (https://www.tigerglobal.com/) Ithaca Investments (https://www.ithacacapital.com/) Fasanara Capital (https://www.fasanara.com/) Baleen Capital

09.09.2021

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2021

Home Cleaning Service Platform Batmaid raises EUR 23M

Founded: 2014

Investment Raised: EUR 23M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: AEVIS VICTORIA SA (https://www.aevis.com/de/)

06.09.2021

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2021

Amsterdam’s Picnic raises €600M from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust to build the most sustainable European grocery delivery company

Founded: 2015

Investment Raised: EUR 600M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (http://www.gatesfoundation.org)

02.09.2021

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2021

German startup arive raises EUR 6M to deliver high-end products on-demand

Founded: 2021

Investment Raised: EUR 6M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: La Famiglia (https://lafamiglia.vc/) Balderton Capital 468 Capital

01.09.2021

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2021

Olsam Group raises USD 165M in Series A Equity and Debt Funding Round

Founded: 2020

Investment Raised: USD 165M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Elevat3 Capital (https://elevat3.vc/) Apeiron Investment Group

02.08.2021

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Calendar Week # 32 |

2021

Largest Equity Funding Round for a European FBA Aggregator Announced as SellerX raises €100 ($118) Million led by L Catterton’s Growth Fund

Founded: 2020

Investment Raised: EUR 100M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: L Catterton (https://www.lcatterton.com/) Sofina (https://www.sofinagroup.com/) Cherry Ventures (https://www.cherry.vc/) Felix Capital and 83NORTH

23.07.2021

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2021

Tailor Brands raises $50M in Series C Funding

Founded: 2014

Investment Raised: USD 50M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: GoDaddy Inc. (https://de.godaddy.com/) OurCrowd (https://www.ourcrowd.com/) Pitango Growth (https://www.pitango.com/) Mangrove Capital Partners (https://www.mangrove.vc/) Armat Group (https://www.armatgroup.com/) Disruptive VC (http://www.disruptivevc.com/) Richard Rosenblatt (https://www.crunchbase.com/person/richard-rosenblatt)

13.07.2021

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2021

Lookiero closes $30M in Series C Funding

Founded: 2016

Investment Raised: USD 30M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Perwyn (https://www.perwyn.com/) MMC Ventures (https://mmc.vc/) All Iron Ventures (http://www.alliron.vc/) Bonsai Partners (https://www.bonsaipartners.com/)

13.07.2021

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2021

OnBuy raises £35M in Series A+ Funding

Founded: 2016

Investment Raised: GBP 35M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Bring Ventures Norway Post venture arm Fuel Ventures (https://fuel.ventures/) Guy Hands (https://www.crunchbase.com/person/guy-hands) Knut Frängsmyr (https://www.linkedin.com/in/knut-fr%C3%A4ngsmyr-5382a924/?originalSubdomain=se) Richard Goulding (https://www.crunchbase.com/person/richard-goulding-9b23)

12.07.2021

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2021

India’s Flipkart completes $3.6b funding round

Founded: 2007

Investment Raised: USD 3.6B €

USD 37.6B

Valuation

Investors: GIC (https://www.gic.com.sg/) CPP Investments (https://www.cppinvestments.com/) SoftBank Vision Fund 2 (https://visionfund.com/) Walmart (http://www.walmart.com/) Willoughby Capital (https://www.willcapllc.com/) Antara Capital Tencent Holdings (https://www.tencent.com/en-us/) Franklin Templeton (http://www.franklintempleton.com/) Tiger (http://tigerglobal.com/)

05.07.2021

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2021

E-commerce logistics startup Locad gets $4.9M seed round led by Sequoia Capital India’s Surge

Founded: 2020

Investment Raised: USD 4,9M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Sequoia Capital India’s Surge (https://www.surgeahead.com/) Antler (https://www.antler.co/) Febe Ventures (https://febe.vc/) Foxmont (https://www.foxmontcapital.com/) GFC and Hustle Fund

23.06.2021

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2021

Snackpass gobbles up $70M at a $400M+ valuation as its social food ordering platform crosses 500K users

Founded: 2017

Investment Raised: USD 70M €

USD 400M+

Valuation

Investors: Craft Ventures (https://www.craftventures.com/) Andreessen Horowitz (https://a16z.com/) General Catalyst (https://www.generalcatalyst.com/) Y Combinator (https://www.ycombinator.com/)

22.06.2021

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2021

Dutch payments startup Mollie raises another $800M at a $6.5B valuation

Founded: 2004

Investment Raised: USD 800M €

USD 6.5B

Valuation

Investors: Blackstone Growth (BXG) (https://www.blackstone.com/our-businesses/blackstone-growth-bxg/) EQT Growth (https://www.eqtgroup.com/) General Atlantic (https://www.generalatlantic.com/) HMI Capital (https://www.hmicapital.com/) Alkeon Capital (https://www.alkeoncapital.com/) TCV (https://www.tcv.com/)

07.06.2021

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2021

London’s direct-to-consumer home decor startup Lick raises $22 million in Series A round

Founded: 2019

Investment Raised: USD 23M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Alexander Edward Chesterman Felix Capital (http://www.felixcap.com/) Kathaka Magnus Rausing OMERS Ventures (http://www.omersventures.com/)

03.06.2021

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2021

Berlin’s groceries-in-under-10-minutes firm Flink bags $240 million in Series A round, signs long term REWE Group support agreement

Founded: 2020

Investment Raised: USD 240M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Bond (https://www.bondcap.com/) Mubadala Capital Ventures (https://www.mubadala.com/en/what-we-do/capital/ventures) Prosus & Naspers (https://www.prosus.com/) Rewe Group (https://rewe-group.at/de)

03.06.2021

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2021

Budapest-based Recart nabs €2.8 million for its mobile marketing platform

Founded: 2015

Investment Raised: USD 3,5M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Day One Capital (http://www.dayonecapital.com/) Lead Ventures (http://leadventures.eu/) Oktogon Ventures (https://www.oktogon.vc/)

02.06.2021

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2021

FlixMobility Raises $650M in Series G Equity and Debt Financing

Founded: 2011

Investment Raised: USD 650M €

USD 2.35B

Valuation

Investors: Baillie Gifford (https://www.bailliegifford.com/) BlackRock (https://www.blackrock.com/corporate/global-directory) Canyon Partners (https://www.canyonpartners.com/) General Atlantic (https://www.generalatlantic.com/) HV Capital (https://www.hvcapital.com/) Permira (https://www.permira.com/) Silver Lake (https://www.silverlake.com/) TCV (https://www.tcv.com/)

02.06.2021

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2021

eStoreMedia, London-based software supplier to Fortune 500 brands lands £21.1M funding

Founded: 2009

Investment Raised: GBP 21,1M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Digital+ Partners (http://www.dplus.partners/) Kennet Partners (http://www.kennet.com/)

27.05.2021

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2021

Wayflyer raises $76M to provide ‘revenue-based’ financing to e-commerce merchants

Founded: 2019

Investment Raised: USD 76M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Left Lane Capital (https://www.leftlanecap.com/)

25.05.2021

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2021

Italy’s Commerce Layer raises $16M led by Coatue for its headless commerce platform

Founded: 2017

Investment Raised: USD 16M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Benchmark (http://www.benchmark.com/) Coatue (http://coatue.com/) Mango Capital

21.05.2021

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2021

London’s premium restaurant and hospitality brands e-commerce partner Slerp raises $10 million

Founded: 2016

Investment Raised: USD 10M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Eight Roads Ventures (https://eightroads.com/en/) Jigsaw VC (https://www.jigsaw.vc/) TrueSight Ventures (https://www.truesight.vc/) Aldea Ventures (http://aldea.ventures/) Rumi Verjee

18.05.2021

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2021

Back Market raises $335M for its refurbished device marketplace, now valued at $3.2B

Founded: 2014

Investment Raised: USD 335M €

USD 3.2B

Valuation

Investors: General Atlantic (http://www.generalatlantic.com/)

17.05.2021

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2021

Ankorstore raises another $102 million for its wholesale marketplace

Founded: 2019

Investment Raised: USD 102M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Tiger Global (http://tigerglobal.com/) Bain Capital Ventures (http://baincapitalventures.com/) Index Ventures (http://www.indexventures.com/) GFC (http://www.globalfounders.vc/) Alven (https://www.alven.co/) Aglaé (http://aglaeventures.com/)

12.05.2021

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2021

Secondhand clothing marketplace Vinted raises at a valuation of €3.5bn

Founded: 2008

Investment Raised: EUR 250M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Accel (http://www.accel.com/) Burda Principal Investments (http://www.burdaprincipalinvestments.com/) EQT (https://www.eqtgroup.com/) Insight Partners (http://www.insightpartners.com/) Lightspeed Venture Partners (http://lsvp.com/) Sprints Capital (http://www.sprintscap.com/)

06.05.2021

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2021

Amsterdam’s online wholesale marketplace Orderchamp raises €16.6M; will double headcount in 12 months

Founded: 2019

Investment Raised: EUR 16.8M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: henQ (https://henq.vc/) Prime Ventures (http://www.primeventures.com/)

31.03.2021

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2021

Amsterdam-based unsold fashion marketplace Otrium raises $120 million in series C funding, eyes US market entry

Founded: 2015

Investment Raised: EUR 100M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Bond (https://www.bondcap.com/) Eight Roads Ventures (https://eightroads.com/en/) Index Ventures (http://www.indexventures.com/)

30.03.2021

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2021

Wi5 raises £4.3M, London’s order & pay platform to supercharge growth in run-up to Series A

Founded: 2015

Investment Raised: GBP 4.36M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: West Hill Capital (http://www.westhillcapital.co.uk/)