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Alibaba And SoftBank Join Forces For Indian E-commerce
News // December 23, 2014

Alibaba and SoftBank are holding joint discussions with bankers in India as they try to secure a slice of India’s consumer e-commerce market, according to India’s Economic Times. The preliminary meetings are to discuss potential targets for the two companies, according to an unnamed source...

Bigcommerce Gets Big Bucks
International // November 24, 2014

E-Commerce services firm Bigcommerce has emptied an investment shopping cart to the tune of $50 million, courtesy of SoftBank Capital, American Express Ventures, Telstra Ventures, Revolution Growth and General Catalyst, Recode reported. “Led by CEO Eddie Machaalani, Bigcommerce sells subscriptions to its software platform, which...

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Google, SoftBank Invest $11.5M In Yieldify

June 26, 2015
In a Series A funding round led by Google Ventures and SoftBank Capital, London-based software-as-a-service startup Yieldify picked up $11.5 million to fuel the growth of its predictive marketing technology. The company announced the investment yesterday (June 25) on its blog, adding that the funding will allow Yieldify to continue “giving online marketers new methods […]

Alibaba And SoftBank Join Forces For Indian E-commerce

December 23, 2014
Alibaba and SoftBank are holding joint discussions with bankers in India as they try to secure a slice of India’s consumer e-commerce market, according to India’s Economic Times. The preliminary...

Bigcommerce Gets Big Bucks

November 24, 2014
E-Commerce services firm Bigcommerce has emptied an investment shopping cart to the tune of $50 million, courtesy of SoftBank Capital, American Express Ventures, Telstra Ventures, Revolution Growth and General Catalyst,...