Japan and Australia are hugely mature markets, probably more mature than the UK and the US in terms of ecommerce penetration and ecommerce savviness by consumers. India is hugely dominated by a couple of large players - Flipkart and Amazon. “China is at the peak at the moment, with the majority of sales happening through the mobile web and mobile applications. Earlier this year, Mark Woo, head of e-commerce, travel and financial services at Google declared that Southeast Asia is ripe for growth and will be the next major ecommerce boom market. We will continue to put our resources to work in Southeast Asia through Lazada to capture these growth opportunities.”Īs one would expect, Alibaba’s investment in Southeast Asian ecommerce looks to be a savvy one. “The e-commerce markets in the region are still relatively untapped, and we see a very positive upward trajectory ahead of us. Speaking in July after the announcement of the investment, Daniel Zhang, the CEO of the Alibaba Group said in a prepared statement.
Ciptakan Peluangmu Tokopedia adalah perusahaan teknologi Indonesia dengan misi mencapai pemerataan ekonomi. The proposed funding by Alibaba in Tokopedia is believed to be one of its largest ever investments, after its investment of over $2 billion in Lazada Group SA, the largest ecommerce company in the Southeast Asia region that operates in Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore, the Philippines and Vietnam. PT Tokopedia 721.756 pengikut di LinkedIn. Southeast Asia, The Next Ecommerce Frontier Tokopedia, perusahaan teknologi Indonesia dengan misi untuk bergerak mendorong pemerataan ekonomi secara digital, lewat visi membangun ekosistem dimana semua orang dapat memulai dan menemukan. The revelations that Alibaba is in talks with Tokopedia seem to suggest that Alibaba have edged out their largest rival, JD.com who were also thought to be in discussions with the Indonesian firm. The Chinese ecommerce giant is apparently in discussions with the company to lead a funding round that could be worth up to $500 million, with current investors in Tokopedia Softbank Internet and Media and Sequoia Capital also expected to participate. The company is one of the region’s biggest success stories, with the company now having more than 7.5 million transactions per month with a monthly growth rate that is between 10 and 20% Then, in 2014, Tokopedia managed to become the first ever technology company in Southeast Asia to receive a US$100 million investment from Softbank Internet and Media and Sequoia Capital. The company received initial seed funding from PT Indonusa Dwitama in 2009 for IDR 2.5 billion followed by capital injections from East Ventures (2010), CyberAgent Ventures (2011), NetPrice (2012), and SoftBank Ventures Korea (2013). Tokopedia was founded in 2009 by William Tanuwijaya and Leontinus Alpha Edison and is an online marketplace for small to medium sized businesses as well as individuals. through a combination with Altimeter Growth Corp., the largest-ever merger with a blank-check company.Alibaba, the Chinese ecommerce giant is reportedly in talks to make a significant investment in PT Tokopedia, one of the largest online retailers in Indonesia. Grab last month agreed to go public in the U.S. Gojek and Tokopedia have been in discussions for a possible merger since late December after Gojek’s negotiations with rival Grab Holdings Inc. Group CEO Soelistyo will head the payments and financial services unit GoTo Financial. William Tanuwijaya, CEO of Tokopedia, will continue to lead the online shopping pioneer he founded in 2009, while Gojek co-CEO Kevin Aluwi will continue to helm ride-hailing and delivery giant Gojek. Patrick Cao, president of Tokopedia, will retain that title at the new entity. Gojek co-Chief Executive Officer Andre Soelistyo will head the combined app giant.
The two companies said Monday they will form a holding company called GoTo through a deal backed by shareholders including Google and Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. The combined entity is set to form an Indonesian powerhouse, encompassing businesses from car-sharing and fintech to online shopping and delivery. JAKARTA: Indonesia’s ride-hailing and payments giant Gojek agreed to combine with e-commerce pioneer PT Tokopedia to create the largest internet company in the world’s fourth most-populous nation.
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