Singapore e-commerce aggregator gets $45m
Singapore’s Rainforest, an aggregator of Amazon marketplace sellers, has raised a USD 45m round led by Southern Capital, which provided USD 15m.
Existing investors Monk’s Hill Ventures, Insignia Venture Partners, and January Capital also participated. It brings total funding since launch to USD 101m, including two rounds last year that featured...
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