The Order : Weekly Aggregator Roundup - Perch & Growve
Chart of the week:
![Countries accepted for seller registration on Amazon - dark blue countries added recently [MarketplacePulse] Countries accepted for seller registration on Amazon - dark blue countries added recently [MarketplacePulse]](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F256fcc37-3ec3-48c8-a030-87d00660ec4b_740x360.png)
New funding this week: $950M
Funding Craze 💰
US - Perch $775M funding added with participation of SoftBank Vision Fund II - reporting 70 brands to date with on avg 2 brands/week being added in 2021 [Forbes]
US - Growve $175M debt funding following an undisclosed minority investment by Palm Beach Capital earlier this month to accelerate beyond 13 acquisitions / 20 brands to date [PR Newswire]
... and with that disclosed funding for FBA aggregators accelerates beyond $5BN 🔥
Strategy 📈
The world is you oyster -- Amazon open doors for sellers from 85 additional countries [MarketplacePulse]
Google Advances Its Open Commerce Ecosystem For Shoppers And Retailers: Shopify, WooCommerce, GoDaddy, Square [PYMNTS]
Will the future of Chinese e-commerce deliveries belong to Alibaba or Tencent? [Economist]
Amazon Fulfillment Investments Propel GMV [SeekingAlpha]
Stryze Group Founder Podcast with Sebastian Funke on the FBA & broader D2C strategy [Deutsche Startups Google Podcast - in German]
Amazon Policy Punishes Consumers, D.C. Suit Claims - challenge for pricing within and outside of the Amazon marketplace [WSJ]
Let's make this week count,
Christian