The Order : Weekly Aggregator Roundup - Thrasio

Chart of the week:

Average Cost-per-Click of Amazon Ads in the US [Marketplace Pulse]

New funding this week: $0M

Funding Craze 💰

Still a craze? Business prepping for prime day? Let's see - no new funding announcements this week. Biggest headline was various news outlets digging up - unconfirmed - details on Thrasio's long-rumored SPAC deal:

• Michael Klein's Churchill Capital V (for those passionate about mobility - IV is taking Lucid Motors public) is reported to be in talks with Thrasio. No deal has been finalized and none of the key stakeholders have commented on the report. [Bloomberg]

Strategy 📈

• Simple economics at work - with demand for ads on Amazon increasing, prices move up: "Amazon Ads Are Getting More Expensive" [Marketplace Pulse]

• Indian market snapshot: "$300 million, 10 startups and a dream: Decoding the secretive Thrasio-model by Indian startups" [Money Control]

• Berlin Brands MD of Global Expansion / M&A on Christian Salza on acquisitions, the European market, and tech [Practical eCommerce]

• Third party sellers as partners or competitors for Amazon? This an more in "The Prime Effect: How The Amazon Marketplace Shapes How We Shop" [wbur]

• 🍿- part 1: Netflix moves into e-commerce with launch of online store [The Hill]

• 🍿- part 2: Live shopping - Alibaba expands cloud products with livestream shopping in its battle against Amazon [CNBC]

Let's make this week count,

Christian