The Order : Weekly Aggregator Roundup - New Vessel, Una Brands & Valuations

Chart of the Week

Hahnbeck reports a widening valuation range - and notes that not every business sells. More in "The truth about FBA valuations".

Amazon FBA SDE Valuation Range [Hahnbeck]

New funding this week: undisclosed

Funding Craze 💰

• Korea: New Vessel announced their seed-round to focus on the Korean & Japanese eCommerce markets (backed by Korean internet giant Naver) [Techcrunch]

Movers & Shakers 🤝

• "Una Brands acquires Singapore consumer brands ErgoTune and EverDesk+" [Business Times]

Strategy 📈

• No need to drop your Visa card after all: "Amazon and Visa reach agreement over fee dispute" [Charged Retail]

• The warehouse buying spree: Thanks to Amazon, warehouse rents have never been higher [Quartz]

• E-Commerce Lost Market Share in 2021 [Marketplace Pulse]

• Shopify Is Now 50% As Large as Amazon Marketplace [Marketplace Pulse]

• Shopify had an amazing 2021 (rev +57%, GMV +47%, adj gross profit +60%) -- but their 2022 outlook is cautious [Shopify Q4 investor presentation / Shopify Q4 press release]

Events 🎤

• Feb 28 - Mar 02: The Aggregator Show in New Jersey

• Mar 12: Seller Barcamp in Munich

• Mar 14-16: Prosper Show in Las Vegas

Let's make this week count,

Christian