By Humayun Khan October 10, 2012 Kobo Acquires Aquafadas to Add More Magazines, Comic Books, and Children’s Books Today Toronto-based Kobo, owned by Japanese ecommerce giant Rakuten, announced its acquisition of French company Aquafadas,…
By Humayun Khan September 17, 2012 Daily Grommet Adds Series B Funding From Rakuten to Amp Up Partnerships Boston-based Daily Grommet announced today that it has closed a round of Series B funding for an undisclosed amount led by…
By Darrell Etherington May 23, 2012 OrderWithMe Partners With Rakuten to Expand Internationally Online group wholesale provider OrderWithMe, based in China and Houston, today announced a new partnership with Japanese e-commerce…
By Darrell Etherington May 17, 2012 Pinterest’s New Funding About Expanding Global Footprint, Monetization Pinterest confirmed the news today that it had secured a $100 million financing round, at a massive $1.5 billion valuation.…