Company Profiles

Coupang Logistics: How Korea’s Amazon Built Same-Day

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Coupang doesn’t outsource its logistics. It owns them. That single decision — made over a decade ago when the company was still burning through venture capital — is the reason … Read more

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Company Profiles

Tokopedia: ByteDance’s $1.5B Indonesia E-Commerce Bet

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Tokopedia isn’t the company it was two years ago. What started in 2009 as a homegrown Indonesian marketplace — founded by William Tanuwijaya and Leontinus Alpha Edison to connect small-town … Read more

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Comparisons

Southeast Asia vs India E-Commerce: A 2026 Comparison of Two Asian Ecommerce Models

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Southeast Asia’s e-commerce platforms generated $157.6 billion in GMV in 2025, up 22.8% year-on-year (Momentum Works, April 2026). India’s e-retail market crossed $65 billion in the same period, growing 19–21% … Read more

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