(14th November) Alibaba-acquired C-suites building "Rappi for Pakistan"

++ Airbnb alum building platform to manage, discover, & trade everything from crypto to stocks to shoes.

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Geeks of the week

Startup Name: Krave Mart (Raising; Please reach out for introduction)

Geography: Pakistan

One-liner: Rappi for Pakistan.

Founder(s) Background: Chief Customer Officer @ Daraz (Alibaba-acquired), Head of Product, Ops & Logistics @ foodpanda (Delivery Hero-acquired).

Raised $$ / Backed By (Public Source): $6m pre-seed; Raised from JAM Fund, Global Founders Capital, Saison Capital, Zayn Capital, YC and strategic angels.

Key Tractions:

  • 800k MAU

  • $10m Annualized GMV

  • AOV $7.3 & Retail margins 23%

Startup Name: Tyger Brands (Raising pre-seed; Please reach out for introduction)

Geography: Southeast Asia

One-liner: Building lifestyle brands in Southeast Asia.

Founder(s) Background: Senior Engagement manager @ Mckinsey, Head of Ops @ foodpanda

Raised $$ / Backed By (Public Source): Senior Executives @ Rappi, Mckinsey, Uber, Klarna, Coca-Cola, Faire and Family Office.

Key Tractions:

  • Annualized Revenue Run Rate - $1.8m

  • Annualized GMV - $2m

  • 150k MAU

Startup Name: Roi

Geography: US

One-liner: Manage, discover, & trade everything from crypto to stocks to shoes.

Founder(s) Background: Staff designer & Software engineer @ Airbnb.

Raised $$ / Backed By (Public Source): Seed-stage; Raised from Spark Capital, Google’s Gradient Ventures, Balaji Srinivasan, Kevin Durant, 500 Startups, Stripe, AirAngels, Contrary Capital, and operators from top funds/companies.