fashion e-shop Zalora grabs $ 100M

  Zalora, Fashion Boutique Online Zappos style based Southeast Asia, has $ 100 million to scale operations and expand the number of local and international brands it carries.

The startup, which launched in 2012 to life, has already more than 400 brands in womenswear, menswear, shoes, accessories, beauty, sports and works in Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam.

During his short life, the company has become the largest online store for fashion in Southeast Asia.

Granted Zalora enjoys considerable support from lead donor Rocket Internet and has already raised $ 26 million in capital March German retail conglomerate Tengelmann, TechCrunch reported at the time. Zalora also undeclared funds from JP Morgan gathered last September.

Rocket Internet, a German holding company that describes itself as a "builder international online venture," has success by found clones of U.S. startups and businesses and lead to a global audience.

A number of start-up he supported were acquired by large U.S. companies. Thus, for example, sales Alando company acquired by eBay in 1999, and City deal, a deal-of-the day in the UK and Europe focused website was acquired by Groupon in 2010.