Retail and e-commerce are in the spotlight this week with Una Brands securing US$15 million in a Series A round. The startup launched just five months ago with a US$40 million equity and debt seed round. Meanwhile, Omnilytics launched a new module that claims to have brought users a 20% increase in sell-through rate, over 17% increase in product margins, and a 15% reduction in deadstock.

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• Una Brands raises US$15M, records 50% sales growth from brands
• Omnilytics launches new module that increases profit margins by 17%
• BukuKas eyes 20 million users by end of 2022
• Kredivo partners with AirAsia for easy access to travel
• Zenysis partners with Chemionics to launch global healthcare program
• Grab eyes profitable delivery service by end of 2021
• Horangi & Huawei Cloud to serve digital organizations in 10 countries
• Parcel Perform eyes growth & North American headquarters
• iPrice launches new tool to help consumers save time & money
• NewCampus’ tips for managing leaders in hyper-growth tech startups
• How Arcstone is pushing the needle forward in Industry 4.0
• Prenetics’ UK success in collaboration & rapid innovation

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• 500-backed MHub emerged as the winner for The Best Banking / Commerce Startup in the X-PITCH 2021 finals, beating over 3,000 entries.