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E-Commerce Funding Platform 8fig Nets $140M to Support Online Sellers

E-Commerce Funding Platform 8fig Nets $140M to Support Online Sellers

8fig, a startup that has developed a funding and management platform for e-commerce businesses, closed on a sizable amount of money of its own, raising $140 million in a Series B funding round – $40 million in equity and $100 million in debt.

The round, which brought the total amount to $196.5 million, was led by Koch Disruptive Technologies, with participation from existing investors Battery Ventures, Localglobe, Hetz, the Jesselson family, and Silicon Valley Bank, now a division of First Citizens Bank.

The Austin, Texas and Israel-based 8fig, which was co-founded by serial entrepreneurs Yaron Shapira, CEO, Assaf Dagan, CTO, and Roei Yellin, CRO, offers e-commerce enterprises an alluring substitute for conventional venture capital funding. After thoroughly examining and evaluating the company’s growth possibilities, the corporation instead offers money on more enticing terms than equity.

Online sellers can manage their funding and remittance schedules using the 8fig platform, which also offers tools for supply chain management, financial planning, and freight and logistics coordination.

“The global macroeconomic challenges we are experiencing make it difficult for ecommerce business owners to access the resources they need to succeed. 8fig is providing these online sellers with the financial support and tools necessary to thrive in any economic climate,” said Shapira.

The company focuses on mid-sized online retailers with at least $8,000 in monthly sales and an online store on a platform like Amazon.com, Shopify, eBay, or Wix, among others. It said any payments it agrees to give sellers are distributed incrementally over time rather than in one flat sum.

Since its founding in 2020, 8fig has given more than $500 million in investment to numerous online retailers. It claims to have grown its clientele by more than 900% and its revenue by more than 800% in the past year, however it withheld precise figures.

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Joe Palmisano is Editorial Director for Connect Money, where he brings nearly three decades experience of market insights as a financial journalist, analyst and senior portfolio manager for leading financial publications, advisory firms, and hedge funds. In his role as Editorial Director, Joe is responsible for the selection of content and creation of daily business news covering the financial markets, including Alternative Assets, Direct Investment and Financial Advisory services. Before joining Connect Money, Joe was a financial journalist for the Wall Street Journal, regularly publishing feature stories and trend pieces on the foreign exchange, global fixed income and equity markets. Joe parlayed his experience as a financial journalist into roles as a Senior Research Analyst and Portfolio Manager, writing daily and weekly market analysis and managing a FX and US equity portfolio. Joe was also a contributing writer for industry magazines and publications, including SFO Magazine and the CMT Association. Joe earned a B.S.B.A. in Finance from The American University. He holds the Chartered Market Technician (CMT) designation and is a member of the CFA Institute.

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