The less bumpy way to ride e-commerce = Rakuten (Seite 948)

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Rakuten ist schon sehr früh bei Pinterest eingestiegen

Jun 15, 2018, 11:45am
Can Pinterest Be A $30 Billion Company?

Pinterest has gathered a lot of interest of late, with news around its impending IPO emerging every few months. The company had originally planned an IPO in 2018, but reports suggest that it now plans to go public in 2019, after it missed its 2017 revenue estimates. In its latest funding round in 2017, Pinterest was valued at $12.3 billion. However, with a strong growth in users and revenues, Pinterest could potentially command a much higher valuation if the company goes public next year.
Our dashboard projects Pinterest’s revenues based on its historical trends and outlook, and forecasts the company to generate revenues of around $750 million in 2018. With a revenue multiple of 25X, these revenues would give Pinterest a valuation of around $19 billion.

The key to a $30 billion valuation for Pinterest would be a significant increase in revenue per user by attracting more advertisers to its platform. While data around the company’s key metrics is limited, sources suggest that Pinterest might already be profitable, with gross margins higher than 45%.

There are more than 2 billion searches on Pinterest every day, and 55% of Pinterest users shop on the site. This differentiates Pinterest from other social media platforms since its users are likely to be focused on specific products, which could make them a better audience for advertisers. If Pinterest is able to exploit this advantage and grow its revenues significantly, a $30 billion valuation could be possible in the future (though not likely for at least a few years).

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Why Spain’s Cabify will end up being bought out

8. Juli 2018
Recent reports that Lyft was about to buy Spain’s Cabify for some $3 billion have been denied by Cabify, which insists it will follow a roadmap that includes a Spanish IPO in over the next one or two years, while Lyft has issued the usual no comment. Cabify, one of the few Spanish unicorns, was valued during its latest round of financing at $1.4 billion and is present in 39 cities in 11 countries.
All this places Cabify in a perfect environment for an acquisition that will undoubtedly be very substantial. The company, which has carried out a brilliant international deployment based on a sustainable culture that in many cities beats Uber in terms of price/quality, currently lacks the technology to develop autonomous driving, although it could, eventually, reach agreements with tech companies. But the simplest route and the one its investors would likely choose, and they call the shots, not the founders or managers, would be the eventual sale to a bigger fish prepared to pay a good price for access to a key market.

To reiterate, I have little doubt that Cabify will eventually be sold and will make its founders and investors very rich. Whether that time has come or whether it should continue developing its expansion plans to improve its price is another matter.

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Viber gives you more

https://www.viber.com/blog/2018-08-16/viber-out-vs-skype/

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 58.458.511 von FlankerStan am 15.08.18 22:43:12

Der zuletzt gemeldete Zukauf

Rakuten invests $36m in restaurant reservation site
Partnership with Japan's Gurunavi will create new services
AKANE OKUTSU, Nikkei staff writer July 30, 2018

TOKYO -- Japanese internet services company Rakuten announced on Monday that it is investing 4 billion yen ($36 million) for a 10% stake in local restaurant reservation site Gurunavi to create new services using data owned by both companies.

Rakuten will buy the stake from its founder, becoming the second largest shareholder by Aug. 22.
The two companies are planning to integrate their membership system and loyalty points program and will use their data and the customer base for marketing and to create new services.

Gurunavi operates a review and reservation site that lists 60,000 restaurants. The company collects fees from these restaurants, and also provides them with consulting services.

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Niedrigere Kosten und schneller verfügbar

Some background information includes the fact that Japan’s largest e-commerce giant Rakuten has teamed up with Chubu Electric Power, TEPCO Group and Kansai Electric Power Co to become a cellular company for the Big 3 to contend with. The 4G deployment will use the utilities companies’ telecoms and transmissions towers and other infrastructure. No wonder since residential and business telecom users’ expenses just keep escalating, and perhaps Rakuten can find fresh, new ways to decrease those costs and in turn … churn rates. Rakuten, if all goes well, will be Japan’s 4th MNO later this year 2018.

Other utilities’ companies that have the potential to assist Rakuten Mobile Network to achieve a complete Japan nation coverage include:
Chugoku Electric Power Company (CEPCO)
Chubu Electric Power (Chuden)
Hokuriku Electric Power Company (Hokuden)
Hokkaido Electric Power Company (HEPCO)
Kyushu Electric Power (Kyuden)
Okinawa Electric Power Company (Okiden)
Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO)
Tohoku Electric Power (Tohokuden)
Shikoku Electric Power Company (Yonden)


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Eine weitere der 34 Beteiligungen unter dem Dach von Rakuten Capital

PremFina Signs on 20 New Brokers in 2018 and Counting
LONDON, May 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/

PremFina (the "Company") is proud to announce the recent go-live of insurance brokers: Reactive Insurance, Larsen Howie, The Auto Group (TAG), and Motor Products Online (MPO), amongst 20 brokers that signed on to PremFina's financing or software platform in the first quarter of 2018.
The new brokers represent significant traction for PremFina, the newest entrant in the 30-year-old UK premium finance market. It has already captured 6% of the top 50 UK brokers with its award winning software and market competitive funding.

The Company's tailored, flexible financing solutions, broker branded software and documentation, together with dedicated broker support - dubbed the 'PremFina Trifecta' - has caught the interest of brokers looking to make a change in their existing business models. Some brokers choose to use PremFina's Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) only and deploy their own funds instead to finance customer credit agreements.

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 58.456.339 von FlankerStan am 15.08.18 18:34:08

Die sehen das ähnlich wie ich auch - wenn es so käme wäre es sensationell, aber es wird nicht einfach sein

"Next, I wanted to touch on the potential of Rakuten's ad business. In June, Rakuten acquired Ad application developer LOB for an undisclosed amount in a move to expand its advertising business to external applications. The company has made clear it aims to increase advertising revenue to JPY 200 billion by 2021. Rakuten's ad business is growing at an average of 17.8% YoY over the past six months (not including acquisitions). The potential is great, but reaching the JPY 200 billion figure is a lofty target."

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Wichtiger Zukauf, wenn man das m.E. kaum Mögliche erreichen will: Rakuten aims to increase

advertising revenue to 200 billion yen by 2021

Rakuten : Acquires Ad Platform Developer and Provider LOB
Tokyo, July 5, 2018 - Rakuten, Inc. today announced that it has reached a final agreement regarding the acquisition of LOB Inc., a developer and supplier of advertising platforms, as a wholly owned subsidiary.

In May 2018, the company consolidated its suite of advertising-related products under the Rakuten Marketing Platform brand, in order to achieve a more integrated approach to marketing. In addition, Rakuten aims to increase advertising revenue to 200 billion yen by 2021. At present, the majority of revenue comes from adverts on the more than 70 services, including the Rakuten Ichiba internet shopping mall. However, Rakuten will collaborate with LOB to develop a global advertising platform in order to deliver adverts more efficiently on platforms other than Rakuten Group services.

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