Markato is the premier wholesale marketplace for discovering a curated selection of international brands from across the globe. Markato offers an all-in-one online wholesale platform for businesses and stores in Asia to source from hundreds of premium, independent brands from the United States, Europe, and Australia. Retailers in Asia can buy wholesale directly from overseas brands seamlessly: - Discover new brands and products has never been easier: browse hundreds of global brands directly online, see wholesale prices, and access all product details with one simple click. - Try new products with customers at zero risk: Markato offers 90-day free returns and a 60-day buy now, pay later option so you can stock new brands and only pay if and when they sell. - Markato's hand-crafted selection of brands currently covers three categories: Home & Living, Accessories, and Beauty & Wellness (but it won’t stop there!). - Manage all brands and orders online: international payments and logistics are seamlessly integrated, and the Hong Kong-based team is on hand to support across all brands and orders. - On top of that, Markato offers HK$1000 off your first order!
Employees: 11-50
Total raised: $5M
Founded date: 2023
Investors 1
| Date | Name | Website |
| 21.01.2025 | NZVC | nzvc.co.nz |
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 29.08.2023 | Seed | $5M | - |
Mentions in press and media 4
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| 04.09.2023 | Deals in brief: MiyaHealth extends pre-Series A round, Chinese EV manufacturers bag significant funding, and more | MiyaHealth raises SGD 2.4 million in pre-Series A extension round The Singapore-based software-as-a-service health tech firm has closed a SGD 2.4 million (USD 1.78 million) pre-Series A extension round, bringing the total fundraise to SGD 1... |
| 31.08.2023 | Deals in brief: Markato backed to transform B2B wholesale in Asia, three major deals in China, and more | Amidst the funding winter, Indian startup Zepto has defied trends by becoming the country’s first unicorn this year after completing a USD 200 million Series E funding round. Commerce, whether retail or online, is a highly saturated industr... |
| 29.08.2023 | Former Uber, Deliveroo execs launch HK wholesale platform | EcommerceInvestmentsNews Miguel Cordon · 29 Aug 2023 · 1 min readFormer Uber, Deliveroo execs launch HK wholesale platform Markato’s founding team / Photo credit: Markato Markato, an online wholesale marketplace for independent retailers an... |
| 28.08.2023 | Lightspeed backs Markato, a marketplace that helps independent brands break into Asia | During the pandemic, almost all retailers in Asia established an e-commerce presence and adopted digital payments. But one thing that didn’t change was sourcing, say the founders of cross-border marketplace Markato. Retailers still need to ... |