How many total Cross Border E-Commerce companies are there?

As of Sep 2026, there are 776 active companies in Cross Border E-Commerce sector.

Which countries have the most Cross Border E-Commerce companies?

China (197) has the highest number of Cross Border E-Commerce companies, followed by India (179) and United States (121).

How many Cross Border E-Commerce companies are funded?

As of Sep 2026, 233 companies in this sector have received funding.

Which company has raised the most funding in Cross Border E-Commerce sector?

As of Sep 2026, Dianxiaomi has secured $254M in funding, making it the highest-funded company in the Cross Border E-Commerce sector.

Which country has attracted the most investment in Cross Border E-Commerce companies?

With $1.07B in total funding, China has attracted the most investment among Cross Border E-Commerce companies.

Who are the top investors in Cross Border E-Commerce companies?

The top investors in Cross Border E-Commerce companies by number of investments are 500 Global, Zhen Fund and Info Edge Ventures

How much venture capital has Cross Border E-Commerce sector attracted?

In the last 10 years, venture capital firms have invested $1.3B in this sector.

How many unicorns has Cross Border E-Commerce sector produced?

Globally, there are 2 unicorns in Cross Border E-Commerce sector, to date.

Cross Border E-Commerce - 2026 Market & Investments Trends

There are 976 companies in the Cross Border E-Commerce sector across the world, with 233 funded companies having collectively raised $3.01B in venture capital money and private equity. Overall 81 of these are Series A+ funded and the sector has seen the creation of 2 Unicorns.

Cross Border E-Commerce sector has seen 15 acquisitions and 15 IPOs.

This sector includes online first companies that facilitate the sale of consumer goods from merchants/sellers located in other countries. Includes e-commerce platforms dealing in international sales and technology enablers facilitating cross border e-commerce platforms and merchants to sell internationally.

Cross Border E-Commerce sector is also known as Cross-Border Tech or Overseas Ecommerce.

Companies included in Cross Border E-Commerce sector

B2B and B2C e-commerce companies that import or export products from/to other countries, logistics platforms that facilitate cross border shipping & delivery, payment companies that allow transactions in various currencies, cross-border price comparison and product discovery sites are also included. Companies that enable cross border sales by providing business solutions and analytics are also part of the scope

Companies excluded in Cross Border E-Commerce sector

Traditional Online Retail and Marketplace companies that provide international shipping as an option to consumers. Also excludes e-commerce enablers that do not exclusively deal with cross border e-commerce business

Key Metrics

Total Companies

976

Top Companies

Alibaba, JollyChic & more

Total Funding

$3.01B

Funded Companies

233

Series A+ Companies

Series C+ Companies

Unicorns Created

IPOs

Acquisitions

Also known as

Cross-Border Tech or Overseas Ecommerce

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There are more than 976 companies in Cross Border E-Commerce. Alibaba is the top Cross Border E-Commerce company globally, ranked using Tracxn Score (what's this?).

Here are 5 of the top Cross Border E-Commerce companies globally:

Company	Description	Location	Founded	Current Stage	Private Funding Raised
Alibaba	Online marketplace connecting global buyers with manufacturers, suppliers, and exporters	United States	1999	Public	-
JollyChic	Online retailer of multi-category consumer products	Hangzhou (China)	2012	Series C	$111M
Klasha	Platform offering cross-border commerce and payment solutions	Dubai (United Arab Emirates)	2017	Seed	$6.64M
Xindus	Provider of cross-border logistics solutions for international shipments	Gurugram (India)	2022	Series A	$15.5M
Global Sources	B2B marketplace platform offering multi-category products	Hong Kong (China)	1970	Acquired	-

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Companies founded year-on-year in the Cross Border E-Commerce sector

12 new startups have been founded so far in 2026 in the Cross Border E-Commerce sector. 51 Cross Border E-Commerce startups were founded in 2020 - this is the most number of startups founded in any year in the last 10 years.

Total Number of Companies

Year	No. of companies
2026	12
2025	13
2024	17
2023	26
2022	45
2021	39
2020	51
2019	51
2018	46
2017	45

Companies founded across countries in the Cross Border E-Commerce sector

China has 197 Cross Border E-Commerce startups, the most by any country, followed by India which has 179 startups and United States which has 121.

Total Number of Companies

Country	No. of companies
China	197
India	179
United States	121
United Kingdom	71
Japan	41
South Korea	35
Singapore	23
United Arab Emirates	18
Germany	14
Vietnam	12

Stage-wise distribution of the Cross Border E-Commerce sector

Out of the total 976 Cross Border E-Commerce companies, 233 have secured funding. Among them, 81 have reached Series A or higher, and 52 to Series B or beyond.

Founded - 976

Funded - 233

Series A+ - 81

Series B+ - 52

Series C+ - 42

Company Stage	No. of companies
Founded	976
Funded	233
Series A+	81
Series B+	52
Series C+	42

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975+ Total Companies
$3.01B+ Total Funding
230+ Funded Companies
10+ IPOs
10+ Acquisitions
5+ Reports

Total funding year-on-year in the Cross Border E-Commerce sector

The Cross Border E-Commerce sector saw a total funding of more than $1.89B in the last 10 years. The most amount of funding was in 2021 at more than $471M. There has been a total funding of $38.6M in 2026 till date.

Total Funding

Year	Total Funding
2026	$38.6M
2025	$56.6M
2024	$40.2M
2023	$113M
2022	$346M
2021	$471M
2020	$168M
2019	$124M
2018	$210M
2017	$323M

Total funding across countries in the Cross Border E-Commerce sector

In the last 10 years, Cross Border E-Commerce startups in China have recieved the highest funding among all countries - $1.07B. United States follows with $191M and India with $154M.

Total Funding

Country	Total Funding
China	$1.07B
United States	$191M
India	$154M
United Kingdom	$130M
Japan	$71.1M
Singapore	$68.1M
Germany	$58.1M
South Korea	$16.7M
Brazil	$4.44M
Thailand	-

Total funding amount raised by stage in the Cross Border E-Commerce sector

Over the last 10 years, the Cross Border E-Commerce sector have seen $83M into Seed Stage funding rounds, $818M into Early Stage funding rounds and $890M go into Late Stage funding rounds.

Funding Stage	Total Funding
Late Stage	$890M
Early Stage	$818M
Seed Stage	$83M
Post IPO	$24M
Debt	$3.05M
ICO	$1.1M
Grant	$40K

Recent Funding Rounds in Cross Border E-Commerce

In the year 2026, till July 2026, Cross Border E-Commerce companies have raised $38.6M in equity funding across 6 rounds. In the same period last year (i.e. till May 2025), Cross Border E-Commerce companies had raised $54.9M across 3 rounds. So, 2026 has seen a 29.69% drop in funding in Cross Border E-Commerce companies as compared to 2025.

Here are some recent, important funding rounds in Cross Border E-Commerce:

Company	Round Raised	Amount Raised	Funding Date	Investors
Modepick	Seed	2248	Jul 07, 2026	Kakao Ventures and 1 more
Food Come Come	Seed	9972	Jun 25, 2026	Beta Venture Capital and 1 more
SAZO	Series A	1142	Jun 24, 2026	Japan Post Capital and 4 more
J Planet	Seed	4125	Jun 22, 2026	Delight Ventures
Lingble	Seed	7450	May 28, 2026	DG Daiwa Ventures and 3 more

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500 Global is the top investor in Cross Border E-Commerce companies based on number of companies invested.

Here are some top investors in Cross Border E-Commerce:

Investor	Location	Top Portfolio Companies
500 Global	Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam)	Edfa3ly, OpenCommerce, Cloudcommerce and BoxC
Zhen Fund	Beijing (China)	Mia, Inagora, Wandougongzhu and Shenzhen Eicang Technology
Info Edge Ventures	Noida (India)	Geniemode and ShipGlobal.in
IDG Capital	Hong Kong (China)	Inagora, Daling, Wandougongzhu and Haojiemi
Sequoia Capital	Menlo Park (United States)	JollyChic, Mia and Daling

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In the year 2026, till May 2026, 1 acquisition happened in Cross Border E-Commerce sector. Last year, in 2025, a total of 1 acquisition happened in Cross Border E-Commerce sector.

Here are some recent, important acquisitions in Cross Border E-Commerce:

Company	Acquisition Type	Acquisition Date	Acquirers
Passport	Business Acquisition	May 26, 2026	Global-e
ANKA	Business Acquisition	Oct 22, 2025	-
Borderfree	Business Acquisition	Jun 27, 2022	Global-e
Flow	Business Acquisition	Nov 24, 2021	Global-e
ReBound	Business Acquisition	May 10, 2021	Reconomy

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Acquisition trends in Cross Border E-Commerce

Here are the acquisition trends in Cross Border E-Commerce:

Total Number of Acquisitions

Year	No. of companies
2026	1
2025	1
2024	-
2023	-
2022	1
2021	2
2020	1
2019	3
2018	2
2017	2

In the year 2023, till December 2023, 2 IPOs happened in Cross Border E-Commerce sector.

Here are some recent, important IPOs in Cross Border E-Commerce:

Company	IPO Date	Exchange Symbol
Yakkyofy	Dec 29, 2023	Euronext Exchange (Euronext)
Globavend	Nov 08, 2023	National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ)
Zibuyu	Nov 11, 2022	Hong Kong Exchanges (HKG)
Global-e	May 12, 2021	National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ)
Samarkand Global	Mar 22, 2021	Aquis Stock Exchange (AQSE)

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Companies founded by alumni from top colleges in the Cross Border E-Commerce sector

Most number of Cross Border E-Commerce startups have been founded by alumni from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, BITS Pilani and IIM Bangalore.

College	No. of companies
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	3
BITS Pilani	2
IIM Bangalore	2
IIT Bombay	2
IIT Delhi	2
Nanyang Technological University (NTU)	2
National University of Singapore (NUS)	2
University of Oxford	2
University of Warwick	2
Ben-Gurion University of The Negev	1

Total funding in companies founded by alumni from top colleges in the the Cross Border E-Commerce sector

In the last 10 years, INSEAD and Tel Aviv University graduates' Cross Border E-Commerce companies have raised the most funding among top colleges, and MIT Sloan School of Management alumni are third.

College	Total Funding
INSEAD	$100M
Tel Aviv University	$100M
MIT Sloan School of Management	$41M
Nanyang Technological University (NTU)	$20.2M
Booth School of Business	$20M
National University of Singapore (NUS)	$20M
University of Chicago	$20M
IIT Delhi	$17.5M
IIM Bangalore	$16.2M
University of Pennsylvania	$10M