Placed a Sales Director, APAC.
commercetools — Global composable (headless) commerce platform for enterprise eCommerce.
Challenge. Establish APAC commercial leadership for a global platform expanding in the region.
The market for this leadership
Live MitchelLake intelligence across eCommerce / SaaS and Asia.
Latest signals — commercetools
Partnership · Americas
commercetools →commercetools partnered with Mirion Technologies on a co-design partnership to develop an AI-powered B2B commerce agent (B2B Intake Agent) that automates order processing from unstructured data (emails, PDFs, spreadsheets) into quotes and carts.
Product Launch · Americas
commercetools →commercetools launched modular commerce offerings (Core Commerce and Product Catalog as standalone modules) built on Sphere API-native platform, enabling enterprises to modernize without full platform replacement.
Adjacent signals across eCommerce / SaaS
Capital Raising · Asia
Zepto →Zepto paused its IPO and is pursuing a pre-IPO placement of ₹1,000 Cr (~$105M) from domestic investors after facing valuation headwinds. Institutional investors are valuing the company at $2.5B-$3B, well below its $7B private valuation from October 2025.
Restructuring · Asia
Maybank →Maybank officially relocated its headquarters to Menara Merdeka Maybank, consolidating corporate functions under one roof and rebranding its former headquarters at Menara Maybank as Menara Tun Perak.
Product Launch · Asia
Milliken & Company →Milliken began commercial production of Millad ClearX™ 9000, a fifth-generation clarifier technology for advanced polypropylene solutions, in response to growing market demand.
Product Launch · Asia
Brookfield →Brookfield has launched a new $600 million renewable energy platform specifically designed to accelerate clean power project deployment in India. The platform is structured to address systemic bottlenecks: delays in power purchase agreement (PPA) negotiation, grid connection queue backlogs, and land acquisition timelines.
Product Launch · Asia
Bukalapak →Bukalapak shifted strategic focus from physical goods marketplace to gaming and virtual products, with gaming generating US$77M in Q2 2026 revenue (42% YoY growth) and becoming primary growth engine for the company
Restructuring · Asia
Freshworks →Freshworks executed major leadership restructuring in 2024 (CTO, CPO, CRO, India head changes) and laid off 600 employees as part of AI-led transformation. In January 2026, company announced 11% workforce reduction (500 employees) to accelerate AI adoption and automation.