We're building bridges across borders by acquiring and growing e-commerce brands in Asia, starting in China.

We work alongside the entrepreneurs who built these businesses, help articulate their brand story, and bring their products to a global audience.

We’re building bridges across borders by acquiring and growing
e-commerce brands in Asia, starting in China.

We work alongside the entrepreneurs who built these businesses, help articulate their brand story, and bring their products to a global audience.

We're a global operation

We build on the strengths of different regions to build our brands into breakout success stories

US team

Branding & marketing
Channel & geo expansion
Technology
Data science

Asia team

Supply chain
Product development
Brand acquisitions
Brand operations

US team

Branding & marketing
Channel & geo expansion
Technology
Data science

Asia team

Supply chain
Product development
Brand acquisitions
Brand operations

A team of dedicated entrepreneurs, M&A experts and brand builders backed by the world’s leading investors

The story behind

/Mar-kai/

Our company’s name is a combination of the word “market”, and the word “kai”, which means open in Chinese (开).

Markai reflects our hope to create a more open
e-commerce market globally.

Our leadership team

Chenyu Ren

CO-FOUNDER

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Tim Spencer

CO-FOUNDER

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Zhi Lim

HEAD OF ACQUISITIONS

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Allison Toombs

HEAD OF BRAND GROWTH

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Ankai Zhou

HEAD OF BD & MARKETING

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Patricia Jiang

HEAD OF BUSINESS OPERATIONS

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In a world that seems increasingly driven by those seeking to push countries and cultures away from one another…

…we proudly stand on the side
of those wanting to bring people together.

WE ARE MARKAI