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.
Adjacent signals across eCommerce / SaaS
Leadership Change · Asia
Pocket FM →Pocket FM appointed Abhilash Padival, ex-Bank of America director (India investment banking), as CFO, succeeding Anurag Sharma who resigned in May 2026. Padival will oversee global finance, capital allocation, investor relations, compliance, and corporate governance as the company expands internationally and invests in AI-powered storytelling.
Geographic Expansion · Asia
DXC →DXC opened a flagship 200,000-square-foot AI-first Customer Experience Center in Bengaluru, India, featuring an AI Hub, customer collaboration spaces, and integrated security/operations capabilities.
Ma Activity · Asia
upGrad →upGrad completed CCI-approved acquisition of Unacademy for ₹2,055 Cr (~$218M), an all-stock deal valued 90% below Unacademy's peak. This is part of upGrad's consolidation strategy; the company has acquired 6+ companies since 2022 and recently turned profitable (₹38 Cr PAT in FY26 YTD). Unacademy acquisition will add ~₹500 Cr to consolidated revenue and expand upGrad into K12 and exam prep segments.
Product Launch · Asia
Nothing →Nothing Phone 4b launched in India with expanded battery capacity and new pricing strategy for 2026
Geographic Expansion · Asia
Hitachi Energy →Hitachi Energy signed MoU with Tamil Nadu Government for ₹1,000 crore expansion of Chennai and Chengalpattu facilities over 3-5 years, creating 1,000 new high-quality technology jobs
Product Launch · Asia
Confluent →Confluent (an IBM company) released its 2026 Data Streaming Report, highlighting critical infrastructure gaps in Singapore and Southeast Asia that are constraining agentic AI adoption and production readiness.