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DHgate: 2010 AlwaysOn Global 250 Award

DHgate: 2010 AlwaysOn Global 250 Award

Write: Kadija [2011-05-20]

DHgate joins the AlwaysOn Global 250, which recognizes top emerging private companies that are creating new business opportunities in the global technology industries. Demonstrating significant market traction and pursuing game-changing technology, DHgate is part of a prestigious international group of companies judged on their market opportunity, nature of innovation, media buzz and awareness, commercialization and ability to create stakeholder value.

Winners are selected annually from among thousands of technology companies nominated by investors, bankers, journalists, and industry insiders at AlwaysOn, Manatt, Morgan Stanley, the Blackstone Group, KPMG, Silicon Valley Bank, Sonnenschein, and Bridge Bank. The AlwaysOn Global 250 has a proven track record of predicting the companies that will represent the biggest business investment and deals over the next 12 months.

About DHgate:

DHgate.com is a B2B e-Commerce website serving Chinese sellers and global buyers since 2004. As a leader in B2B online trading, DHgate is proud to be PayPal's largest client in the Asia-Pacific region. Our buyers are from the US, Europe, Australia and Asia–totaling to over 230 countries worldwide. We also boast over 10 million product listings from more than 100,000 dedicated Chinese suppliers. On DHgate.com, international buyers can purchase directly from Chinese wholesalers and factories, who offer a wide range of products at very low prices.

DHgate offers a quick-and-easy online purchasing process in addition to offering all of our clients a dedicated and knowledgeable customer service team. Our tried and tested Trust Marketing and Escrow payment processes guarantee a safe and secure purchasing environment. Unlike our competitors, DHgate has truly taken out the hassle of international trade—from product sourcing, secure payment and shipping.

Since its founding, DHgate has seen accelerating growth rate in a number of business indicators, including year-to-year gross merchandising value, number of orders, registered buyers and sellers, and listings. In the past two years, DHgate.com was funded by KPCB, JAFCO and other top-tier venture capital funds. For more information, please visit www.DHgate.com.