“Can a Singapore e-commerce furniture brand evolve into a multi-sided home & living marketplace (Communa) while running a fully embedded modern finance stack?”
HipVan was founded in 2013 as a Singapore-based online furniture retailer focused on affordable, design-led home furnishings. The company has scaled to 230,000+ customers and operates an Atelier Showroom at Clarke Quay. It recently expanded beyond pure retail by launching Communa, a content-first marketplace connecting shoppers, creators, and third-party brands — moving the business toward a multi-sided commerce model.