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A slew of consumer tech and companies focused on consumer packaged goods have gobbled up venture capital in the past year.
Tomorrow Farms is turning the concept of pantry and refrigerator staples on its head to create foods that are better for us.
The venture capital market is slowing down, which means early-stage founders are chasing a smaller pool of money. We asked VCs to name a pro forma pitch practice they think…
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Could the Great Resignation force techies to get career agents?
The Great Resignation led tech workers to realize their power. Salaries are increasing, demand for talent is high and if you’re an engineer at Stripe, there are probably at least three investors who would back your pre-seed company before it even has a kernel of an idea. However, the hiring…
Daring Foods bites into third round in 12 months as plant-based chicken product enters Walmart
The company saw 900% growth over the past 12 months and will be using the new funding to support that growth and new innovation.
Moving services giant Updater is bringing on the team from Dolly as the New York company looks to expand its scope of offerings with the acquisition of the on-demand startup…
Until children reach a certain age, enrichment programs are somewhat limited to school, sports, and camps, while money-making opportunities are largely non-existent. Now, a year-old, L.A.-based startup called Mighty, a…
As schools move more widely into reopening their doors for in-person learning, many educational institutions have also learned a critical lesson in the last year. Having better tools to teach…
Vera Kutsenko and Hayley Leibson have incredible tech pedigrees, but their latest venture involves as much digging in dirt as it does digging through lines of code. The two women…
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The first rule of BookClub? No boring book clubs.
Book clubs can be magical. Bring together a group of friends, tear apart a book and all of a sudden the words have a second, paperless, life. But what if the author could join in the banter? Imagine riffing with Roxane Gay, debating with Ta-Nehisi Coates and eavesdropping on Jhumpa…
LA-based The Skills is launching a MasterClass for athletes featuring Michael Phelps, Maria Sharapova and more
A new Los Angeles startup is betting that enough consumers are interested in paying between $69 and $149 per year to receive lessons in life and sports from celebrity athletes…
Thirty Madison raises $47 million for its direct to consumer treatments of hair loss, migraines and indigestion
Thirty Madison, the New York-based startup developing a range of direct to consumer treatments for hair loss, migraines and chronic indigestion, has raised $47 million in new financing. After last…
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Wave opens the door for musicians looking for a ‘metaverse’ beyond Fortnite
About two years before a recording of Marshmello took to a pixelated stage in Fortnite to make untold millions of dollars in virtual merchandise sales and usher in a new era of digital entertainment, the Los Angeles-based startup Wave brought DJs into virtual reality to play shows for audiences around…
Fast-growing Madison Reed is eyeing men’s hair next; “We’re going to blow the doors off that market”
Amy Errett’s company, Madison Reed, sells women’s in-home hair coloring products. It may not sound like a glamorous business but, as it turns out, it’s a very durable one, done…
Companies in Seattle raised a record $3.5B in VC funding this year.
Alfred Lin, the Sequoia VC and former Zappos COO, thinks this retail startup could be a generation-defining brand
When the storied venture firm Sequoia likes a deal, it will sometimes not only lead one of its financing rounds but fund it exclusively — no matter how that impacts…
Elpha raises $1.1M to create a digital community for women in tech.
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Venture capitalists ‘like and subscribe’ to influencers
Why 2020 will be a “watershed year” for the creator economy
With $11 million in funding and a mission to open up the doors of regenerative therapies to dogs across the nation, the Los Angeles-based startup Gallant is now opening its…
In August, after receiving a cease-and-desist letter from the venture-backed shoe startup Rothy’s, shoe giant Steven Madden filed a pre-emptive lawsuit asking a federal court to rule that its Rosy…
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Startup says ‘Sober is the new black’
Tempest’s online sobriety school offers a tech-infused path to recovery — for a price
Cowboy Ventures, Felicis Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Maveron and more are betting on cruelty-free, organic and sustainable makeup sales.
Maveron, a venture capital fund co-founded by Starbucks mastermind Howard Schultz, has closed on another $180 million to invest in early-stage consumer startups. The capital represents the firm’s seventh fundraise…
In this week’s newsletter: WeWork files confidentially for IPO, Lyft loses scooter head and Magic Leap raises MORE money.
Microbiome testing service uBiome puts its co-founders on administrative leave after FBI raid
The microbiome testing service uBiome has placed its founders and co-chief executives, Jessica Richman and Zac Apte, on administrative leave following an FBI raid on the company’s offices last week.…
Roughly a year ago, entrepreneurs Caterina Fake and Jyri Engeström decided to form a traditional venture outfit called Yes VC. Fast forward, and the duo has nearly closed on $50…
The latest round of capital comes from new investor Future Fund and existing investors NEA, the Charles and Helen Schwab Foundation, Nan Fung Life Sciences and Maveron.
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It’s a new era for fertility tech
We explored venture capitalists’ latest bets on fertility and contraception tech, including Modern Fertility, Extend Fertility, Natural Cycles, Nurx, Clue and more.
The mental health startup raised the funds from Maveron, an investor in Allbirds, Everlane and General Assembly.
Pro.com is basically a general contractor for the age of Uber and Prime Now. While the company started as a marketplace for hiring home improvement professionals, it has now morphed…
