February 27, 2019
Coterie, a young New York startup, promises to deliver charming party kits to your doorstep
Party planning can be fun if you have the time for it and happen to know what you’re doing. For the rest of us, it can be a…
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February 20, 2019
Image recognition startup ViSenze raises $20M Series C
ViSenze, a startup that provides visual search tools for online retailers like Rakuten and ASOS, announced today that it has raised a $20 million Series C. The round…
Read articleFebruary 15, 2019
GoTrendier raises $3.5 million to take on Spanish-language fashion marketplaces
Thanks to environmentally conscious young buyers, throwaway culture is dying not only in the U.S., but also in Latin America — and startups are poised to jump in…
Read articleOctober 22, 2018
Minds, the blockchain-based social network, grabs a $6M Series A
Minds, a decentralized social network, has raised $6 million in Series A funding from Medici Ventures, Overstock.com’s venture arm. Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne will join the Minds Board…
Read articleOctober 9, 2018
After its acquisition, Magento starts integrating Adobe’s personalization and analytics tools
It’s been less than six months since Adobe acquired commerce platform Magento for $1.68 billion and today, at Magento’s annual conference, the company announced the first set of…
Read articleOctober 5, 2018
Deliverr raises $7M to help e-commerce businesses compete with Amazon Prime
When Amazon rolled out its membership-based two-day shipping service in 2005, e-commerce and customer expectations around fulfillment speed changed forever. Today, more than 100 million people use Amazon…
Read articleSeptember 20, 2018
Meet the startups in the latest Alchemist class
Alchemist is the Valley’s premiere enterprise accelerator and every season they feature a group of promising startups. They are also trying something new this year: they’re putting a…
Read articleSeptember 11, 2018
Lively raises $6.5M to bring its comfortable and inclusive lingerie to brick-and-mortar stores
Roy Raymond opened a little store called Victoria’s Secret, now one of the most popular lingerie businesses in the world, because he was embarrassed to buy lingerie for…
Read articleJuly 18, 2018
Kik launches beta product after $100 million ICO
Kik made waves last year after a successful $100 million ICO. Now the company has released its first beta product related to its Kin token. Called Kinit, it’s…
Read articleJuly 12, 2018
Japanese startup Paidy raises $55M Series C to let people shop online without a credit card
Paidy, a fintech startup that enables Japanese consumers to shop online without using a credit card, announced today that it has raised a $55 million Series C. The…
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