June 27, 2019
Zola founder and CEO Shan-Lyn Ma is coming to Disrupt SF
Many, many startups have tried to work their way into the U.S.’s $76 billion wedding market. But Zola is one of the few that’s truly carved a path…
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June 26, 2019
Jewelry startup AUrate raises $13M
AUrate, a startup selling gold jewelry directly to consumers, announced today that it has raised $13 million in Series A funding. The company’s co-founders Bouchra Ezzahraoui and Sophie…
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Skubana raises $5.4M for its e-commerce operations software
Skubana, a startup promising to help e-commerce business manage what can be a dizzying array of logistical challenges, is announcing that it has raised $5.4 million in Series…
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300M-user meme site Imgur raises $20M from Coil to pay creators
Meme creators have never gotten their fair share. Remixed and reshared across the web, their jokes prop up social networks like Instagram and Twitter that pay back none…
Read articleJune 25, 2019
Dirty Lemon parent Iris Nova will fund and distribute third-party beverages
Iris Nova, the Coca-Cola-backed startup that creates Dirty Lemon beverages, is announcing plans to spend $100 million over the next three to five years to expand its offerings. Founder and…
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Wedding dress customizer Anomalie raises $13M as bridal stores crumble
David’s Bridal once owned 50% of the $36 billion wedding gown market before it filed for bankruptcy last year. Brides were growing sick of the lack of styles…
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Tundra, the zero-fee wholesale marketplace, picks up $12 million
Tundra, a new zero-commission wholesale marketplace, has today announced the close of $12 million in Series A funding. The round was led by Redpoint’s Annie Kadavy, with participation…
Read articleJune 24, 2019
What startup names are most effective?
Adam Zelcer Contributor Share on Twitter Adam Zelcer founded the advertising company Adboy.com. Entrepreneurs take a long journey when naming their brainchild, comparable to a parent naming their…
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The next service marketplace wave: Vertical market-networks
Ivan Smolnikov Contributor Ivan Smolnikov is the CEO and founder of Smartcat, the market network platform for the translation industry. The last few decades have produced many successful…
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Comscore raises $20M with an option to bump it to $50M, in a bid to rebuild its digital measurement business
Comscore’s name is usually in the news because of its widely-cited research and stats around media traffic and other analysis charting digital consumer behavior. More recently, it’s been…
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