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SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

To bolster its subscription business, San-Francisco-based Recurly has notched $19.5 million in funding led by F-Prime Capital along with participation from Polaris Partners, Silicon Valley Bank and Greycroft. The new funding brings its total raise to almost $40 million after raises in the past totaling $19.6

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

“We emerge from Chapter 11 as a stronger, more innovative retailer, brand partner and employer.”. At the conclusion of this process, I remain profoundly impressed by the strength of Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman, the commitment of our associates, the unwavering support of our brand partners and the loyalty of our customers.”.

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APRIL 13, 2017

A young logistics startup that gives eCommerce brands same-day delivery capabilities just scored a major chunk of venture funding. Founded in May of 2016, San Francisco-based Darkstore offers a platform that enables on-demand, same-day and 2-day delivery options for eCommerce sites. Just recently, the company scored $1.4

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MARCH 5, 2019

Munchery had said it was planning to focus on its largest market, San Francisco, in an effort to become profitable, but that never happened. The company revealed it will earn $5 million from the sale of its equipment, machinery and San Francisco headquarters.

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OCTOBER 31, 2018

San Francisco startup Brandless has exploded over the past year. Investment behemoth SoftBank led the round, with participation from investors including Google Ventures, NEA, Redpoint Ventures, and Sherpa Capital. Want the full expert post? Become a CB Insights customer. If you’re already a customer, login here.

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MAY 29, 2019

The company said it will use the capital to invest in growth and add some muscle to its $2.3 Previous SoFi investors include SoftBank Capital and Peter Thiel. The private capital space has attracted a lot of interest lately: Investments in the area grew to $4.4 billion balance sheet. percent annual percentage yield.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

The San Francisco-based digital mortgage and loan platform on Wednesday (Sept. based early growth, FinTech-focused venture capital firm. based early growth, FinTech-focused venture capital firm. Blend , the home loan tech startup, isn’t done growing. The round brought the company’s value to nearly $1.7

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FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Yesterday, the smaller-scale fulfillment company closed $40 million in Series C funding, led by Activant Capital, bringing its total capital raised to $70 million. That’s where Deliverr comes in,” said Steve Sarracino, founding partner of Activant Capital, in a statement.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 19, 2019

Goop has also notched over $82 million from outside investors and venture capital funds and reportedly has a value of more than $250 million. At the same time, major brands have backed integrations taking place during conferences. It was to have exclusive brands like Sidney Garber, which has bracelets that sell for $8,600 and up.

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OCTOBER 7, 2018

According to reports citing the company, the Series A round of venture funding was led by 8VC, the venture capital company. The report noted Deliverr, which is based in San Francisco, uses machine learning and predictive intelligence to ascertain which warehouses have the clients’ merchandise.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2019

As the buyer of the luxury retailer brand negotiates with the store’s landlord, Barneys New York’s flagship store on Madison Avenue in Manhattan will stay open for at least another year in a smaller form. Authentic Brands bid about $271 million for Barneys, saying that it would make the Madison Avenue location into a pop-up shop.

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AUGUST 17, 2016

Pixlee , a San Francisco-based startup, allows retailers or brands to market directly to customers by using their own photos through curating them from social media or having the customer directly submit them for use, which the company says leads to a more authentic and engaging shopping experience for consumers.

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JULY 21, 2017

million in a venture capital funding round to compete with Amazon in the eCommerce fashion business. According to news from TechCrunch , Dote is a mobile shopping app that curates from brands like Sephora , Victoria’s Secret and Gap in what the company calls a virtual mall. A newly launched retail app called Dote has raised $7.2

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MAY 16, 2019

The company raised $12 million in a Series A funding round, led by Spark Capital, with participation from Kleiner Perkins, Bain Capital Ventures, Y Combinator and Fuel Capital, to name a few. ” Feather has forged partnerships with brands, including West Elm , Casper , Tuft & Needle and Pottery Barn.

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MAY 20, 2021

Extend , a technology platform that allows businesses to offer product warranties has raised $260M in a Series C with participation from SoftBank Group, Meritech Capital Partners, GreatPoint Ventures, and PayPal Ventures, among others. How’s the company performing?

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APRIL 8, 2019

Landed said it has helped 200 teachers so far in areas like San Francisco Bay, Seattle and Denver. “Our mission is to help these people build financial security and help them remain committed to their communities,” Landed co-founder Alex Lofton said. “We We try to stay flexible to people’s realities.

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OCTOBER 12, 2018

Beyond New York, the retailer is planning to extend that experiential approach to partner locations, “offering the world that one-of-a-kind toy retail experience the brand is known for,” according to an announcement from the company, which is owned by ThreeSixty Brands. percent stake in Starbucks.

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OCTOBER 16, 2020

The digital-first shift means there are more options for smaller, direct-to-consumer brands, to find first-time customers from around the country or even the world. Here’s how some really creative D2C brands are using new tech to do that. Capitalizing On Direct To Consumer. In those cases, he said, “capitalism will work.”

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

Investment in B2B FinTech startups came through a variety of channels this week, from venture capital to growth equity. Marketing and sales platform Drift raised $32 million from General Catalyst, HubSpot and Sequoia Capital. trillion market. Alternative Finance.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Founded in May of 2016, San Francisco-based Darkstore offers a platform that enables on-demand, same-day and 2-day delivery options for eCommerce sites. Brands without local inventory can use Darkstore’s storage space to ship the same-day. Obviously, it’s in a brand’s best interest to be able to meet those demands.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2016

San Francisco area startup Helpshift is working to revolutionize the customer support industry through an enterprise-level, app-based customer support platform. Brands in a rapidly growing mobile world needed real-time, intuitive tools in order to solve user problems in-app, in real time,” he said. “My

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JANUARY 22, 2018

Urban Remedy has 30 branded refrigerated kiosks in Whole Foods stores across California. And the company is not done expanding — it plans to find one or two new partners for the fresh kiosks in the San Francisco Bay area, according to Inc. Venture Capital Investment. The Future.

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JULY 22, 2019

Zippin , a new cashierless convenience store, has launched in San Francisco with the goal of reducing typically long lines. The store now takes cash since San Francisco banned cashless businesses. “We Similar results were reported by RBC Capital Markets after analyzing Amazon Go productivity.

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JULY 19, 2017

Effectively, these DTC brands have disrupted the retail industry by bypassing third-party vendors as well as brick-and-mortar stores. Through reaching out directly to consumers and building their businesses around those desires, direct-to-consumer brands have likely gone above the traditional retail mold and into a new territory.

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JULY 13, 2018

This week’s B2B venture capital rundown includes some of the usual suspects, like blockchain and HR tech, and a few not-so-usual ones, like fleet and small business insurance. The funding will go toward product development, enhancing its implementation team and brand development, the company said. and Singapore. Greenhouse.

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APRIL 10, 2020

While they will lack the sheer financial clout of federal assistance, they are starting to offer strategies beyond capital infusions that will assist in restarting small business when the crisis passes. Our goals are to help businesses, brands and cities increase individuals’ peace of mind around sanitation, contact and visit frequency.”.

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MAY 8, 2020

The poll was conducted by a San Francisco-based advocacy group called Small Business Majority, and its CEO John Arensmeyer has been a proponent of community grants that exist outside of the formal banking system that has controlled government aid up to this point. billion in liquidity guarantees by the Federal Reserve.

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JANUARY 29, 2018

Mycoskie is no longer CEO — after selling much of his share in the firm to Bain Capital in 2014, he has since moved to the official role of Chief Shoe Giver and has focused his attention on what’s next for TOMS Shoes. TOMS’ social message — and commitment to donating as much as it sells — has put a spotlight on the brand.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 23, 2019

The news that on-demand delivery startup Munchery has closed its doors — even after raising $125 million in venture capital funding — serves as reminder of how difficult it can be to gain a profitable foothold (much less a dominant position) in the on-demand food delivery space. The coffee chain said this week (Jan. Future Moves.

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MARCH 9, 2020

With DineVite, consumers and restaurants get a better deal, since the restaurants can offer a deal to customers that they are comfortable with and consumers capitalize on it. As the year rolls on he expects to launch in Seattle, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Austin, Dallas, Houston, Chicago, Boston and Miami.

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DECEMBER 7, 2016

million in a new funding round with venture capitalists Cap Horn, Turenne Capital and existing investors. brands, like Ford, KFC and Timberland’s French locations, as well as major French brands, like Renault, Peugeot and Les Galeries Lafayette. I’m going to San Francisco and New York in January.

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JUNE 12, 2017

One PYMNTS reader living in San Francisco noted that between the various meal delivery startup services in her area, she and her spouse could literally sign up for free trials for a year and never once pay to make their own meals. Searches on Yelp and Instagram both show younger people are talking a lot about it.

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MAY 3, 2019

At the same time, it was reported that Walmart plans to employ $11 billion in capital expenditures this year. The company is reportedly testing the offering in 18 markets, including Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, St. billion for its stores in comparison to $1.63 billion in the year prior. million and 62 cents.

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APRIL 19, 2016

But setting up shop on the edge of the festival and hawking blatantly branded products is a little too gauche for Coachella attendees who want to preserve the festival’s sanctity (whether it ever existed or not), which leads more than a few companies to turn to social media and the tricks of contextual commerce. Is it though?

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JANUARY 17, 2017

Accel, Andreessen Horowitz, Index Ventures, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Spark Growth and Social+Capital are all involved in the fund. The San Francisco-based company said this will allow users to communicate with the company in a space they are already spending a lot of time.

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JUNE 29, 2016

Organic delivery service Good Eggs was forced to pull back its operations to the San Francisco Bay area after they learned what so many who deliver consumer groceries have learned before: it’s much harder than it looks to get to scale and make money while doing it. And it is a segment that has seen casualties.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

Select Investors: DN Capital, The Raine Group, 500 Startups. Headquarters: San Francisco, California. Select Investors: Accel Partners, Horizon Ventures, Lowercase Capital. Select Investors: Advancit Capital, Lowercase Capital. Select Investors: Betaworks, Boost VC, First Round Capital, Tandem Capital.

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