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Postmates To Hire More Engineers As It Expands In The Seattle Area

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The company is boosting the number of engineers it is hiring in and around the Seattle, Washington area. The delivery company has nine openings for engineers around Seattle, according to a report in GeekWire , citing job listings at Postmates. With that raise, it has a valuation of more than $1.85

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Luxury Brand Barneys New York Seeks Bankruptcy Protection

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Struggling to compete with online brands, famed Big Apple luxury retailer Barneys New York has put itself up for sale and filed for bankruptcy protection, according to a report by Reuters. . It’s also dealing with a massive rent hike at its headquarters which sent it frantically searching for a buyer. .

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Newly Funded Feather Brings Furniture Subscription To LA

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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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Logistics Startup Darkstore Scores $1.4M Seed

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A young logistics startup that gives eCommerce brands same-day delivery capabilities just scored a major chunk of venture funding. million in a seed funding round led by VC firm PivotNorth Capital. Brands without local inventory can use Darkstore’s storage space to ship same-day. Just recently, the company scored $1.4

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Teacher-Focused Homebuying Startup Lands $7.5M

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Landed said it has helped 200 teachers so far in areas like San Francisco Bay, Seattle and Denver. “We try to stay flexible to people’s realities. We don’t require people to buy in any particular city.”. The most money the company doles out is $120,000, for the Bay area, but Lofton said most people don’t take that much.

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Munchery Leaves Consumers, Vendors Out $6M

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That came after it shut down service in Seattle, Los Angels, and New York. The business had raised more than $100 million in venture capital funding from investors including Menlo Ventures, Sherpa Capital, e.Ventures, and Cota Capital, among others.

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Saving Main Street: Cities Pick Up The Recovery Role

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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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