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Rebag, a retail startup featuring both an online platform and brick-and-mortar locations for buying and selling luxury handbags, acquired $25 million in a Series C funding round led by private
Consumer Startup Burrow Brings In $4.3 Million
Burrow, a producer of direct-to-customer couches, brought in $4.3 million in seed financing, led by Red & Blue Ventures. Interplay Ventures, and Y Combinator
Beyond Meat Brings In New Funding
Consumer startup Beyond Meat raised a new round of funding from Tyson Foods. Beyond Meat makes vegetarian-based chicken strips, burgers, and beef crumbles directly from
Media Publisher Sanctuary Secures $1.5 Million
Global media lifestyle brand Sanctuary acquired $1.5 million in financing, led by Advancit Capital, with participation from Broadway Video Ventures, Greycroft Partners, KEC Holdings,
Smart Action Camera REVL Raises $6 Million
According to a recent SEC filing, REVL closed $6 million in financing from an undisclosed investor. REVL claims to be the “world’s smartest action camera,”
Home Design Startup Brings In $23 Million
Modsy announced it raised $23 million in Series B financing, led by Advance Venture Partners, with participation from Comcast Ventures, NBC Universal, Norwest Venture
Consumer Startup Brings In $5.2 Million
Prose, a custom-made hair care products company, closed $5.2 million in Series A financing, led by Forerunner Ventures, with participation from Correlation Ventures, Lerer
AgTech Startup Closes $1.6 Million
Agricultural product and technology company Springworks completed $1.6 million in financing from an undisclosed investor. According to the company, Springworks Farm is a collective of
New Product Alert: HEROES for Facebook Messenger
HEROES is designed to help social media influencers send direct messages to their followers through Facebook Messenger. From simple text to voice and videos,
Instagram Introduces Its Messaging App
Photo sharing social network Instagram launched a standalone messaging app called Direct for Instagram. According to the Verge, Direct for Instagram is available on