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Eric Hippeau discusses D2C growth, brand value and advice for early-stage founders
Eric Hippeau is the founding partner at Lerer Hippeau Ventures, whose portfolio companies include the likes of Axios, BuzzFeed, Casper,…
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DoorDash expands with on-demand grocery delivery
DoorDash is announcing that customers can now order groceries through the DoorDash app from partners including Smart & Final, Meijer…
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AI as a blueprint for fintech startups
While most startup founders would prefer not to pore over laws, regulations and interpretive materials to design a perfect product,…
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Cobalt.io grabs $29M Series B to continue building out pentesting platform
The promise of SaaS has always been about taking tedious, expensive manual tasks and finding a way to build a…
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China’s Waterdrop nabs $230M for its crowdfunded, mutual aid insurance platform
When people in the US or Europe think of crowdfunding and medical expenses, sites like GoFundMe, where people fundraise around…
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Tokyo-based collaboration platform BeaTrust lands $2.8 million seed round
Founded just four months ago, Tokyo-based BeaTrust has raised a JPY 300 million (about USD $2.83 million) seed round for…
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India’s first Earth-imaging satellite startup raises $5 million, first launch planned for later this year
Bengaluru-based Pixxel is getting ready to launch its first Earth imaging satellite later this year, with a scheduled mission aboard…
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Omio takes $100M to shuttle through the coronavirus crisis
Multimodal travel platform Omio (formerly GoEuro) has raised $100M in late stage funding to help see its business through the…
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InfraDigital helps Indonesian schools digitize tuition and enrollment
In Indonesia, about half of adults are “underbanked,” meaning they don’t have access to bank accounts, credit cards and other…
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Cannabis dispensaries’ online sales are way up, and Dutchie, which connects them to their customers, is a major beneficiary
Dutchie, a nearly three-year-old, Bend, Ore.-based software company focused on connecting consumers with cannabis dispensaries that pay it a…
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