Christine Hall
'There are still healthy gains to be had'
Despite the doom and gloom felt lately in venture capital investments and returns, there seems to be quite a bit of movement in the pre-seed stage.
In the past month, for example, Catalyst Fund, ALIAVIA Ventures, Greylock, Garuda Ventures, The House Fund...
We often take for granted how food gets to the grocery store, but the process isn’t always straightforward.
That’s where Loads wants to come in. The Chilean company was founded in September 2022 by Larry Gil to bolster the food supplier network across Latin America while also expanding its...
Returns are a regular part of shopping. However, as more people shop online, retailers run into more instances of customers buying several clothing sizes of the same item with the intent to return what doesn’t fit. That has created quite the chaotic returns process.
As a result, retailers have...
Four months after testing the venture capital waters with 20SALES, 20VC is back with another offshoot fund called 20GROWTH that grabbed $5 million in capital commitments.
Harry Stebbings, who founded 20VC, told TechCrunch that the 20GROWTH fund will be similar to 20SALES in that the fund will write checks...
Sandy Sholl and Adam Freede are no strangers to the world of fashion. They’ve been at the helm of MadaLuxe Group, a luxury distribution platform for fashion and accessories, since 1990.
Now they’re adding AI-powered virtual try-on and styling technology to the list. Today, the pair launched Zelig, offering...
Welcome back to The Interchange, where we take a look at the hottest fintech news of the previous week. If you want to receive The Interchange directly in your inbox every Sunday, head here to sign up! Last week, we chronicled some big rounds in the fintech space, Intuit’s decision...
Now that Intuit is discontinuing its personal finance app Mint in January, some startups say they are already seeing a bump in new customers.
One of these is Monarch Money, a subscription-based money manager app co-founded by Val Agostino, John Sutherland and Ozzie Osman, with the goal of helping...
Welcome back to The Interchange, where we take a look at the hottest fintech news of the previous week. If you want to receive The Interchange directly in your inbox every Sunday, head here to sign up! Last week, we chronicled one CEO’s big PR flub, one firm’s new infusion...
With consumer focus being pulled in lots of directions these days, it’s that much harder for brands to capture attention for longer than the average scroll on social media. At the same time, purchases made via social platforms are poised to reach nearly $3 trillion, globally, by 2026.
Nectar...
Pre-seed and seed-stage startups focused on business-to-business have a new source of capital. Garuda Ventures, an emerging venture capital manager, closed on its debut fund with $31 million in commitments to invest in B2B-focused software companies.
Rishi Taparia and Arpan Punyani, the firm’s two general partners, know a thing...
