Steve Case Invests $40 Million in Bigcommerce to Push E-commerce Forward,...
Revolution Growth, the VC fund of former AOL CEO Steve Case, has invested $40 million in Bigcommerce, which distributes software for other companies to create and manage online stores, according to the...
View ArticleAfter Raising $150 Million and Firing Over 100 Employees, Fab Raises An Extra...
…Anddddd now Fab’s raising money, fresh off firing 100 people earlier this week. The ‘emotional commerce’ company has raised a $10 million fund from the SingTel Group, according to TechCrunch, and will...
View ArticleCEO Brian Lee Won’t Admit That JustFab’s Acquisition Of Kim Kardashian’s...
Did you guys know there was an “L.A. shoes war” going on? No? Well, PandoDaily says there was, but that it’s officially over because JustFab has acquired Shoedazzle, the subscription women’s fashion...
View ArticleKozmo, A Failed E-Commerce Delivery Service From 2001, Is Rising From The Dead
Kozmo.com, an online delivery service which offered FREE delivery of almost any item, with tips discouraged, will be relaunching in the coming months, according to Gizmodo. Kozmo was founded in 1997 by...
View ArticleHow Did Fab Raise $150 Million While Firing Over 200 Workers…All In Two Months?
According to Reuters, “emotional commerce” site Fab will be laying off 101 workers worldwide. The move follows an odd pattern for Fab, which also laid off over 100 people in July while simultaneously...
View ArticleHow Will Chinese Banks React To Baidu’s Financial Services Platform And The...
On Monday, Baidu, China’s counterpart to Google, launched a financial services platform that it has christened “Baifa,” which will offer mutual funds, loans, and insurance to online users, according to...
View ArticleFab Lays Off 81 More People, Proves The Haters Right
Few companies have generated as much schadenfreude as Fab, the ‘emotional commerce’ startup with a penchant for exorbitant funding rounds, threatening staff e-mails and, um, layoffs. Now, Fab will be...
View ArticleOne Kings Lane Will Try To Prove Long-Term Viability Of Flash Sales With...
One Kings Lane, a home-good ecommerce site, raised a $112 million funding round last week led by Mousse Ventures, with participation from Scripps Networks Interactive, Kleiner Perkins, Greylock...
View ArticleE-Commerce Streetwear Giant Karmaloop Raises $30 Million For An International...
Online streetwear retailer and burgeoning media powerhouse Karmaloop is seeking to raise a $30 million round of funding to push their hipster sensibilites worldwide, according to Bostinno. Co-founder...
View ArticleDYNAMIC DUOS AND PERSISTENT PRODUCTS: Here’s The Best VC Wisdom Of The Week
So much to learn, so little time… “Healthcare: Commerce Before Marketplace?” by Albert Wenger of Union Square Ventures: “So what would a commerce model a la Amazon look like in healthcare? It would be...
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