LimeWire is Back - as an NFT Marketplace
LimeWire has announced it will relaunch as a "mainstream-ready, digital collectibles marketplace for art and entertainment, initially focusing on music" in May, confirming a Tuesday scoop by Slashdot that reported precisely the same thing. Engadget a.....»»
Walmart’s Flipkart to cover insurance for all sellers in India and waive additional fees
Walmart-owned Flipkart is exempting storage and cancellation fees for sellers on its marketplace and also providing them with insurance coverage as the top e-commerce platform in India looks to maintain cordial relationships with more than 300,000 se.....»»
Taking an invention from idea to the marketplace
Lockdown spurred many people to invent new products, but how did they get to market?.....»»
Following Apple’s launch of privacy labels, Google to add a ‘safety’ section in Google Play
Months after Apple’s App Store introduced privacy labels for apps, Google announced its own mobile app marketplace, Google Play, will follow suit. The company today pre-announced its plans to introduce a new “safety” section in Goog.....»»
Snap to launch a new Creator Marketplace this month, initially focused on Lens Creators
Snap on Wednesday announced its plan to soon launch a Creator Marketplace, which will make it easier for businesses to find and partner with Snapchat creators, including lens creators, AR creators and later, prominent Snapchat creators known as Snap.....»»
Metafy adds $5.5M to its seed round as the market for games coaching grows
This morning Metafy, a distributed startup building a marketplace to match gamers with instructors, announced that it has closed an additional $5.5 million to its $3.15 million seed round. Call it a seed-2, seed-extension or merely a baby Series A; F.....»»
Founded by former Carousell and Fave execs, Rainforest gets $36M to consolidate Asia-Pacific Amazon Marketplace brands
Singapore-based Rainforest is one of the newest entrants in the wave of startups that “roll-up” small e-commerce brands. Launched in January by alumni from some of Southeast Asia’s top startups, including Carousell, OVO and Fave, Rainforest acq.....»»
Una Brands launches with $40M to roll up brands on multiple Asia-Pacific e-commerce platforms
One of the biggest funding trends of the past year is companies that consolidate small e-commerce brands. Many of the most notable startups in the space, like Thrasio, Berlin Brands Group and Branded Group, focus on consolidating Amazon Marketplace s.....»»
Music mixing marketplace EngineEars raises $1M, with help from Kendrick Lamar
Music mixing marketplace EngineEars raises $1M, with help from Kendrick Lamar.....»»
IAC’s NurseFly rebrands to Vivian Health as it expands its healthcare jobs marketplace
NurseFly, the healthcare jobs marketplace owned by IAC, has rebranded to Vivian Health as it expands its range of services. Originally launched for traveling nurses (or nurses willing to travel for short-term positions), Vivian Health now includes li.....»»
Berlin’s Razor Group raises $400M to buy and scale Amazon Marketplace merchants
The market remains very hot for startups building e-commerce empires by consolidating independent third-party merchants that have gained traction on Amazon’s Marketplace, and in the latest development, Razor Group — a Berlin-based startup.....»»
Epic vs. Apple trial starts today—here’s what to expect
Arguments will center on how to define a monopoly in the mobile app marketplace. Enlarge / Whoever wins this case will get a llama full of prizes. It's been nine months since Epic set off its legal battle with Apple over the right to include.....»»
As concerns rise over forest carbon offsets, Pachama’s verified offset marketplace gets $15 million
Restoring and preserving the world’s forests has long been considered one of the easiest, lowest cost, and simplest ways to reduce the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. It’s by far the most popular method for corporations look.....»»
iZOBi OFFERS A UNIQUE MARKETPLACE CONNECTING SERVICE PROVIDERS WITH CUSTOMERS THROUGH CRYPTOCURRENCY
iZOBi will help to bridge the gap between cryptocurrency and real-world usage through a marketplace for home and other services. KAUNAS, LT, LITHUANIA, April 29, 2021 /EINPresswire.com/ — iZOBi is a new app that will allow customers to find and.....»»
3D-printing marketplace Shapeways set for SPAC
Shapeways this morning confirmed earlier reports that it has entered into a deal to go public via SPAC. The model, which has become increasingly popular among tech companies in the past year, has already been taken up by a number of fellow 3D-printin.....»»
3D printing marketplace Shapeways set for SPAC
Shapeways this morning confirmed earlier reports that it has entered into a deal to go public via SPAC. The model, which has become increasingly popular among tech companies in the past year, has already been taking up by a number of fellow 3D printi.....»»
Ivorian startup Afrikrea partners with DHL and Visa to launch SaaS e-commerce platform ANKA
In 2016, Ivorian e-commerce startup Afrikrea started as a marketplace for African-based and inspired clothing, accessories, arts, and crafts. Over the past five years, Afrikrea has served more than 7,000 sellers from 47 African countries and buyers f.....»»
Pandemic Moneyball: How COVID-19 has affected baseball odds
The ground-breaking 2004 book "Moneyball," by Michael Lewis, exposed the use of advanced baseball statistics by the Oakland A's and the team's general manager, Billy Beane, to excel in the competitive Major League Baseball marketplace. The book resul.....»»
Queenly raises $2.3M for its dress marketplace
One of our favorite companies from the most recently Y Combinator batch has closed a seed round. This morning Queenly announced that it has closed a $2.262 million round, following its $800,000 pre-seed raise. TechCrunch covered the company in Februa.....»»
Ornikar raises $120M as its driving school marketplace goes up a gear with car insurance
A French startup that set out to bring a new approach to driver education and road safety, and then used that foothold to expand into the related area of car insurance, is today announcing a big round of funding to continue building its service acros.....»»
Safe space or shirking accountability? The Journal of Controversial Ideas will allow academics to use pseudonyms
In the 1840s, a series of strange books started to appear in Copenhagen. The books were credited to outlandish pseudonyms: Victor Eremita ("victorious hermit"), Hilarious Bookbinder, Vigilius Haufniensis ("the watcher in the marketplace"), and more......»»