LimeWire is relaunching...as an NFT marketplace
Remember all those hours spent on LimeWire, sorting through "free" albums and downloading 2000s cult films? Well, the file-sharing service is making a return – only this time, as an NFT marketplace.The defunct platform is getting a crypto makeo.....»»
Brazilian digital auto marketplace InstaCarro revs up with $23M in funding
InstaCarro, a digital marketplace that connects used car sellers to dealers in Brazil, has raised $23 million in a Series B round of funding. Notably, U.S.-based firms co-led the investment, including J Ventures, FJ Labs and Rise Capital. Spain’s A.....»»
Indian automobile marketplace Droom valued at $1.2 billion in pre-IPO funding
An online marketplace for automobiles has become the latest Indian startup to attain the coveted unicorn status. Gurgaon-headquartered Droom said on Wednesday it is raising up to $200 million in what it described as a pre-IPO growth funding round. Th.....»»
Queenly’s marketplace for formalwear gets millions in round led by A16z
Queenly, a resale marketplace for formalwear, announced on Friday that it has grown its seed round to $6.3 million in a financing round led by Andreessen Horowitz’s Connie Chan. The financing event brings Queenly’s total venture raised to date at.....»»
Spinn taps into $40M to create better coffee brewing, discovery experiences
When you are a coffee lover, taste matters, and Spinn is brewing up some fresh funding to bring connected coffee to new customers through its hardware-enabled coffee marketplace. When you are a coffee lover, taste matters, and Spinn is brew.....»»
Sproutl is an online marketplace for gardeners founded by former Farfetch executives
Meet Sproutl, a marketplace for gardeners living in the U.K. The startup founded by former Farfetch executives has raised a $9 million seed round. It wants to make gardening more accessible by providing a curated list of items, relevant advice as wel.....»»
Indonesian B2B marketplace GudangAda raises more than $100M in new funding
GudangAda, a Jakarta-based marketplace that brings wholesalers closer to retail stores and other buyers, announced it has closed a Series B of more than $100 million. The company says the round was oversubscribed, passing its initial target of $75 mi.....»»
DraftKings shares plans for launch of NFT collectibles marketplace
DraftKings is charging into the NFT game, announcing a marketplace aimed at curating sports and entertainment-themed digital collectibles for its audience of enthusiasts. The platform is “debuting later this summer,” and showcases another.....»»
Sundae closes on $80M for residential real estate marketplace
Sundae, a residential real estate marketplace that pairs sellers of dated or damaged property with potential buyers, has raised $80 million in a Series C funding round co-led by Fifth Wall and General Global Capital. QED Investors, Wellington Managem.....»»
Speedinvest launches second $70.8M fund aimed at specialist marketplaces and consumer startups
Pan-European early-stage VC Speedinvest has reached the final close for its second fund aimed at specialist marketplaces and consumer startups. Aside from institutional LPs, the €60m / $70.8M fund was also backed by marketplace founders and executi.....»»
NFT market OpenSea hits $1.5 billion valuation
It’s been a wild 2021 for NFT auction marketplace OpenSea. The startup was exceedingly well-positioned in a niche space when NFTs exploded earlier this year seemingly out of nowhere. Since then, the startup has found its user base expanding, th.....»»
JLL, Khosla lead Jones’ $12.5M Series A for real estate vendor compliance
The New York-based commercial real estate startup is curating a marketplace of pre-approved vendors for tenants and property managers to find and hire the people they need in a compliant way. Commercial real estate tenants and property ma.....»»
Carsome Group will acquire iCar Asia in a deal worth $200M
Southeast Asia’s car marketplace wars are going into high drive. Today Carsome Group, one of the region’s largest online used car marketplaces, said it plans to acquire listings platform iCar Asia in a transaction worth more than $200 million. Ca.....»»
Elevate Brands banks $250M to roll up third-party merchants selling on Amazon’s marketplace
The Amazon roll-up play — where one company creates economies of scale by buying up and consolidating multiple smaller third-party merchants that sell their goods via Amazon’s marketplace — continues to be a strong e-commerce trend,.....»»
Paris court fines Airbnb $9.6 million for illegal listings
A court in Paris has fined Airbnb, the popular marketplace for vacation rentals. According to the court, the tech company has failed to comply with local regulation when it comes to listing your apartment on the platform. Airbnb should pay $9.6 milli.....»»
Lollipop AI launches online grocery marketplace where you can build your own recipes
As I’ve taken to online grocery shopping over the pandemic, I’ve always wondered why supermarkets didn’t offer simple ‘recipe’ features that would have automatically collected items for a homemade meal. It seemed an opportunity missed......»»
Shopify drops its App Store commissions to 0% on developers’ first million in revenue
Following similar moves by Apple, Google, and more recently Amazon, among others, e-commerce platform Shopify announced today it’s also lowering its cut of developer revenue across its app marketplace, the Shopify App Store, as well as the new.....»»
The spread of weighing systems across Western Eurasia 4,000 years ago
Knowing the weight of a commodity provides an objective way to value goods in the marketplace. But did a self-regulating market even exist in the Bronze Age? And what can weight systems tell us about this? A team of researchers from the University of.....»»
Etsy acquires Elo7, known as the ‘Etsy of Brazil’, for $217M
On the heels of Etsy’s huge deal to acquire Depop to open the door to more social selling, targeting younger users, and deeply expand in Europe, the crafty marketplace has announced another significant deal to build out its reach, this time in.....»»
Sneaker marketplace GOAT hits $3.7B valuation in Series F raise
Sneaker and streetwear empire GOAT just doubled its valuation in a massive new raise. The GOAT Group parent company shared today that it has raised $195 million in a Series F raise valuing the fashion giant at some $3.7 billion. The raise was led by.....»»
Sneaker marketplace GOAT hits $3.7 billion valuation in Series F raise
Sneaker and streetwear empire GOAT just doubled its valuation in a massive new raise. The GOAT Group parent company shared today that it has raised $195 million in a Series F raise valuing the fashion giant at some $3.7 billion. The raise was led by.....»»