Category: D2C
Where top VCs are investing in D2C
Don’t over-index the Casper mess; investors say there’s strength yet in the sector If you’re looking for toothbrushes, skin-care face masks, mattresses, glasses or even socks, there’s a digitally-native, direct-to-consumer (D2C) company or two that can help you out. And thanks to smart digital marketing, the cult followings that ensue…
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As stocks continue to tumble, what’s ahead for startups?
Hello and welcome back to our regular morning look at private companies, public markets and the gray space in between. The world is a mess today. Everything that trades is down, and sentiment is in the toilet. Even Robinhood is undertaking its ritual downtime, ensuring that its userbase holds through…
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In a gloomy portent for 2020 debuts, Casper lowers its IPO price range
Hello and welcome back to our regular morning look at private companies, public markets and the gray space in between. Casper, the well-known D2C mattress company, has lowered its IPO price range in a new S-1/A filing made public this morning. The repricing leads to a lower expected valuation for…
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Legacy, a sperm testing and freezing service, just raised $3.5 million to send the message to men: get checked
Legacy, a male fertility startup, has just raised a fresh, $3.5 million in funding from Bill Maris’s San Diego-based venture firm, Section 32, along with Y Combinator and Bain Capital Ventures, which led a $1.5 million seed round for the Boston startup last year. We talked earlier today with Legacy’s…
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