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Partiful is Google’s ‘best app’ of 2024
Partiful, the New York-based event-planning app that’s taking on older solutions like Evite, Eventbrite, and Facebook Events, has been named Google’s app of the year, the tech giant announced on Monday as part of its “best apps and games of...
Read MoreViolet Grey founder buys business back from Farfetch
Cassandra Grey has teamed up with private equity investor Sherif Guirgis to re-acquire the beauty retailer she founded in 2012.
Read MoreFLYR Raises $295 Million to Expand AI-Based Travel Industry Platform
FLYR raised $295 million to accelerate the development and delivery of its reservation systems and artificial intelligence-based decision automation solutions to travel industry companies around the globe.
Read MoreFlip, The TikTok Shop Competitor, Expands Social Commerce By Acquiring Curated
The emergence of social commerce flips traditional e-commerce digital retail on its head.
Read MorePro Shop Holdings completes funding round, acquisition
Pro Shop Holdings, the boutique golf and culture company founded by Chad Mumm and Joe Purzycki, has completed its Series A funding round and made its first acquisition.
Read MoreThe Best Bars in America 2024
From glamorous hotel bars in New York to cocktail dens in San Francisco, here are the very best new spots to grab a seat and start a tab.
Read MoreInfluence Meets Innovation: How Founders and Cultural Leaders Can Work Together
The Cultural Leadership Fund (CLF) is Silicon Valley’s first venture capital fund consisting exclusively of Black cultural leaders and organizations committed to Black wealth generation.
Read MoreThe Hollywood Reporter: New Golf Media Venture ‘Pro Shop’ from ‘Full Swing’ EP Raises $20M, With PGA Tour Backing
The company, founded by 'Full Swing' EP Chad Mumm and former Puck CEO Joe Purzycki, has raised nearly $20M from the PGA Tour and Powerhouse Capital, and will seek to grow golf's Hollywood business.
Read MoreFood & Wine: This NA Spritz Is So Good, I May Never Order an Aperol Spritz Again
If 2024 is the year of amaro, then this NA amaro spritz arrived at the party right on time.
Read MorePartiful wants Gen Z to move in a new social direction this New Year’s Eve
Many young people are using Partiful, a free event planning app and website, to connect.
Read MoreStem Raises $250m From Victory Park Capital To Expand Artist Advances
Los Angeles-headquartered music distribution and payments platform Stem says it has secured a $250 million credit facility from Chicago-headquartered Victory Park Capital.
Read MoreLionel Richie Bringing First-Of-Its-Kind “Hello Park” To Tuskegee, Alabama
Hello Park is one of 100 community projects that will be completed this year as part of Lowe’s Hometowns initiative.
Read MoreThe Monarch Collective unveils $100 million fund to bring equity to women’s sports
Venture capitalists Kara Nortman and Jasmine Robinson are launching a fund to invest in women’s teams and leagues.
Read MoreThe Iconic Hollywood Restaurant La Dolce Vita Rides Again
Imagine a small, clubby room with cozy leather booths tucked inside a low-slung, single-story brick building in Beverly Hills. Now, picture all the stars and ex-presidents seated at the cozy booths through the years, including Frank Sinatra, Tom Ford, and...
Read MoreThe Internet, but for Hot People
Partiful is one of many products adopting the trendy aesthetic, calling itself “facebook events for hot people.”
Read MoreSolo GP secures $140M for fifth seed, third opportunity funds
Streamlined Ventures, led by Ullas Naik, secured $140 million in new capital commitments for its two newest funds. This brings the total funds managed to eight with the assets under management reaching about $325 million.
Read MoreLionel Richie Partners With All-In-One Healthcare Company, Devoted Health
Global icon will help let the public know it's time to say goodbye to uncoordinated healthcare
Read MoreAres Raises $3.7B for Sports Leagues, Teams
Ares Management is set to widen its sports footprint even further.
Read MoreDuff Goldman Talks Spreading The Joy Of Baking
When Duff Goldman is not on television showing off his incredible baking, decorating, and cooking skills, he's doing what he truly loves most — getting messy and having fun in the kitchen while teaching and inspiring young bakers along the...
Read MoreWhatnot’s valuation doubles to $3.7B as livestream shopping gains popularity in US
Livestream shopping in the United States has a ways to go to catch up with China’s booming $600 billion industry, but Whatnot’s new $260 million Series D round shows that shoppers stateside are increasingly embracing this way of buying and...
Read MoreFlip Closes $60 Million Series B Round to Reimagine the Next Era of E-Commerce
Following nine months of accelerated growth, Flip will deepen brand partnerships and extend access to independent brands through the world’s first social commerce marketplace.
Read MoreTally Labs strives to expand decentralized content ecosystem with $12M funding
The announcement of the firm's inaugural capital raise from prominent investors is set to propel the vision for the construction of decentralized content representing communities from across the NFT space.
Read MoreStem Raises $20 Million, Outlines Plan ‘To Provide Simple Access to Sophisticated Financial Tools to All Stakeholders’
Music distribution and payments platform Stem has announced the completion of a $20 million funding round and detailed plans to deliver “sophisticated financial tools to all stakeholders in the music industry.”
Read MoreCrypto investor Katie Haun raises $1.5 billion, the largest debut fund ever by a female VC
Crypto investor Katie Haun has raised $1.5 billion for her new fund after leaving Andreessen Horowitz, and shattered a record in the process.
Read MoreProtégé One Ups MasterClass With Celebrity Mentorship
A new platform in the celebrity EdTech space promises amateur performers the opportunity to demonstrate their talent and receive feedback from industry experts.
Read MoreWestCap and Peter Thiel-backed FLYR Labs closes $150M Series C
Airlines have a relatively straightforward goal — getting people in seats — but they’ve traditionally relied on inefficient and outdated statistical modeling methods to predict what prices and other conditions will sell tickets. Enter FLYR Labs. The company has developed a...
Read MoreWhatnot raises another $150M for its livestream shopping platform, evolves into a unicorn
Whatnot, a livestreaming shopping platform for collectors to buy and sell things like rare Pokémon cards and Funko Pops, has closed a $150 million Series C — its third round of fundraising in 2021 alone. This round pins Whatnot’s valuation...
Read MoreFlip bags $28M to turn beauty, wellness social commerce on its head
Social commerce startup Flip is mixing live commerce mobile apps with real customer reviews to improve the buying experience and opportunity for the creator economy. Today, the Los Angeles-based company closed on a $28 million Series A led Streamlined Ventures....
Read MoreMasterClass more than triples valuation in one year
Online learning platform MasterClass has been valued at $2.75 billion in a new round of funding, sources tell CNBC. That’s more than triple its valuation from June 2020, according to Pitchbook. The company plans to use the fresh $225 million...
Read MoreStem Music Startup Drives Social Change Plus $100 Million In Artist Royalty Distributions
Stem’s music distribution and payment platform recently raised $10 million in new funding and, since its 2015 launch, has paid out $100 million in royalty payments to independent artists using the platform. While the Los Angeles-based financial technology startup’s latest...
Read MoreHumana Buys $100 Million Stake In Doctor House Call Company, Heal
Health insurer Humana said it is investing $100 million in the in-home primary care company, Heal, to bring in-person physician “house calls and one-touch medicine” to seniors in its Medicare Advantage plans. Heal is a fast-growing startup company that offers...
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