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  • DoorDash Shares Rocket by 86% in IPO; Calm Secures a Cool USD$75m

    The FGB Digest brings you the latest news on the world’s fastest growing direct-to-consumer and challenger brands. In this week’s edition: DoorDash shares rocket by 86% in IPO; Calm secures a cool USD$75m (£55.9m); albo raises USD$45m (£33m); Xprize launches [...]

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  • Farfetch Secures USD$1.1bn investment; Proptech Better.com Raises USD$200m

    The FGB Digest brings you the latest news on the world’s fastest growing direct-to-consumer and challenger brands. In this week’s edition: Farfetch secures USD$1.1bn investment; Proptech Better.com raises USD$200m; E-scooter startup TIER Mobility raises USD$250m; Insurtech Lemonade reports USD$30.1m losses; [...]

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  • UK Insurtech Marshmallow Raises £23.2m; Russian Ecommerce Retailer Ozon Goes Public on US NASDAQ

    The FGB Digest brings you the latest news on the world’s fastest growing direct-to-consumer and challenger brands. In this week’s edition: Marshmallow raises £23.2m; Dutch Koa Health secures €14m; Russian retailer Ozon files for US IPO; Germany's Vivid Money bags [...]

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  • GetYourGuide secures €114m; FreshToHome raises USD$121m

    The FGB Digest brings you the latest news on the world’s fastest growing direct-to-consumer and challenger brands. In this week’s edition: Travel start-up GetYourGuide secures €114m (£103m); FreshToHome raises USD$121m (£92.8m) for food e-commerce expansion; Uber sued by drivers over [...]

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  • Harry's Expands into Europe with Netherlands Roll-Out; Gamified E-Learning Platform Kahoot! Raises USD$215m

    The FGB Digest brings you the latest news on the world’s fastest growing direct-to-consumer and challenger brands. In this week’s edition: Harry's expands into Netherlands; E-learning platform Kahoot! raises USD$215m from Softbank for gamified e-learning; Car sharing startup Getaround raises [...]

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  • Lululemon's DTC-Driven Q2 Earnings; Chip's Plans to Become the Next Unicorn

    The FGB Digest brings you the latest news on the world’s fastest growing direct-to-consumer and challenger brands. In today’s edition: Lululemon Q2 earnings up 2% YOY; Chip's plans to become the next unicorn; vegan food startup, Planty, raises €180,000 in [...]

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  • Thai Ecommerce Tech, Freshket, Raises USD$3m; French Vitamin Startup, Cuure, Secures €1.8m Funding

    The FGB Digest brings you the latest news on the world’s fastest growing direct-to-consumer and challenger brands. In today’s edition: Freshket raises $USD3m Series A; Cuure secures €1.8m seed funding; and Hedoine raises £500,000. Thai ecommerce platform Freshket raises USD$3m Series [...]

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  • Monzo’s Head of Marketing to Step Down Amid Doubts Over Bank’s Future; Lyft and Uber Seek to Avoid Classifying Drivers as Employees

    The FGB Digest brings you the latest news on the world’s fastest growing direct-to-consumer and challenger brands. In today’s edition: Monzo’s head of marketing to step down amid doubts over bank’s future; Lyft and Uber seek to avoid classifying drivers [...]

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  • Ufurnish.com Launches Furniture Search Engine

    The Co-Founders of ufurnish.com, Deirdre McGettrick & Ray Wright, have announced the launch of their new furniture search engine.  Founded by Irish/Australian couple Deirdre McGettrick and Ray Wright, the inspiration for ufurnish.com came from their struggle to find the furniture they [...]

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  • Hint Secures USD$25m to Fuel Online Expansion; Lunar Launches Business Account

    The FGB Digest brings you the latest news on the world’s fastest growing direct-to-consumer and challenger brands. In today’s edition: Hint secures USD$25m to fuel online expansion; Lunar launches business account; and BUX takes product to Belgium. Hint secures USD$25m to [...]

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