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  • Tovala Raises USD$20m for Oven/Meal-Kit Business; Eversend on Seedrs to Improve Banking for Africans Globally

    The FGB Digest brings you the latest news on the world’s fastest growing direct-to-consumer and challenger brands. In today’s edition: Tovala raises USD$20m for oven/meal-kit business; Eversend on Seedrs to improve banking for Africans globally; and SoftBank to stop taking [...]

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  • Ola Electric to Acquire Scooter Business Etergo; BlaBlaCar Expands to Scooter Sharing

    The FGB Digest brings you the latest news on the world’s fastest growing direct-to-consumer and challenger brands. In today’s edition: Ola Electric to acquire scooter business Etergo; BlaBlaCar expands to scooter sharing; and Bolt announces capital raise at €1.7bn valuation.  Ola [...]

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  • Beyond Meat Changing Tack; Burst Oral Care Raises Series C Round with Goldman Sachs

    The FGB Digest brings you the latest news on the world’s fastest growing direct-to-consumer and challenger brands. In today’s edition: Beyond Meat changing tack; Burst Oral Care raises Series C round with Goldman Sachs; and RBS brings curtain down on [...]

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  • Uber Set to Support Lime; Bought by Many Raises £80m to Disrupt Pet Insurance

    The FGB Digest brings you the latest news on the world’s fastest growing direct-to-consumer and challenger brands. In today’s edition: Uber set to support Lime; Bought by Many raises £80m to disrupt pet insurance; and N26 extends its Series D [...]

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  • UK Government Announces ‘Future Fund’; Y Combinator Turns Remote

    The FGB Digest brings you the latest news on the world’s fastest growing direct-to-consumer and challenger brands. In today’s edition: UK Government announces ‘Future Fund’; Y Combinator turns remote; and Vestiaire Collective raises and sets sights on South Korea.  UK Government [...]

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  • The Challenge Facing Challenger Brands: Surviving Coronavirus as a Fast-Growth Brand

    In the time of coronavirus, quarantine, and two-metre gaps, every company will face difficulties. For challenger brands, growing fast but without the capital of their larger competition, these difficulties are amplified. In the UK, despite the unprecedented support from the [...]

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  • SoftBank Set for Losses of USD$24bn on Vision Fund; Instacart Hires in Support Roles to Meet Unprecedented Demand

    The FGB Digest brings you the latest news on the world’s fastest growing direct-to-consumer and challenger brands. In today’s edition: SoftBank set for losses of USD$24bn on Vision Fund; Instacart hires in support roles to meet unprecedented demand; and Frank [...]

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  • MyBuddy.ai Continues Ed Tech Funding Streak; The Craftory Becomes a B Corp

    The FGB Digest brings you the latest news on the world’s fastest growing direct-to-consumer and challenger brands. In today’s edition: MyBuddy.ai continues ed tech funding streak; The Craftory becomes a B Corp; and Neat raises USD$11m for cross-border trade. MyBuddy.ai continues [...]

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  • Cause Capital Investor The Craftory Now a Certified B Corporation

    The Craftory is the first UK-based investment company, investing exclusively in purpose-led consumer goods, to achieve B Corp certification. B Corp is a prestigious global movement of over 3,200 pioneering companies that use business as a force for good, and includes [...]

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  • Airbnb Raises USD$1bn from PE Firm; Blossom Capital Opens Fund to Back Unicorn Alumnus

    The FGB Digest brings you the latest news on the world’s fastest growing direct-to-consumer and challenger brands. In today’s edition: Airbnb raises USD$1bn from PE firm; Blossom Capital opens fund to back Unicorn alumnus; and Lupe turns to Seedrs to [...]

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