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• Airbnb to Cut a Quarter of Staff; Peanut Raises for Women’s Social Network

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  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 to cut a quarter of staff; Peanut raises for women’s social network; and First Dollar comes out of stealth.  Airbnb [...]

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

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  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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• Oxwash Gets £1.4m Seed; The Fund Sets Sights Beyond NYC for Second Fund

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  The FGB Digest brings you the latest news on the world’s fastest growing direct-to-consumer and challenger brands. In today’s edition: Oxwash gets £1.4m seed; The Fund sets sights beyond NYC for second fund; and Expa opens London office to support [...]

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• Navigating the Uncertainty of Coronavirus as a Startup

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  New businesses the world over have had their worlds turned upside down in the midst of the ongoing pandemic. Business plans developed meticulously for months or years having to be overhauled almost overnight, just as they start to build their [...]

  New businesses the world over have had their worlds turned upside down [...]

• Wise Raises to Support SME Banking Needs; Blue Apron Sees Improved Results

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  The FGB Digest brings you the latest news on the world’s fastest growing direct-to-consumer and challenger brands. In today’s edition: Wise raises to support SME banking needs; Blue Apron sees improved results; and Flutterwave Store launches.  Wise raises to support SME [...]

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• Shopify Launches Its Own Shopping App; Neo Energy Offers Free Energy in Face of Lockdown

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  The FGB Digest brings you the latest news on the world’s fastest growing direct-to-consumer and challenger brands. In today’s edition: Shopify launches its own shopping app; Neo energy offers free energy in face of lockdown; and Cheetah raises USD$36m amid [...]

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• Indonesian Insurers Qoala Raise USD$13.5m; Motiv Acquired by Digital Identity Business

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  The FGB Digest brings you the latest news on the world’s fastest growing direct-to-consumer and challenger brands. In today’s edition: Indonesian Insurers Qoala raise USD$13.5m; Motiv acquired by digital identity business; and Zoom competitor Prexip looks to raise USD$200m.  Indonesian Insurers [...]

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• Luxury Promise Secures New Investment; Shine Adds New Invoice Insurance Feature

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  The FGB Digest brings you the latest news on the world’s fastest growing direct-to-consumer and challenger brands. In today’s edition: Luxury Promise secures new investment; Shine adds new invoice insurance feature; and Okra raises to connect bank accounts to apps [...]

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• Overcoming Supply Chain Challenges During COVID-19 and Beyond

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  In this piece for FastGrowthBrands, Colin Darretta, CEO of nutrition business Wellpath, explains discusses the affect the Coronavirus is having on the supply chain of challenger brands. He outlines that while many are struggling to come to terms with this [...]

  In this piece for FastGrowthBrands, Colin Darretta, CEO of nutrition business Wellpath, [...]

• JustEat & Takeaway.com Merger Gets Go Ahead; Starling Bank Launches Coronavirus Support Scheme

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  The FGB Digest brings you the latest news on the world’s fastest growing direct-to-consumer and challenger brands. In today’s edition: JustEat & Takeaway.com merger gets go ahead; Starling Bank launches coronavirus support scheme; and Startup Funding Club receives £10m boost.  JustEat [...]

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