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• Casper Halting European Operations to Drive Profitability; YFood Raises to Invest in Product Development

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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: Casper halting European operations to drive profitability; YFood raises to invest in product development; and Moshi announces Series B round.  Casper [...]

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• Q&A with Andie: How Customer Service & Marketing is Changing in the Wake of the COVID-19

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  In this Q&A, FastGrowthBrands speaks to Melanie Travis, founder & CEO of women's swimwear brand, Andie. Melanie explains how our current situation is changing how businesses must approach customer service, what it means for companies' marketing messages and whether these [...]

  In this Q&A, FastGrowthBrands speaks to Melanie Travis, founder & CEO of [...]

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

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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: 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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• Naked Wines Grows Its Business in the US; Impossible Foods Rolls Out to Over 750 New Stores

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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: Naked Wines grows its business in the US; Impossible Foods rolls out to over 750 new stores; Zume cuts 200 [...]

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• Gousto Latest Meal-Kit Service to Raise During Pandemic; GoPro Reduce Workforce and Focus on DTC

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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: Gousto latest meal-kit service to raise during pandemic; GoPro reduce workforce and focus on DTC; and The RealReal forced to [...]

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• Stockupsmall.com Launched by Challenger Cooperative; Credit Kudos Raises £5m in Series A

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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: Stockupsmall.com launched by challenger cooperative; Credit Kudos raises £5m in Series A; and Slite raises USD$11m to challenge Google’s Drive.  Stockupsmall.com [...]

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

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  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 [...]

  In the time of coronavirus, quarantine, and two-metre gaps, every company will [...]

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

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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: 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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• Starling Bank Launches Card to Buy Items on Another Person’s Behalf; Motherly Raises USD$5.4m to Move Into Commerce

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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: Starling Bank launches card to buy items on another person’s behalf; Motherly raises USD$5.4m to move into commerce; and Twine [...]

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

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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: 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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