China’s Soocas continues to jostle with global toothbrush giants as it raises 200 million yuan ($30 million) in a series C funding round. The Shenzhen-based oral care manufacturer has secured the new capital from lead investor Vision Knight Capital, with Kinzon Capital, Greenwoods Investment, Yunmu Capital and Cathay Capital also participating in the round. The new […]
View More Xiaomi-backed electric toothbrush Soocas raises $30 million Series CCategory: procter & gamble
Showing the power of startup women’s health brands, P&G buys This is L
The P&G acquisition of This is L., a startup retailer of period products and prophylactics, shows just how profitable investing in women’s healthcare brands and products can be. A person with knowledge of the investment put the price tag at roughly $100 million — a healthy outcome for investors and company founder Talia Frankel. But just as […]
View More Showing the power of startup women’s health brands, P&G buys This is LProcter & Gamble acquires Walker & Company, Tristan Walker will remain as CEO
Walker & Company Brands, a startup making health and beauty products for people of color, has been acquired by consumer giant Procter & Gamble. The company was founded five years ago by Tristan Walker, who previously led business development for Foursquare, and who aimed to create products that would better serve the needs of people […]
View More Procter & Gamble acquires Walker & Company, Tristan Walker will remain as CEOThe erosion of Web 2.0
It seems quaint to imagine now but the original vision for the web was not an information superhighway. Instead, it was a newspaper that fed us only the news we wanted. This was the central thesis brought forward in the late 1990s and prophesied by thinkers like Bill Gates – who expected a beautiful, customized […]
View More The erosion of Web 2.0Watch 11-year-old Meghan Markle protesting a sexist ad on TV
Footage has emerged of Meghan Markle campaigning against sexist adverts when she was just 11 years old.
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Procter & Gamble just bought this venture-backed deodorant startup for $100 million cash
Native Deodorant, a San Francisco-based natural deodorant brand, just sold to Procter & Gamble for $100 million cash. Native, which positioned itself as an online distributor of deodorant, had received just $500,000 from Azure Capital Partners. With over a million customers since launching 2.5 years ago, Native was able to use profits from the business to reinvest in growth. Read More
Procter & Gamble just bought this venture-backed deodorant startup for $100 million cash
Native Deodorant, a San Francisco-based natural deodorant brand, just sold to Procter & Gamble for $100 million cash. Native, which positioned itself as an online distributor of deodorant, had received just $500,000 from Azure Capital Partners. With over a million customers since launching 2.5 years ago, Native was able to use profits from the business to reinvest in growth. Read More