Founders building a brand today are largely relying on new infrastructure to do it, though they’re still heavily reliant on legacy carriers like FedEx and DHL when it comes to international shipping. In fact, prohibitively high prices, along with not a lot of support or tools, are a few reasons why more American products aren’t […]
View More Passport, a customer service company focused on shipping, has raised $3 million in seed funding from some notable namesCategory: Sophia Amoruso
Emphasizing social, shareable, and meaningful work, Girlboss launches a new site
Girlboss, the juggernaut business and lifestyle brand launched by serial entrepreneur Sophia Amoruso (the founder of Nasty Gal), has launched a fresh redesign of its website as the company looks to evolve beyond publishing. While publishing will remain a central component of the business that Girlboss is building, Amoruso says that the brand encompasses much […]
View More Emphasizing social, shareable, and meaningful work, Girlboss launches a new siteSophia Amoruso, Carbon’s Joseph DeSimone, and Adidas’ Eric Liedtke to crash Disrupt SF
Disrupt lands in San Francisco this September, and the agenda is shaping up to be absolutely amazing. With new digs at Moscone West and expanded capacity, we expect Disrupt SF (September 5-7) to be the biggest and best conference TechCrunch has ever had. And, in large part, that’s credited to our incredible guests. Today, we’re […]
View More Sophia Amoruso, Carbon’s Joseph DeSimone, and Adidas’ Eric Liedtke to crash Disrupt SFNasty Gal founder Sophia Amoruso just raised venture funding for her new company
Sophia Amoruso famously founded the retailer Nasty Gal, growing it from an eBay store that sold vintage items to a darling of the fashion world that was seeing more than $300 million in sales at one point. Somewhere along the way, however, Nasty Gal lost its way. In the meantime, Amoruso is on to a new business, and now it’s venture-backed. Read More