Foundry Group has led the round for Boundless, an information platform providing immigrants tools and support.
View More Boundless gets $7.8M to help immigrants navigate the convoluted green card processCategory: Warby Parker
Startups Weekly: A much-needed unicorn IPO update
In this week’s newsletter: Details on Pinterest, Lyft, Uber and Zoom’s upcoming IPOs, plus Glossier and Rent The Runway’s big rounds.
View More Startups Weekly: A much-needed unicorn IPO updateThese ad execs have a venture fund they’d like to sell you
Mike Duda comes from the world of advertising. In fact, he spent 13 years at the renowned ad agency Deutsch, becoming the youngest partner in the company’s history until another creative, Brent Vartan, came along and stole the title. Little wonder that in 2010, when Duda struck out on his own to create Bullish (formerly […]
View More These ad execs have a venture fund they’d like to sell youHow students are founding, funding and joining startups
Shawn Xu Contributor Share on Twitter Shawn Xu is a managing partner at The Dorm Room Fund. There has never been a better time to start, join, or fund a startup as a student. Young founders who want to start companies while still in school have an increasing number of resources to tap into that […]
View More How students are founding, funding and joining startupsWarby Parker dips into AR with the launch of virtual try-on
Warby Parker is today introducing virtual try-on to let shoppers select a pair of frames and instantly see how they look. The tech was built on Apple’s ARKit, and the feature is only available to users on the Warby Parker iOS app on an iPhone X or later. Warby Parker, which launched in 2010, attempted […]
View More Warby Parker dips into AR with the launch of virtual try-onNew pre-seed fund powered by First Round Capital will target recent graduates
Graduate Fund has written “angel-sized” checks to five companies so far, including Spellbrush and Ally Shoes.
View More New pre-seed fund powered by First Round Capital will target recent graduatesJosh Kushner’s Thrive Capital brings in $1B
Thrive Capital has announced the close of its largest fund to date.
View More Josh Kushner’s Thrive Capital brings in $1BWith $50M in fresh funding, Allbirds will open new stores in the US, UK and Asia
Allbirds’ wool runners have been a VC favorite since the beginning. Now, the company is worth $1.4 billion.
View More With $50M in fresh funding, Allbirds will open new stores in the US, UK and AsiaWarby Parker taps NY celebs for Pupils Project limited edition collection
Warby Parker is introducing a new collaboration as part of the Pupils Project. In participation with a number of famous New Yorkers, including Rosario Dawson, Lena Dunham, Nikolai Fraiture, Iman, Fran Lebowitz, Humberto Leon, Mary-Louise Parker, Chloë Sevigny, Gloria Steinem, and Michael K. Williams, the company is releasing ten new pairs of frames. All the […]
View More Warby Parker taps NY celebs for Pupils Project limited edition collectionHumbition is a new fund led by the Indiegogo’s Slava Rubin
Zocdoc founder Cyrus Massoumi and Indiegogo founder Slava Rubin have created a new $30 million fund called Humbition aimed at early stage, founder-led companies in New York. “The fund is focused on connecting startups with investors and advisors experienced in building and growing successful businesses,” said Rubin. “We are seeking to fill a void in […]
View More Humbition is a new fund led by the Indiegogo’s Slava RubinUppercase raises $3.5M to help e-tailers open brick-and-mortar stores
Uppercase is launching out of stealth with $3.5 million in VC funding to help direct-to-consumer brands expand into the physical world. Lerer Hippeau has led the round, with participation from CRV and SV Angels.
View More Uppercase raises $3.5M to help e-tailers open brick-and-mortar storesWarby Parker’s Dave Gilboa is coming to Disrupt SF
In 2010, the eyewear industry got its long-awaited new player. Warby Parker entered the market with a simple offering: stylish Rx glasses, bought online, for a reasonable price. While this sounds like a pretty obvious concept in 2018, the world of ecommerce was just beginning its insane growth streak back in 2010. And glasses, of […]
View More Warby Parker’s Dave Gilboa is coming to Disrupt SF