Lick Home, a direct-to-consumer home decor brand launched in the UK during the coronavirus lockdown, has raised a £3 million round led by Felix Capital, a London-based VC that has previously invested in digital lifestyle platforms such as Farfetch, Peloton, goop and Deliveroo. Picking up on a trend of DIY home decorating projects over the […]
Facebook has announced that applications are open for ‘Facebook Accelerator: Commerce’, which is welcoming startup teams from Europe, Middle East and Africa who are developing e-commerce solutions. Such tools could be AI-powered catalogue management or immersive shopping experiences using AR; any solution that helps “bridge the gap between online and in-store experiences.” The new initiative […]
Vivense, a Turkish online marketplace for furniture, has secured a $130 million investment from Turkish private equity fund Actera Group, Webrazzi reports. The funding will fuel the company’s continued growth in Turkey and ignite its global expansion plans, starting from the UK this year. Based in Istanbul, the company complements its online sales channels with […]
Cazoo, the used-car sales platform, has reached ‘unicorn’ status after raising a little over $31 million (£25 million) at a $1 billion+ valuation to spur growth. Cazoo closed a £100 million round earlier this year, and this round brings its total raised to £200 million in a short time. In fact, the company was founded […]
DataHawk Technologies, a French tech company that develops a self-service software solution to help brands and retailers increase their sales and margins on Amazon, has raised €1.2 million in seed financing led by Axeleo Capital, with the participation of business angels. This financing round will give DataHawk enough resources to accelerate its growth, expand the […]
VeganNation, the company creating the world’s first vegan ecosystem with its own VeganCoin currency, is emerging from the beta mode after closing a $10 million funding round from private investors. With 2019 declared the year of the vegan, meat-free burgers taking over mainstream attention, and a consistent growth of the vegan community over the past […]
Mister Spex, Europe’s online optician has closed a €65 million financing round led by The Büll Family Office with the participation of existing investors (including Grazia Equity, Stephan Schambach, and Ehssan Dariani). The company plans on using the fresh capital for further store expansion and internationalisation. “With the current round of financing, we will continue […]