Author Archives: Jordan Crook

Eden office management platform raises $25 million Series B

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Eden, the workplace management platform that connects office managers with service providers, today announced the close of a $25 million Series B round led by Reshape. Participants in the round also include Fifth Wall Ventures, Mitsui Fudosan, RXR Realty, Thor Equities, Bessemer Venture Partners, Alate Partners, Quiet Capital, S28 Capital, Canvas Ventures, Comcast Ventures, Upshift […] Continue reading Eden office management platform raises $25 million Series B→

Ohi raises $2.75M to power same-day delivery for brands that aren’t Amazon

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The world has gotten so much faster. Amazon has made two-day shipping the standard and same- or next-day shipping commonplace. And that doesn’t even include the collection of on-demand players who can get us everything from groceries to alcohol to services like concierge storage and in-home cleaning with the press of a button. But the […] Continue reading Ohi raises $2.75M to power same-day delivery for brands that aren’t Amazon→

Loop Returns picks up $10 million in Series A led by FirstMark Capital

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Loop Returns, the startup that helps brands handle returns from online purchases, has today announced the close of a $10 million Series A funding round led by FirstMark Capital. Lerer Hippeau and Ridge Ventures also participated in the round. Loop started when Jonathan Poma, a cofounder and COO and President, was working at an agency […] Continue reading Loop Returns picks up $10 million in Series A led by FirstMark Capital→

Figma’s Community lets designers share and remix live files

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As designers grow both in sheer numbers and within the hierarchy of organizations, design tool makers are adapting to their evolving needs in different ways. Figma, the web-based collaborative design tool, is taking a note from the engineering revolution of the early aughts. “What if there were a GitHub for designers?” mused Dylan Field, early […] Continue reading Figma’s Community lets designers share and remix live files→

Canva, now valued at $3.2 billion, launches an enterprise product

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Canva, the Australian-based design tool maker, has today announced that it has raised an additional $10 million to bring its valuation to $3.2 billion, up from $2.5 billion in May. Investors in the company include Mary Meeker’s Bond, General Catalyst, Bessemer Venture Partners, Blackbird and Sequoia China. Alongside the new funding and valuation, Canva is […] Continue reading Canva, now valued at $3.2 billion, launches an enterprise product→

Rhino looks to replace renters’ security deposits with a small monthly fee

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Rhino, the insurtech startup incubated by Kairos and co-founded by Kairos CEO Ankur Jain, has today announced the close of a $21 million Series A round led by Kairos and Lakestar. Rhino was founded in 2017 with the goal of putting the billions of dollars that are locked up in cash security deposits to renters, […] Continue reading Rhino looks to replace renters’ security deposits with a small monthly fee→

Cloud-based design tool Figma launches plug-ins

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Figma, the startup looking to put design tools in the cloud, has today announced new plugins for the platform that will help users clean up their workflows. Figma cofounder and CEO Dylan Field says that plug-ins have been the most requested feature from users since the company’s launch. So, for the last year, the team […] Continue reading Cloud-based design tool Figma launches plug-ins→

Airbud raises $4 million to add a voice interface to your website

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Amazon’s Alexa ushered in a new dawn of user interfaces, bringing voice into the mix as a viable option. Dozens of companies have sprouted because of this, not least of which being Airbud.io. Airbud allows any company to add a voice interface to its website. The company just closed a $4 million round led by […] Continue reading Airbud raises $4 million to add a voice interface to your website→

ClassPass introduces a corporate wellness program

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ClassPass has set up yet another revenue stream, signing on partners like Facebook, Glossier, Google, Morgan Stanley, Under Armour, Etsy, Southwest Airlines and Gatorade to a corporate wellness program. The program will give employees at these companies access to the ClassPass network of more than 22,000 studio partners across 2500 cities around the world, which […] Continue reading ClassPass introduces a corporate wellness program→

Anvyl, looking to help D2C brands manage their supply chain, raises $9.3M

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Growing D2C brands face an interesting challenge. While they’ve eliminated much of the hassle of a physical storefront, they must still deal with all the complications involved in managing inventory and manufacturing and shipping a physical product to suppliers. Anvyl, with a fresh $9.3 million in Series A funding, is looking to jump in and […] Continue reading Anvyl, looking to help D2C brands manage their supply chain, raises $9.3M→