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FTC Lawsuit Prompts Meta to Pause Acquisition of VR Firm Within 
Meta // August 05, 2022

With a lawsuit from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) hanging over its head, Facebook’s parent company Meta is pausing its planned acquisition of the virtual reality (VR) experience and product developer Within, which is known for the popular fitness app Supernatural. Meta’s lawyers and FTC...

UK’s Palta Nets $100M To Scale Preventive Healthcare Products
Mobile Applications // August 03, 2021

Health and well-being tech company Palta has announced it has raised $100 million in a Series B round. Palta’s products deliver preventive health care, offering technological solutions to a variety of health issues and lifestyle fixes. The company wants to create more apps like Flo,...

Strava’s Journey From Fitness App To Fitness Ecosystem
Social Commerce // September 12, 2018

In some ways, Strava is a very much like any social media platform, albeit with a slightly narrower focus than most. Founded as an online portal for bicycling enthusiasts in 2009, Strava it bills itself as “the social network for athletes,” has taken in $70...

Reinventions Of The Subscription Business Model
Retail // August 29, 2018

Subscription services like Ipsy have long offered customers the chance to test samples when discovering new beauty products. These services are now building upon their existing business models by rolling out tester plans for full-sized products, but the real deal comes with advantages over just a sample....

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FTC Lawsuit Prompts Meta to Pause Acquisition of VR Firm Within 

August 05, 2022
With a lawsuit from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) hanging over its head, Facebook’s parent company Meta is pausing its planned acquisition of the virtual reality (VR) experience and product developer Within, which is known for the popular fitness app Supernatural. Meta’s lawyers and FTC representatives are planning to hold a scheduling conference next week […]

UK’s Palta Nets $100M To Scale Preventive Healthcare Products

August 03, 2021
Health and well-being tech company Palta has announced it has raised $100 million in a Series B round. Palta’s products deliver preventive health care, offering technological solutions to a variety...