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Nestle Leads $77 Million Funding Round For Meal Kit Startup Freshly
ResTech // June 21, 2017

In funding news this week, Freshly, the meal delivery startup — co-founded by Michael Wystrach and Carter Comstock — has raised $77 million in a Series C funding round that will help support the startup’s expansion beyond the 28 states it currently serves. Freshly’s dinners cost just $8.99 and can...

Tony Fadell And Jim McCarthy Talk Our Connected (Commerce) Future
Commerce // April 13, 2017

Digital, to be sure, is one path commerce is taking and will take. The question is, what else does the future hold for us, interconnected as we will be? As discussed at one Innovation Project panel, commerce hinges on safety and a data-based Bill of...

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Tony Fadell And Jim McCarthy Talk Our Connected (Commerce) Future

April 13, 2017
Digital, to be sure, is one path commerce is taking and will take. The question is, what else does the future hold for us, interconnected as we will be? As discussed at one Innovation Project panel, commerce hinges on safety and a data-based Bill of Rights, and companies must always ask of Innovation, “Why?”

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Highland Europe Closes Billion-Euro Fund to Invest in Digital Startups

January 23, 2023
Highland Europe has closed a billion-euro fund to back growth-stage digital-focused businesses. The European arm of global venture capital (VC) investor Highland Capital Partners announced the close of its fifth and largest fund on Monday (Jan. 23), stating it had raised the billion euros ($1.09 billion) “to double down on its strategy of backing the […]

Nestle Leads $77 Million Funding Round For Meal Kit Startup Freshly

June 21, 2017
In funding news this week, Freshly, the meal delivery startup — co-founded by Michael Wystrach and Carter Comstock — has raised $77 million in a Series C funding round that will help support...