The chief operating officer of Zilingo Pte has resigned from the company after a tenure during which the fashion e-commerce start-up rose to prominence before …
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Inditex Enters ‘Clean Tech’ With Investment in Circular Start-Up Circ
Zara-owner Inditex is joining the growing number of major fashion brands investing in sustainability-focused start-ups as pressure to deliver on high-profile commitments to curb fashion’s …
Inditex Enters ‘Clean Tech’ With Investment in Circular Start-Up Circ
Zara-owner Inditex is joining the growing number of major fashion brands investing in sustainability-focused start-ups as pressure to deliver on high-profile commitments to curb fashion’s …
Green Chemistry Start-Up Evolved By Nature Raises $120 Million
The company closed a Series C funding round, led by Teachers’ Venture Growth (TVG), the late-stage venture arm of the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board, …
Zilingo Founders Make Surprise Buyout Offer for Start-Up
Zilingo Pte co-founders made a last-ditch offer to buy the embattled fashion e-commerce platform as the board debates its future, according to people familiar with …
Gap Inc. and Athleta Invest $1 Million in Footwear and Apparel Start-up Saysh
The San Francisco-based apparel retailer invested in the label which was founded in June 2021 by the American Olympic sprinter Allyson Felix and her brother …
Last Mile Delivery Start-Up Wins LVMH Innovation Prize
Toshi, the London-based last-mile delivery start-up founded by fashion entrepreneur Sojin Lee, won LVMH’s 2022 Innovation Awards Grand Prize Thursday. Lee, who was a founding …
LVMH Invests in Lab-Grown Diamond Start-Up Lusix
LVMH Luxury Ventures, the French luxury conglomerate’s private equity arm, has acquired a stake in Israeli lab-grown diamond start-up Lusix alongside other investors in a …
Goldman-Backed Beauty Start-Up Becomes India’s Newest Unicorn
Online cosmetics retailer Purplle raised capital at a $1.1 billion valuation, becoming the second billion-dollar company to be created in India this week despite souring …
Leonardo DiCaprio Invests in Startup That Is Growing Leather From Cells
Actor Leonardo DiCaprio just invested in a startup that aims to take cows out of leather production. Milpitas, CA-based biotechnology startup VitroLabs Inc. announced that …
Kering Invests in Lab-Grown Leather Startup
French luxury giant Kering has invested in San Francisco-based lab-grown leather startup VitroLabs, the latest sign of fashion’s growing appetite for new materials that could …
Fashion Startup Shein Raising Funds at $100 Billion Value
Chinese fast fashion e-commerce startup Shein is weighing a funding round at a valuation of about $100 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. …
This Startup Just Raised $314 Million To Make Animal Silk Obsolete
Silk made by killing worms might soon become obsolete thanks to Japanese biofabrication startup Spiber, which recently raised 34.4 billion yen (approximately $314 million) from …