Imaginary Ventures
GlossGenius triples valuation, raises $25M to give beauty industry’s tech stack a makeover
Danielle Cohen-Shohet developed a tech platform to help spa, studio and salon industry owners manage their operations. She had seen firsthand the challenges of running a small business as a…
Black Crow AI raises $25M to predict which products e-commerce customers will buy
In the pandemic era, when digital storefronts have become a matter of course for retailers, data analytics is proving its worth. Tools that analyze customer data can help better maintain…
Cannabis beverage startup Cann raises $27M as it expands to Canada
Cann, a THC beverage company marketing itself as a fun alternative to alcohol, is bulking up on funding as it brings the product into Canada — its first international market…
Shiftsmart, a marketplace matching shift workers to employers, grabs $95M
The days of shift work that involve “coming in at 2 p.m. or you are fired,” is a dated concept.
Pepper brings in $16M, gets back to its roots of spicing up ordering experience for food distributors
The ordering system is specifically designed so food distributors can launch mobile apps and websites to accept orders and payments online.
Builder.io aims to make developers happy with its no-code approach to digital storefronts
Builder.io provides a drag-and-drop visual editor and headless content management system so that marketers can update websites without developer support.
Foxtrot picks up $17 million to reimagine the convenience store
Amidst the staggering rise of on-demand delivery services, the convenience store has been left relatively untouched. Until very recently. Foxtrot, founded in 2013, is looking to reimagine the corner convenience…
Cann, the cannabis-infused drink company, moves 150,000 units and raises $5 million
Since its launch in May of last year, the cannabis-infused drink company Cann has sold 150,000 cans of its THC and CBD-infused, alcohol-free intoxicants, in a sign of success that’s…
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Founder-investor Natalie Massenet on how new brands win
Natalie Massenet, the fashion entrepreneur who founded the designer fashion portal Net-a-Porter, chaired the British Fashion Council for four years and today runs Imaginary Ventures, a venture firm that’s focused on consumer startups, took the stage a bit ago at Vanity Fair’s New Establishment Summit. There, she was asked why Imaginary has funded more women…
Net-a-Porter founder Natalie Massenet just launched a venture firm
In 2015, the fashion world was abuzz when Natalie Massenet, who founded the highly disruptive e-commerce fashion company Net-a-Porter, suddenly exited the scene weeks before a merger was sealed between…