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Dolls Kills gathers $10.7 mlnSan Francisco-based Dolls Kills, an ecommerce fashion brand, has raised $10.7 million in funding, according to an SEC filing https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1539417/000156761918008537/xslFormDX01/primary_doc.xml The target is $15 million. The company's investors include Maveron.
- Thirty Madison inks $15.25 mln Series A
Thirty Madison, which is "rebuilding the healthcare experience for modern consumers," has secured $15.25 million in Series A funding. Maveron and Northzone led the round with participation from other investors that included Greycroft, Steadfast Venture Capital, First Round, ERA, HillCour and Two River.
- Eco-friendly wool shoes maker Allbirds snags $50 mln Series C
San Francisco-based Allbirds, a maker of eco-friendly wool shoes, has raised $50 million in Series C funding. T. Rowe Price Investment Management led the round with participation from Fidelity Management & Research Company and return backer Tiger Global.
- Maveron adds Natalie Dillon as investor
Consumer-focused investor Maveron has added Natalie Dillon as an investor. She previously was an investor with seed-stage investor Susa Ventures and was a research associate at Silicon Valley Bank before that.
- Maveron promotes Anarghya Vardhana to partner
Consumer-focused investor Maveron has promoted Anarghya Vardhana to partner. Vardhana was most recently a principal, having joined the firm in 2015, according to her bio on the firm's website. https://www.maveron.com/team/anarghya-vardhana/ She has worked for several startups in product management and operations roles, including at the healthcare company Medable. She also was previously at Rothenberg Ventures. For Maveron, she is a board observer at Booster Fuels, Inkbox, Pluto, The Guild and two unannounced companies.
Temporary tattoo startup Inkbox gets $10 mln in funding: ReutersA Toronto-based startup has secured US$10 million ($13 million) in funding from venture capitalists to expand its operations in the temporary tattoo business, the company’s chief executive officer said this week. The startup, Inkbox, aims to give customers “the look and feel of a permanent tattoo without the permanence,” CEO and Co-Founder Tyler Handley told Reuters. The company, which was founded in 2015 and operates in Canada and Japan, ships approximately 60,000 tattoos per month to over 150 countries, with 75 percent of its sales going to the United States. The company received its latest equity investment from a group led by U.S. venture capital firm Maveron.
Temporary tattoo platform Inkbox raises $17 mln in Series AInkbox, a Toronto-based semi-permanent tattoo platform, has secured more than $17 million (US$13 million) in a Series A financing. The round was led by Maveron and joined by Founders Fund, Cassius, Golden Ventures, KDWC Capital, Flight Ventures and Novel TMT. Silicon Valley Bank also contributed US$3 million of venture debt. Founded in 2015 by CEO Tyler Handley and Braden Handley, Inkbox closed a $1 million seed financing /canada/2016/07/3344377/ in 2016. It has since grown 1,000 percent and sold 450,000 tattoos worldwide. Inkbox will use the Series A's proceeds to expand its artist marketplace, develop new tattoo technologies, strengthen its brand, and scale operations through strategic hires.