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Ghost appears with new funding, marketplace to match buyers with unsold products

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Ghost is coming out of stealth Tuesday with its approach to excess inventory with a marketplace approach that enables brands and retailers to buy, sell and price that inventory in a discreet, efficient and sustainable way. Naturally, they started in apparel but are also seeing opportunity in beauty and home goods.

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Fashinza, a B2B supply chain marketplace for fashion brands, raises $100M

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Customers can also use Fashinza to track time and action calendars, a tool used in the apparel industry to follow up on manufacturing milestones to ensure timely delivery. . There’s also sustainable sourcing platforms like Sourceful , which slot somewhere alongside supply chain finance platforms including Tradeshift. .

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Sneaker e-commerce platform Kicks Crew raises $6M Series A

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The global thirst for an up-charged pair of Yeezy’s or limited edition Jordan’s combined with a growth in a digital ecosystem is creating new opportunities, particularly in the sneaker resale market, for companies like Kicks Crew , a Los Angeles- and Hong Kong-based sneaker and apparel platform. Canada, Australia and Asia.

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AlgiKnit’s seaweed-sourced materials could mend the textile industry’s toxic habits

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The startup is developing materials from seaweeds such as Macrocystis pyrifera, one of the planet’s most renewable and regenerative organisms, creating yarns and fibers that don’t rely on petroleum or toxic chemicals. This prompted the question: Is there a way to design better products and more sustainable materials themselves?

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Cobalt launches from beta with a $2.8M seed to help creators launch products

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These products go beyond an influencer moneygrab — Cobalt is deliberately not developing apparel products, since Black is concerned about the environmental impact of fast fashion. Black also pointed to Jenna Smith, who sells hydroponic small-batch produce through her startup Growcery , which she developed via Cobalt.

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5 Convincing Benefits of Sustainable Business Practices

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The concept of sustainability in business practices has rapidly gained importance over the years. Plenty of proactive companies are shifting and adjusting their operations to incorporate sustainable practices. So, what exactly is sustainability when it comes to a business? Rising demand for sustainable goods.

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Highlights from Berkeley SkyDeck’s virtual demo day

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Founded in 2012, the accelerator is focused on developing early-stage companies tied to the University of California system. Building on technologies developed in the stem cell research labs of UCSF, EndoCrine is looking to commercialize a better way to discover and develop drugs. Image Credits: EndoCrine Bio, Inc. The Hurd Co.