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India’s GlobalBees raises $150 million to build Thrasio-like house of brands

TechCrunch

The universe of Indian firms attempting to replicate Thrasio’s success in the world’s second-largest internet market just got bigger. With their past entrepreneurial stints together and their experience in building one of the largest ecommerce platforms in India, the duo of Supam and Nitin is the perfect team to go after this idea.

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Russell Westbrook, Chainsmokers join group pouring $13.5M into prebiotic soda brand Poppi

TechCrunch

The investor group includes CAVU Ventures as well as sports and entertainment celebrities like Russell Westbrook, the Chainsmokers, 24kGoldn, Kygo, Halsey, Kevin Love, Ellie Goulding, Olivia Munn, Nicole Scherzinger, Chantel Jeffries, Bryce Hall, Noah Beck, Josh Richards, Griffin Johnson and Blake Gray.

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SendOwl, a platform for selling digital goods, raises $4.5M from Defy.vc, Stripe and others

TechCrunch

SendOwl sees the most activity in music, books and writing, health and beauty, apps and software, sports, hobbyist content, food and cooking, professional development and influencer marketing. We want to get to parity and go beyond the tools and infrastructure that has been built for physical goods internet commerce.”

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Moonshot Brands funding, acquisitions highlight change in e-commerce aggregator space

TechCrunch

He considers Moonshot Brands, which you can read more about in this deep look into aggregators , to be a boutique company, focused on Amazon and direct-to-consumer brands globally, and initially in the mobility and action sports sectors. Korean internet giant Naver backs e-commerce aggregator New Vessel in seed round . “We

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Top 10 AR Trends That Will Shape The Future Of Augmented Reality

Openxcell

We can claim that integrating Augmented Reality into eCommerce and retail experiences is a trend that benefits both consumers and businesses. The drawbacks of internet shopping, such as product returns, are eliminated by AR and virtual try-on technology, which provides customers with close-contact store experiences wherever they are.

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Demand Curve: How to get social proof that grows your startup

TechCrunch

But for Internet-based businesses, social proof looks a bit different. It’s common for restaurants to limit the size of their reception area. This forces people to wait outside, and the line signals to people walking past that the restaurant is so good it’s worth waiting for.

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Hot Tips To Create A Location-Based App

Xicom

Simply put, Geolocation is the geographical location – i.e. longitude and latitude location of a mobile that has an active internet connection. So, if your device last had internet access at the coffee shop near the market aisle in Dubai, it will show your location in that cafe in Dubai. Ecommerce Apps. Dating Apps.

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