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How sport made CIO 100 winner Joanna Drake a better technology leader

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As CIO at The Hut Group (THG), the British ecommerce firm behind such brands as Lookfantastic and Myprotein, Joanna Drake has been navigating some serious headwinds. If this was about me, as an individual, I’d struggle to do a [CIO 100] submission,” she said. In October, Japanese investor SoftBank announced it was selling its 6.4%

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Cure Hydration raises $2.6M for its healthy sports drink alternative

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million in seed funding as it brings a healthier approach to the sports beverage market. ” In fact, the average sports drink contains 36 grams of sugar. The company donates 1% of proceeds to the women’s sports nonprofit SheIS.) Cure Hydration is announcing that it has raised $2.6 for a pack of 14, or $16.79

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Will Topps’ SPAC-led debut expand the bustling NFT market?

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The Exchange explores startups, markets and money. A mix of business units that it breaks down into four categories: Physical Sports and Entertainment (trading cards), Digital Sports and Entertainment (digital collectibles, apps and games), Gift Cards (gift cards for external brands), and Confections (candy). Why do we care?

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

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The universe of Indian firms attempting to replicate Thrasio’s success in the world’s second-largest internet market just got bigger. Supam and I have been talking about this for several years, trying to find ways to disrupt this market. We think there’s an opportunity to create a new house of brands that is digital-native.”.

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Celebrity chef Michael Chernow whips up new lifestyle brand, Kreatures of Habit, raises $2.2M

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billion pre-packed oats market with his first product, a direct-to-consumer instant oatmeal called The PrOATagonist. To help Chernow tap into the industry, he brought on former RX Bar chief marketing officer Victor Lee to lead the brand’s go-to-market strategy. Chernow raised $2.2 Now he is targeting the $3.3

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Whatnot’s valuation doubles to $3.7B as livestream shopping gains popularity in US

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It took the initial approach of the popular “card break” concept, where users buy unopened boxes of Pokémon or sports cards and others tune in to watch them reveal the contents live. That has evolved into other collectibles, including sneakers, trading cards, sports memorabilia and rare toys.

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Jobandtalent raises $500M Series E to keep scaling its ‘workforce as a service’ marketplace

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Jobandtalent says the latest funds will be used to accelerate its expansion in key markets, including the US — its most recent focus. Jobandtalent takes $120M from Softbank to enter the US market. “ Jobandtalent is by far the largest job platform in Europe. .

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