article thumbnail

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

CIO

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. I do a lot of stalking on LinkedIn,” she says.

Sport 211
article thumbnail

Live video shopping startup Talkshoplive brings in another $6M

TechCrunch

Now, the company is looking at food, beauty, fashion, and sports. The global pandemic put a spotlight on live commerce platforms, especially those catering to sports cards and other collectible enthusiasts. We’ve had just about everyone from the Food Network essentially start using Talkshoplive,” Moore said. “A

Video 252
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

What it takes to succeed as a CIO today

CIO

The market for technology talent has been white hot over the past year. The four of us had a wide-ranging conversation about the broader environment and how it’s affecting the role of technology leaders. Dan Roberts: What are some of the macro trends you’re seeing that are affecting the technology industry and market for talent?

article thumbnail

Unybrands brings in $300M to acquire more e-commerce businesses

TechCrunch

Unybrands looks for brands across eight categories, including baby, garden and outdoor, sports and fitness and personal care, and provides capital and resources to grow those brands. It will also enable the company to accelerate acquisitions of Fulfillment By Amazon brands, invest in technology development and further build out its team.

Sport 250
article thumbnail

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

TechCrunch

It also says more than 1,300 companies are now signed up to source workers via its platform, including DHL, FedEx, XPO, Ceva Logistics, eBay, IKEA, Kuehne & Nagel, JD Sports, Ocado, Sainsbury’s, Argos and GLS — up from 850+ companies back in March.

eCommerce 169
article thumbnail

As Instacart looks to cut its valuation, will it kick off a trend?

TechCrunch

The valuation change fits into the larger trend of the value of high-growth technology companies flagging in recent months. At the higher figure, and Instacart’s new valuation, the company sports a 13.3x The Exchange explores startups, markets and money. Bloomberg also reported that the company saw $1.8 billion in top-line last year.

Trends 222
article thumbnail

Yummy’s super-sized round helps grow its delivery, ride-sharing super app in LatAm

TechCrunch

Today, the free super app provides delivery of items — from food to medicine to clothing — ride-sharing, grocery delivery in under 20 minutes and the purchase of experiences like concerts and sporting events. The company has also moved on from its initial markets of Venezuela and Bolivia and into Peru and Panama, Zavarce told TechCrunch.

Sport 242