Danone Acquires Protein Drinks Maker Huel in €1 Billion Deal
Huel, which counts actor Idris Elba and TV presenter Jonathan Ross among its investors, has agreed to be acquired by the French consumer goods group in a deal worth about $1.2 billion.
venture-capital
Financial Markets
VC Firm That Backed Gwyneth Paltrow Raises $150 Million
Felix Capital Partners plans to use the money to grab stakes in early-stage startups that tap into the growth of digital brands.
VC Firm That Backed Gwyneth Paltrow Raises $150 Million
Felix Capital Partners plans to use the money to grab stakes in early-stage startups that tap into the growth of digital brands.
Technology
Venture Capitalists Invest $56 billion In Startups So Far in 2016
At that pace, venture investment is projected to hit $74 billion by year's end, falling short only of the investment levels in 2000 and 2014.
Venture Capitalists Invest $56 billion In Startups So Far in 2016
At that pace, venture investment is projected to hit $74 billion by year's end, falling short only of the investment levels in 2000 and 2014.
Technology
Rocket Internet Drops as Fashion Unit Raises Cash at Lower Value
Rocket Internet SE fell as much as 8.3 percent in Frankfurt after a funding round by the startup investor’s Global Fashion Group valued the online retailer at less than half of what it was worth a year ago.
Rocket Internet Drops as Fashion Unit Raises Cash at Lower Value
Rocket Internet SE fell as much as 8.3 percent in Frankfurt after a funding round by the startup investor’s Global Fashion Group valued the online retailer at less than half of what it was worth a year ago.
Technology
Berlin Boosts Funds to Find Next Zalando
Berlin has already surpassed London as Europe’s top venture capital destination. A pair of VC firms are poised to extend the lead.
Berlin Boosts Funds to Find Next Zalando
Berlin has already surpassed London as Europe’s top venture capital destination. A pair of VC firms are poised to extend the lead.
Global Markets
Indian Startups Find the Fundraising Party Is Winding Down
Sending ripples through the industry, a Morgan Stanley fund marked down India's Flipkart value by more than a quarter to $11 billion, less than a year after financing clinched a $15 billion valuation.
Indian Startups Find the Fundraising Party Is Winding Down
Sending ripples through the industry, a Morgan Stanley fund marked down India's Flipkart value by more than a quarter to $11 billion, less than a year after financing clinched a $15 billion valuation.
Technology
India's Flipkart Denies Media Report of Accel Selling $100 Million Stake
Flipkart denied a newspaper report that said venture capital firm Accel Partners had sold a small stake in India's biggest online marketplace to Qatar Investment Authority for $100 million.
India's Flipkart Denies Media Report of Accel Selling $100 Million Stake
Flipkart denied a newspaper report that said venture capital firm Accel Partners had sold a small stake in India's biggest online marketplace to Qatar Investment Authority for $100 million.
Global Markets
Hedge Funds Swoop Low in India E-Frenzy Chasing Next Alibaba
Such is the excitement over Internet startups in India that practically every other week this year there’s been a conference in a luxury hotel aimed at luring investors.
Hedge Funds Swoop Low in India E-Frenzy Chasing Next Alibaba
Such is the excitement over Internet startups in India that practically every other week this year there’s been a conference in a luxury hotel aimed at luring investors.
Technology
Rocket Internet IPO to Value Firm Around $8 Billion
BERLIN, Germany — Germany's Rocket Internet, a venture capital group that has launched dozens of online start-ups, expects to raise almost double the
Rocket Internet IPO to Value Firm Around $8 Billion
BERLIN, Germany — Germany's Rocket Internet, a venture capital group that has launched dozens of online start-ups, expects to raise almost double the
News & Analysis
Op-Ed | Why Fashion is the Next Big Thing in Venture Capital
The multi-trillion dollar fashion business is ripe for disruption and venture capitalists who seize the opportunity will see huge returns, argues Jay Deng.
Op-Ed | Why Fashion is the Next Big Thing in Venture Capital
The multi-trillion dollar fashion business is ripe for disruption and venture capitalists who seize the opportunity will see huge returns, argues Jay Deng.
Entrepreneurship
Part 5: How to Choose the Right Investors
Áslaug Magnúsdóttir, co-founder of Moda Operandi, examines the art and science of how to find the right backers for your venture.
Part 5: How to Choose the Right Investors
Áslaug Magnúsdóttir, co-founder of Moda Operandi, examines the art and science of how to find the right backers for your venture.
The News in Brief
Qatar Investment Authority Eyes 10% Stake in Golden Goose
Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund is preparing to buy a stake in Italian sneaker maker Golden Goose, Corriere della Sera reported Saturday.
Retailers Push UK to Join US and EU Ending Shein Parcel Loophole
British retailers are pushing the UK government to end a tax loophole that has helped online giants Shein and Temu make significant inroads and gain market share.
Exclusive: Deciem to Relaunch The Chemistry Brand
The Estée Lauder-owned beauty company and The Ordinary parent will relaunch one of its original brands as it moves to rekindle its reputation for incubation.
De Beers Makes Sweeping Cuts to Its Elite Diamond-Buying Club
The diamond company produced less than 22 million carats last year, down from almost 35 million in 2022.
L’Oréal India in Talks to Acquire Beauty Company Innovist
L’Oréal is in advanced talks to acquire a majority stake in Bare Anatomy parent Innovist sources told The Economic Times India.
Zegna Chairman Says War Has Clouded Visibility of Demand in Middle East
The Italian fashion house cautioned the war is reducing visibility on demand in the Middle East, which accounts for 7 percent of its sales, though all stores are currently open in the region.
Glossier Appoints New CMO
Nicole Solorzano, who joins from Ouai, is the Millennial beauty brand’s latest hire.