Finance

Geltor closed a $91.3 million Series B financing led by future protein pioneer CPT Capital, with a significant commitment from WTT Investment Ltd. WHO: California-based Geltor was [...]

TikTok crossed the 2 billion global download threshold in April, according to the analytics platform Sensor Tower. Last year, TikTok said it had 26 million users in the US and employs about 1,400 [...]

Henkel has signed a deal with Berlin-based Invincible Brands Holding to acquire a 75% stake in a business comprised of three fast-growing DTC brands: HelloBody, Banana Beauty, and Mermaid + Me. [...]

The Hut Group (THG) is reportedly working with seven banks to work on a potential £4.5 billion stock market flotation. The Manchester-based company has called in Citi, JP Morgan, Barclays, [...]

Walmart is increasing its majority stake in Indian e-commerce giant Flipkart, leading a new $1.2 billion financing round valuing the business at $24.9 billion post-money. WHO: The Flipkart Group [...]

Ieva raised a new 12 million euro financing round led by Crédit Mutuel Innovation combined with non-dilutive leverage of 5 million euros. WHO: Ieva, founded by Jean-Michel Karam, is connected [...]

​Popshop Live​, a livestreaming shopping app at the intersection of social, e-commerce, and entertainment, secured $3 million in seed funding, bringing the total amount raised to $4.5 million. [...]

Consumer wellness and telehealth company Hims & Hers could be the next to test the public markets. The company has capitalized on the telehealth boom fueled by the COVID-19 crisis and the [...]

Customized skincare business Atolla has closed a $2.5 million seed round led by Lyra Growth Partners. WHO: Atolla is a direct-to-consumer brand with a patented process to analyze skin to create [...]

Influencer marketing platform CreatorIQ closed a $24 million Series C funding round led by Kayne Anderson. WHO: CreatorIQ is the proven software to unify and power advanced influencer marketing. [...]