In an already competitive business world, the rapid expansion of social eCommerce has further complicated today’s multi-touchpoint retail market, putting additional strain on enterprises already under pressure to optimize dozens of channels across multiple regulatory frameworks. As a result, a new strategy known as product-to-consumer (P2C) is emerging. Productsup is…

Founded by a mix of insurance and technology veterans, Branch claims to be the first company built to optimize the process of bundling home and auto insurance. …

Firework is the world’s most immersive “shoppertainment” platform, powering over 900 direct-to-consumer brands, retailers, and media publishers globally with shoppable video, live streaming commerce, and monetization capabilities. Co-founded by Vincent Yang and Jerry Luk, Firework focuses on humanizing the open web using video language. “It’s important that online sellers be…

A mashup of Pokémon, Tamagotchi, and CryptoKitties, Kryptomon is an NFT Play-and-Earn blockchain game that gives gamers an all-encompassing gaming universe with rich storytelling seen in classic AAA titles. Kryptomon aims to create the next evolution of crypto and Metaverse gaming by using blockchain, digital genetics, and location-based technologies. The…

Upflex is an innovative SaaS on-demand platform that allows companies and employees to find and book flexible workplaces seamlessly and instantly. …

Headquartered in Brooklyn, New York, HowGood is a SaaS data platform with the world’s largest food and personal care product sustainability database. The startup allows restaurants and grocery stores to track how sustainable their food is. …

Despite a looming stock market downturn, layoffs and hiring freezes at top unicorns, and memos from VCs across industries warning of “trying times” ahead, this week still came with a flurry of announcements of large venture capital rounds for companies ranging from payments to employee perks. Here’s an inside look…

Childhood friends and wife & husband duo, Joel Davidovici and Greg Galel were born and raised in Belgium — a country famed for its desserts. When the couple moved to New York their beloved stroopwafels, cookie tarts, and crêpes were nowhere to be found. …