Fast fashion is an industry ensnared in labor issues and copyright problems, and it has an immense environmental impact due to its wastewater and carbon emissions. It also […]
The search for better unit economics prompts consumer tech investors to shift focus
A slew of consumer tech and companies focused on consumer packaged goods (CPG) have gobbled up venture capital in the past year. Keychain, Harmonya, Highlight, Ramani, SupplyPike, Vividly […]
Temu’s latest lawsuit against Shein is wild
Earlier this week, The Exchange argued that the PDD-Shein rivalry was worth keeping an eye on. PDD is a Chinese company that owns the well-known Pinduoduo e-commerce business […]
We should all be paying more attention to the PDD-Alibaba rivalry
Clothing retailer Shein’s filing confidentially for a U.S. IPO has brought low-cost retailers from the People’s Republic of China to the forefront of both consumers’ and regulators’ minds. […]
The 2024 IPO cohort is coming into focus as Shein, Reddit prep to go public
What will come first: the heat death of the universe or Reddit’s IPO? It appears the self-professed “front page of the internet” is once again gearing up for […]
The recent tech IPOs are flirting with negative territory
The IPOs of Instacart and Klaviyo last week brought much-needed liquidity to the startup ecosystem, enlivening hopes of more exits in the weeks and months ahead. Sure, there […]
Instacart’s IPO storms out the gate, showing that unicorns can, in fact, go public and survive
Instacart shot up high this morning after the American grocery delivery giant priced its IPO at the top of its recently-raised range yesterday. For startups dying of thirst […]
Can the tech IPO market keep up its positive momentum?
This morning, Boston-based email marketing software maker Klaviyo raised its IPO price range to $27 to $29 per share, a few dollars more than its prior $25 to […]
Is Instacart’s new IPO price range justified?
Arm showed the IPO market has legs, but not every tech company is a chip company Anna Heim 8 hours British chip designer Arm’s Nasdaq IPO ended up […]