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12/ The economics of running a 3rd-party merchant business is trending towards scale.
A number of companies are raising big money to "roll up" Amazon merchants:
◻️ Thrasio ($3.4B raised)
◻️ Perch ($909m)
◻️ Heyday($800m)
◻️ Razor Group ($560m)
◻️Elevate Brands ($373m)
What mistakes are European innovators making?
Julia de Pedro Minguela of @Byld_Startups spent 10 years innovating at large corporations before transitioning to startups and now venture building. Here, she shares the key lessons learned. 👇
sifted.eu/articles/corporate…
The regulatory process for approval to offer insurance is extremely slow & complex, varying considerably by state.
Tesla is hoping to offer real-time (based on actual driving history) insurance in Texas next month.
Probably next year before we get approval in New York.
The increased availability and speed of incident data into the hands of responders is a game-changing improvement coverager.com/gm-ventures-ba… via @coverager
"We like to partner with innovative, forward-thinking companies and believe that our investment in Octane aligns very well with this strategy." - Andrew Quigg, Chief Strategy Officer at @progressive
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