Much has changed since Amrita Saigal last spoke to TechCrunch about her disposable diaper company Kudos. At that time, the company, which launched in 2021, announced a $ 2.4 million seed raise and spoke about being the first disposable baby diaper company to use 100% cotton rather than the usual plastic. Since then, the company […]
ButcherBox acquires ‘Shark Tank’-featured startup Truffle Shuffle
Butcherbox is known for grinding its way forward, bootstrapping to more than $ 600,000 worth of revenue. The company hasn’t traditionally been on the M&A path, but it today announced it is acquiring Truffle Shuffle – who you may remember from a Shark Tank episode back in 2021 (or, perhaps, The Goonies). The acquisition helps […]
Polygon Raises $450 Million From Sequoia Capital India, Softbank, Shark Tank’s Kevin O’leary
The blockchain project Polygon announced it has raised $ 450 million on Monday in a fundraising round led by Sequoia Capital India with participation from more than 40 venture capital firms. Polygon says that the money will allow the team to help scale Ethereum and bolster the mass adoption of Web3 applications. Sequoia Capital India […]