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KO client Stage, a majority female-led private equity group, recently announced the closing of its Fund II. Stage’s mission is to provide an alternative path for early-stage startups and founders, particularly post-Series A. Stage integrates venture capital, private equity, and venture studio model best practices to enable portfolio companies to…

KO client Pomp, a beauty-tech startup aiming to bring personalized skin care from licensed estheticians to the masses, has closed a $3.3 million seed II round to advance its mission. The funding will be used to grow Pomp Professional, the company’s B2B SaaS offering that allows estheticians to consult with…

KO client Renoster, a technology company dedicated to developing cutting-edge software and data platforms for the carbon markets, recently announced that it has closed a $3.7 million seed round. The funding will be used to advance climate solutions with next-generation carbon market transparency, including a global project database, price and…

KO client LeadGenius, a leading provider of B2B lead generation and data enrichment services, recently announced the acquisition of the software assets of WhoKnows, a technology company known for its predictive analytics and AI-driven data insights expertise. The acquisition creates a comprehensive solution that will offer unprecedented sales intelligence to…

KO client Guest House, which provides tech-enabled home staging to help realtors and homeowners, recently closed a $3.5 million equity raise. “We’ve proven that the tech-enabled model and platform we’ve built is really delivering value to customers and the unit economics are delivering huge ROI to the business and our…

During the 2023 legislative session, lawmakers across the country continued to pass state consumer privacy laws, creating an increasing patchwork of rules that will apply to the processing of personal information in the United States. Below is an overview of certain U.S. consumer state privacy laws that have been passed…

KO client 50,000feet, an independent global brand consultancy and creative agency, recently announced that it has secured investment funding from Erie Street Growth Partners. The investment supports the fast-growing agency’s continued expansion and makes Erie Street a majority partner. 50,000feet CEO Jim Misener said in the announcement, “We’re excited to…

Longstanding KO clients Mike Gellman and Chris Glodé recently co-founded and launched Denver’s newest venture capital firm ThingVC. The micro venture capital fund aims to support underrepresented entrepreneurs who have historically been excluded from access to capital. The co-founders hope to see applications from veterans, immigrants, formerly incarcerated people, people with…