eCommerce & Internet

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…

KO client GoodBuy Gear, the leading online, managed marketplace for used baby and kid products, recently announced that it has raised $14 million in funding to further scale and solidify its position as the leading and most trustworthy baby and kid resale brand. “With this funding, we are able to…

KO client Backbone PLM, a product development platform that enables brands to make products smarter, faster, and at scale, was recently acquired by Bamboo Rose, the leading collaborative product development, sourcing, and supply chain platform for retailers and consumer brands. According to the press release, this combination catapults creativity and…

KO client Wave Life, a science-backed mental health platform aimed at supporting Gen Z, recently announced that it has closed on a $6 million seed investment. Sarah Adler, founder/CEO of Wave Life and Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Stanford University, said, “We understand that the major challenges Gen Z…

Are you preparing for financing or M&A due diligence now or planning to in the future? If a third party started due diligence on your company today, would you be putting your best foot forward? When you prepare for a major transaction, financing, or exit, an investor or an acquirer…

KO client Superplastic, creator of ‘synthetic celebrities’ Janky and Guggimon, recently announced that it has signed a multi-part deal with Amazon that includes an animated comedy series with Amazon Studios, a first-look arrangement for additional projects, and a financing led by Amazon’s Alexa Fund. According to Superplastic’s founder and CEO…

With the imminent rollout of several new state and the update to California’s comprehensive consumer privacy law taking effect in 2023, KO’s data privacy and security team launched a four-part educational video series to help businesses prepare to operate under the evolving patchwork of privacy laws. In the first three…

After record highs in 2021, recent reports show a global pullback in venture capital funding with a 33 percent drop from Q2 to Q3 2022. However, as founders prepare to weather a tougher fundraising environment, there is still some positive news. Nationally, dry powder, which is the amount of capital…