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Invest Like The Best

Invest Like The Best Podcast, Ft. Kirsten Green

Consumer Investing in 2022

Why Defining Your Brand Is More Vital Than Ever

A Conversation On Today's M&A Market With Kirsten Green

Forerunner Ventures founder Kirsten Green’s $1 billion fund aims to expand the definition of consumer investing

Nasdaq Tries to Boost Board Diversity, ft. Eurie Kim

Live Shopping Powered by Small Brands, ft. Brian O'Malley

10 Rising-Star Consumer Companies, ft. Prose

The Modern Retail Podcast

Jason Bornstein on the Evolution of DTC Financing

OURA: New SpO2 Sensing Feature

Scaling Both Teams and AUM

Exchanges at Goldman Sachs Podcast

GS Great Investors Series: Forerunner's Eurie Kim

Business Insider

13 VCs Funding Creator Economy Startups, ft. Brian O'Malley

How Josh Fabian Turned a Video Game Side Hustle into an Exploding Startup

Fortune Brainstorm Tech: Sleep Lab, ft. ŌURA, Eurie Kim

The New York Times

Startup Funding Hits 2019 Lows, ft. Kirsten Green

Meet the Stellar CEOs Helming A-Frame's Brands

The Consumer VC

Brian O’Malley on the Empowerment Economy

The Midwestern Resale Retailer Besting S&P 500, ft. Jason Bornstein

Business of Fashion

Where Fashion-Tech Investors Are Putting Their Money

The Information

Canal: Startups That Help Online Retailers Cut Out Facebook Ads

Eclipse Is on a Mission to Replace Dairy with $40M in Fresh Funding

Away’s Biggest Launch in Years is F.A.R.

Eclipse: Smashburger Launches Plant-Based Milkshakes

Wall Street Journal

Marc Lore’s Food-Delivery Startup Wonder Raises Series B

Business Insider

Invest in Real Estate for $100 with Arrived

A-Frame: The 2022 Queer 50 List | #27: Avantha Arachchi, COO

The Yes: Pinterest Pins Retail Hopes on Acquisition

Chime: The Forbes Fintech 50 2022

A-Frame Brands Founder on Launching BIPOC Celebrity-Led Brands

Business Insider

Faire, The Yes: Retail Tech Power Players List

The Information

Arrived: Real Estate Startups Sell Fractional Lifestyle

The Yes: Pinterest Acquisition

Glossier’s New CEO

Harper's Bazaar

Buy the Oura Ring, But Make It Gucci

CNBC Disruptor 50 List, ft. Chime, ŌURA

The Information

Women-Led Venture Funds Have Already Raised More Money Than Last Year

Soaked by Slush Podcast

Forerunner's Brian O'Malley on Building for Consumers

Business of Home Podcast

The Expert: Why Forerunner Is Betting on The Expert, ft. Nicole Johnson

Eurie Kim on How Retail Brands Are Future-Proofing

OURA: Bringing on a New CEO, ft. Eurie Kim

Oura Ring Startup Brings on New CEO to Lead Its Pre-IPO Growth Push

Business Insider

9 VCs to Know if You're Raising Capital as a DTC Founder

Sika: Patients "Hack" Their HSA/FSAs

Forbes' Inaugural Midas Seed List | #3: Kirsten Green

The Midas List 2022: Top Female Investors, ft. Kirsten Green

Calibrate's Isabelle Kenyon Wants To Improve Metabolic Health

Mental Health App Real Raises $37M Series B

Forbes' Midas List 2022 | #56: Kirsten Green

Duos Rakes in $15M Series A

Curated's Eddie Vivas on 20VC

Inside.com's Venturing in VC

Working Backward Before Building Forward with Forerunner's Eurie Kim

Mental Health Startup Real Offers Remote Work And A Four-Day Workweek

Exclusive: AmplifyMD Eyes Specialty Care Access Problem

OURA: Selling Its One Millionth Ring

Surface Magazine

Glossier’s Miami Outpost is Packed with Magic City Cues

StrictlyVC Podcast

Kirsten Green on the Rise of Solopreneurs

Investing in Diverse Founders

The Information

Kale, a Startup That Makes Influencers Out of Customers, Raises Funding from Forerunner

An Unpredictable Consumer Landscape

Venture Unlocked Podcast

Eurie Kim on Scaling the Forerunner Franchise

Wall Street Journal

Augmented Reality Is What’s in Store for Commerce, ft. Nicole Johnson

Kirsten Green on Selling to Brands in the Metaverse

The Expert: Jumpping Into Home Goods E-Commerce

E-Commerce Platform Canal Notches $22.5M in Series A Funding

America's Best Startup Employers

Pavilion: Gov Procurement Online Marketplace Raises $22M

Business of Fashion

A-Frame, the Celebrity Brand-Building Platform, Raises $11.2 Million

Wall Street Journal

Lolli: Shake Shack Tests Bitcoin Rewards to Lure Younger Consumers

Wall Street Journal

Your Stock Portfolio Needs a Side Hustle

Headless Commerce Company Fabric Sews Up Unicorn Milestone with New Round

Pavilion: Nets $22M Series A

Cococart Helps E-Comm Companies Take Orders Immediately

Consumer VCs are Looking Beyond Brands, ft. Eurie Kim

Dutch Raises $20M to Help Scale Its Telemedicine Platform for Pets

Homebound Raises $75M Series C

Wall Street Journal

Attabotics & Other Tech Helping Companies with Supply-Chain Chaos

The Information

Stan, a Shopify for Creators, Backed by Forerunner; Microsoft’s Activision Deal Buys Ties to Streamers

Chime’s Founder Sees End of Overdraft Fees as U.S. Banks Ease Up

8 Top Business Leaders Give Their Predictions for the Wild Year Ahead

Business Insider

17 Retail Startups to Bet Your Career On, Including Canal

Business Insider

VCs Share the E-Commerce Bets They're Making in 2022

VCs Lavished Startups with Cash in 2021; Now Comes the Hard Part

Ampla Raises $40M Series A to Provide Credit to Commerce Brands

Business Insider

Narvar is Acquiring Packaging Startup Lumi

The World's 100 Most Powerful Women: Kirsten Green

In Conversation: Forerunner's Kirsten Green and THE YES's Julie Bornstein on Iconic Brands

20VC's Harry Stebbings Interviews Eurie Kim on How to Build a VC Portfolio

30 Under 30 2022: Moment House, Buffalo Market, Swyft, Real, and Ladder

Eclipse Foods Inks Deal with Whole Foods for its Plant-Based Ice Cream

DTC Briefing: Forerunner’s Nicole Johnson on How the Consumer Psyche Has Evolved

Wall Street Journal

Luggage Brand Away Names Melissa Weiss as CMO

OURA: on a Quest to Become the Ultimate Health Wearable

Billie Eilish’s Agent, Normani’s Manager, Moment House CEO Among Music’s New Leaders

Business of Fashion

$12 Billion Startup Faire Proves Wholesale Is Thriving

Curated Wants to Change How We Shop for Gear

The New York Times

The Expert: The Zoom Room Design

Oura Hires Top Peloton Marketer as First Chief Marketing Officer to Bring ‘Smart Rings’ Mainstream

Forerunner's Kirsten Green on How To Prepare The Perfect Pitch For Venture Capitalists

Sunday: Sustainable Lawn Care Startup Nearly Triples Funding With $50 Million Series C