2019年6月7日
Woolworths takes 9.1% stake in Marley Spoon for $30 million Woolworths以3000万美元收购Marley Spoon 9.1%的股份
The chief executive of home meal kits group Marley Spoon says a $30 million investment by Woolworths for a 9.1 per cent stake shouldn’t be labelled as a ”rescue” for a business which was getting to an inflection point where it would soon be profitable.
Marley Spoon’s Chess Depositary Receipts which trade on the ASX jumped 66 per cent in early afternoon trading to 73¢. Investors piled into the stock on the expectation that a big player with deep pockets would result in the Marley Spoon and Dinnerly brands making more inroads in a fiercely competitive sector where rivals such as HelloFresh have also been competing hard.
Woolworths is providing $30 million in debt and equity under a deal where it is set to end up with 9.1 per cent of Marley Spoon. Part of that involves Woolworths spending $4.1 million to subscribe for 8.2 million CDIs at an issue price of 50¢. Marley Spoon had been growing solidly in Australia. It had 44,000 customers at the end of December and that was heading towards 70,000.
Marley Spoon was founded in 2014 in Berlin and by April in 2015 expanded to Australia. But it had a stumble in the United Kingdom after launching there in late 2014. The company decided to shut down its UK operations in 2016 after being unable to make the economics work in a crowded British market.
A social shopping app that's like a mix of eBay and Instagram just raised $62 million 一个像eBay和Instagram混合的社交购物程序筹资6200万美元
Depp, the teen-focused social shopping marketplace announced Friday that it has raised $US62 million in a round of funding led by New York-based venture capital firm General Atlantic. The company said it plans to use the money to expand in the US, tripling its user base there.
Depop is a social marketplace that offers users an easy way to buy and sell an array of items – from vintage clothing and limited-edition sneakers or sunglasses to books and concert tickets – via its app.
CEO Maria Rega said that the company’s growth in the US “has been almost entirely organic” up to this point. “This latest investment will enable us to scale further and faster in the US and beyond, building a platform that helps to find and grow the fashion stars and trends of the future,” she said.
Since launching in Milan in 2011, it has grown to have 13 million customers in 147 countries, including the US, where it currently has five million users. Around 90% of its users are under 26 and are using the platform the sell used clothes or start their own businesses from their home. It turns out that flipping vintage clothes and sneakers can be an extremely lucrative business.
Google is buying data-analysis startup Looker for $2.6 billion in cash 谷歌以26亿美元现金收购数据分析初创公司looker
Google is acquiring Looker, a California-based data-analysis startup, in a $US2.6 billion all-cash transaction. “Looker extends our business analytics offering with two important capabilities – first, the ability to define business metrics once in a consistent way across data sources,” Thomas Kurian, the CEO of Google Cloud, said. “Second, Looker also provides users with a powerful analytics platform that delivers applications for business intelligence and use-case specific solutions such as Sales Analytics."
Google’s acquisition of Looker, which was founded in 2012, is expected to close later this year, pending regulatory approvals. Once the deal closes, Looker will join Google Cloud. Looker in December raised $US103 million in a Series E funding round that valued it at $US1.6 billion.
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