Tag: Sustainability
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Wavemaker Launches Climate, Sustainability Fund
Wavemaker Partners, the investment firm which has oeprations both in Los Angeles as well as Singapore, has launched a new climate and sustainability fund, Wavemaker Impact. According to the new fund, it is currently raising $25M for its new fund, which…
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Tradesy Is Leading Shoppers Away from Fast Fashion, and Investors Are Buying Into It
Tracy DiNunzio wants to kill fast fashion. Founder and CEO of Santa Monica-based Tradesy, DiNunzio said over the last decade consumers are recognizing the harmful effects of low-priced, rapidly-produced fast fashion on the global climate. She argues t…
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Can This Kids’ Clothing Startup Help Tackle Fashion’s Sustainability Crisis?
Rent-a-Romper, a kids clothing startup that launched to make “life easier for parents while reducing the burden of clothing on the planet,” just made its first acquisition and raised a $150,000 angel round. The L.A.-based company plans to raise as muc…