Lindsay Rowntree

Contributor, FGB
Articles by Lindsay
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Mars to Acquire Kind Snacks; Fitness Tracker Strave Secures USD$100 Investment
The FGB Digest brings you the latest news on the world’s fastest growing direct-to-consumer and challenger brands. In this week’s edition: Mars to acquire Kind Snacks; Fitness app Strava raises USD$110m (£82.9m); Norway’s Tibber raises USD$65m (£49m); Germany’s Tourlane secures USD$20m (£15m); Indian insurtech Turtlemint bags USD$30m (£22m); and sexual wellness startup Maude […]
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Farfetch Secures USD$1.1bn investment; Proptech Better.com Raises USD$200m
The FGB Digest brings you the latest news on the world’s fastest growing direct-to-consumer and challenger brands. In this week’s edition: Farfetch secures USD$1.1bn investment; Proptech Better.com raises USD$200m; E-scooter startup TIER Mobility raises USD$250m; Insurtech Lemonade reports USD$30.1m losses; Nigerian fintech Kuda raises USD$10m; and juice brand So Good So You raises […]
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UK Insurtech Marshmallow Raises £23.2m; Russian Ecommerce Retailer Ozon Goes Public on US NASDAQ
The FGB Digest brings you the latest news on the world’s fastest growing direct-to-consumer and challenger brands. In this week’s edition: Marshmallow raises £23.2m; Dutch Koa Health secures €14m; Russian retailer Ozon files for US IPO; Germany’s Vivid Money bags €15m; UK’s Wren Kitchens opens first US store; and French travel startup Evaneos […]
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Calm Seeking Funds at USD$2.2bn Valuation; Hearing Aid DTC Eargo Goes Public
The FGB Digest brings you the latest news on the world’s fastest growing direct-to-consumer and challenger brands. In this week’s edition: Meditiation app Calm is seeking funds at a USD$2.2bn valuation; Plant-based food startup Eat Just to launch Asian subsidiary; DTC hearing aid company Eargo goes public; German e-bike company DANCE raises €15m; […]
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Harry's Expands into Europe with Netherlands Roll-Out; Gamified E-Learning Platform Kahoot! Raises USD$215m
The FGB Digest brings you the latest news on the world’s fastest growing direct-to-consumer and challenger brands. In this week’s edition: Harry’s expands into Netherlands; E-learning platform Kahoot! raises USD$215m from Softbank for gamified e-learning; Car sharing startup Getaround raises USD$140m; Indian foodtech Zomato secures USD$52m; Fitness app Playbook raises USD$9.3m; and UK […]
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Crowdcube & Seeders Merge; Havas Media Launches Global Ecommerce Offering
The FGB Digest brings you the latest news on the world’s fastest growing direct-to-consumer and challenger brands. In this week’s edition: Seedrs and Crowdcube to merge; Havas launches ecommerce offering; Ÿnsect raises €190.6m to grow insect farm; Mosa Meat receives €46.5m funding; Indian fintech Uni bags USD$18.5m investment; and Ola Cabs is banned […]
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Allbirds Raises USD$100m; Liquid Death Secures USD$23m
The FGB Digest brings you the latest news on the world’s fastest growing direct-to-consumer and challenger brands. In this week’s edition: Allbirds raises USD$100m Series E; E-scooter company Neuron Mobility nets USD$12m funding; Water brand Liquid Death secures USD$23m; Digital bank Ziglu’s crowdfunding campaign; India’s mCaffeine raises £4.45m; and Taiwan’s KKday raises USD$75m. Footwear […]
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Lovehoney CEO Steps Down; Celebs Back Bamboo Toilet Paper with USD$3m Funding for Cloud Paper
The FGB Digest brings you the latest news on the world’s fastest growing direct-to-consumer and challenger brands. In this week’s edition: Wearable breast pump startup Willow raises USD$55m; Bamboo toilet paper brand Cloud Paper raises USD$3m; Lovehoney CEO steps down after 12 months; Stitch Fix shares tumble after Q4 losses; Plant-based startup Daring […]
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Japan's Bulk Homme Raises £12m; UK's Chip Secures £10m; US' Zwift Receives USD$450m
The FGB Digest brings you the latest news on the world’s fastest growing direct-to-consumer and challenger brands. In this week’s edition: Bulk Homme raises £12m; Chairish secures USD$33m; Bulletproof closes USD$13m funding round; Hungry Harvest raises USD$13.7m Series A; Chip raises over £10m in crowdfunding; Zomato secures USD$160m; and Zwift raises USD$450m. FastGrowthBrands is […]
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Grab to Raise Up to USD$500m; Chilean FoodTech NotCo Raises USD$85m
The FGB Digest brings you the latest news on the world’s fastest growing direct-to-consumer and challenger brands. In today’s edition: Grab in talks to raise USD$500m; Foodtech NotCo raises USD$85m; and wellness app Urban raises £5.6m. Grab negotiating to raise up to USD$500m Singaporean ride-hailing company, Grab, is in talks to raise up to USD$500m […]
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