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A ROUNDUP OF THE LATEST NEWS FROM ACME AND OUR PORTFOLIO |
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Doctor On Demand Raises $75 Million To Expand During The COVID-19 Pandemic |
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The company, which has seen tremendous growth during the pandemic, will use the new funding to continue to build out their telehealth platform and expand their mental health services to accommodate an increase of patients suffering from stress, anxiety and depression.
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“We have just been climbing and climbing since March. Now, more than ever, there’s demand for what we do. Not only are patient appointments up 139% this year, but provider interest has increased as well. We have 1,000 [doctors] waiting to join our practice.”
-Hill Ferguson, CEO, Doctor on Demand.
Forbes
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Rihanna, founder of Savage X Fenty, expands her fashion and beauty empire with the forthcoming launch of her first skincare brand: Fenty Skin. WWD looks at how Fenty's core commitment to diversity and inclusivity has set a new industry standard and how the
"Fenty Effect" is creating momentum for new categories.
WWD
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Astra completes a second static test fire of its Rocket 3.1, the third successive generation of the Rocket that the company has developed, tested and flown. The Astra team is now headed to the spaceport in Kodiak, Alaska and will finalize a date for orbital launch this week.
Techcrunch
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A pandemic-driven restructuring has bolstered Rent the Runway’s resilience. The company shifted its product mix, is co-manufacturing exclusive collections with designers and making it easier for subscribers to buy lightly used clothes through its app and website.
WSJ
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Robinhood has rasied an additional $320 million into their previously disclosed funding round as the ocmpany continues to see demand for its product surge.
Techcrunch |
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Didi Chuxing will test a pilot version of China’s digital currency across its 500M users, through a strategic partnership with the central bank’s Digital Currency Research Institute.
Fortune
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THINGS THAT MAKE US THINK, MATTERS OF DEBATE, EXISTENTIAL INSPIRATION |
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"How Quickly Can Atoms Slip, Ghostlike, Through Barriers?"
Wired
"Advice for fundraising founders:'The storm is the time to fish'"
FastCompany
“There Is So Much More Than the Nuclear Family, Even Now"
The Atlantic
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Quarantine Series: Art of Play
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A SELECTION OF PUZZLES, GAMES AND BRAINTEASERS
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