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Gadgets, Startups

“Rising Costs of Children’s Apparel: Discovering Kidsy’s Revolutionized Discount Solution”

Kidsy Co Founders Shraysi Tandon And Sinan Sari

Kids’ clothing and gear is more expensive than ever. Kidsy has a sustainable solution for discountsAll parents know that raising kids is expensive. Enter Kidsy, a new Chicago-based e-commerce startup which aims to give consumers greater access to discounted baby and kids products by partnering with large brands, retailers and liquidation companies for their overstock and returns inventory. At the same time, it says, it can help prevent overstock and liquidation items – such as kids’ clothing – from ending up in landfills, which is obviously not good for the environment. Kids’ clothing: A massive marketTandon’s road to founding Kidsy started when she founded her own media production company after working as a journalist for Bloomberg TV and ABC News.

Zara Khan
March 28, 2024

Enterprise, Gadgets

“Acquisition: Lensrentals Purchases BorrowLenses”

Founded in 2006, over the years Lensrentals got the edge over BorrowLenses, both in terms of number of staff and overall number of customers. We look forward to all BorrowLenses customers getting to experience what I mean by that,” says Beckman. Similar to Lensrentals, BorrowLenses boasts an extensive inventory. BorrowLenses has established a strong presence in certain regions, complementing Lensrentals’ national reach. Of course, Beckman told TechCrunch that Lensrentals was kept on its toes by the competition from BorrowLenses.

Zara Khan
March 7, 2024

Enterprise, Gadgets, Transportation

“Finn Secures Major $109 Million Investment with $658 Million Valuation, Accelerating Growth of Innovative Car Subscription Platform”

That emphasis on sustainability is translating into a goal at Finn to have 80% of its car inventory electric by 2028, from 40% today. Previous backers such as HV Capital, Korelya Capital, UVC Partners, White Star Capital and Picus Capital are also participating. It’s been a very bumpy road for the car subscription market over the years. The idea of car subscriptions is neat, but the execution is not. And it’s brokered deals in advance with car retailers to buy up the vehicles when subscriptions are finished.

Zara Khan
January 11, 2024
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Gadgets, Media & Entertainment

“Budget-friendly Buys: 7 Spectacular Photography Gifts for 2023”

For anyone experimenting with photography and looking to get out of the smartphone shooting mindset, film and instant photography offer an exciting, tactile starting place. Okay, we already talked about another of Fujifilm’s instant cameras but this one is in a class of its own. Like instant photos, film photography is making a comeback — and for good reason. You could shop online, but browsing in person if you’ve got an old-school store nearby parallels the tactile charm of film photography. Either way, you’ll help keep film photography shops in business and wind up with a thoughtful, one of a kind gift.