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Threads Styling closes 12 million US dollar funding round

Threads Styling, the chat-based luxury shopping platform, has closed a 12 million US dollar funding round to expand its e-commerce and live commerce channels. The London-based company said the funding would enable it to continue its expansion on product offering to service clients at 360 degrees, while also amplifying its new, curated e-commerce...

People

CFDA names Adrian Cheng as its first global ambassador

Hong Kong-based businessman Adrian Cheng has been announced as the first global ambassador of the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA). Cheng is the founder K11, a museum-retail mall in Hong Kong and China, and of the Millennial-focused venture capital firm C Ventures, which has injected capital in promising companies like Bandier,...

Business

Threads gets a funding boost from C Ventures and Highland Europe

Threads, a chat commerce business that helps millennial find the right luxury outfit and accessories through social media and messaging, has announced that it raised 20 million dollars in series A from C Ventures and Highland Europe. Threads, the firm said, uses social media tools such as WhatsApp, Instagram, Snapchat and WeChat to help...