| Date | Title | Description |
| 21.05.2015 | CustomMade Will Continue After Wayfair Hires Staff, CEO Leaves | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
A quick update on a plucky startup we’ve covered over the past few years: CustomMade, an online marketplace that connects craft makers and consumers, has scaled back to eight ... |
| 14.06.2014 | We Need To Talk About Depression | Building a startup is like climbing a mountain and being told you’ll only get the gear you need–harnesses, helmets, bottled oxygen–as you struggle toward the peak. Long hours away from family, responsibility to investors and users, and the ... |
| 24.12.2013 | Christmas shopping then and now: evolution of eCommerce | Advances in e-commerce mean no more mall-walking to find the perfect gift. THANK YOU, E-COMMERCE.
I have one of those friends who likes to post foofy inspirational quotes on Facebook and Pinterest. So last year for Christmas, my other frien... |
| 12.11.2013 | How rapid prototyping is fueling the custom goods revolution | This sponsored post is produced in conjunction with Ford.
To date, manufacturing has been all about mass producing identical items for enormous markets. Diversity has come from different brands from large companies that have differentiated ... |
| 18.10.2013 | WePay’s API pays off, handles 648% more crowdfunding volume than last year | When Occupy Wall Street decided to accept donations, the eclectic group of protestors turned to crowdfunding service WePay, which helped Occupy raise over $1 million with its donation tool across hundreds of campaigns.
But WePay isn’t inter... |
| 18.10.2013 | WePay’s API pays off, handles 648% more crowdfunding volume than last year | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
When Occupy Wall Street decided to accept donatio... |
| 16.10.2013 | Custom Goods Marketplace Makeably Rebrands As “Hatch,” Now Updates Pricing As You Go | Makeably, the New York-based, custom-made goods marketplace that closed on seed funding from Great Oaks, 500 Startups and others earlier this year is now relaunching under a new, easier-to-remember name: Hatch. Alongside the rebranding, the... |
| 12.07.2013 | eBay Is Latest To Join 3D Printing Craze With New App For Customizable Goods, eBay Exact | Ebay is hopping on the 3D printing bandwagon. This morning, the company announced the debut of a new iPhone application called eBay Exact which allows users to browse and buy customizable print-on-demand merchandise from three top 3D printi... |
| 21.06.2013 | Old Ideas Are Better Than The Idea You Just Thought Of | Editor’s note: Jake Knapp is a design partner at Google Ventures where he helps startups with product strategy and design. Follow him on Twitter @jakek.
It drives me crazy every time I hear about Mailbox, the fancy-pants email app that Drop... |
| 11.06.2013 | Funding Daily: Editors gone wild | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Our editors are going nuts (see picture of Ventur... |
| 11.06.2013 | CustomMade Secures $18M |
CAMBRIDGE, MA, Online marketplace for one-of-a-kind goods, announced today that it has secured $18 million in additional funding. The round was led by Atlas Venture and returning investor Google Ventures.
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| 11.06.2013 | CustomMade, SageCloud Raise Series Bs in Commerce, Storage | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
A busy morning for Series B tech financings already…
—Cambridge, MA-based CustomMade has pulled in $18 million led by new investor Atlas Venture and previous investor Google V... |
| 11.06.2013 | Custom marketplace CustomMade grabs $18M from Google Ventures, Atlas | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Custom-made goods marketplace CustomMade has rais... |
| 11.06.2013 | CustomMade Raises $18M in Funding | CustomMade, a Cambridge, MA-based online marketplace for original goods and creations, raised $18m in funding.
The round was led by Atlas Venture and existing investor Google Ventures, with participation from Schooner Capital, Next View Ven... |
| 11.06.2013 | CustomMade raises $18M for handmade, customized goods | CustomMade goes beyond "unique" to "one-of-a-kind"
Consumers are always looking for unique, one-of-a-kind items that no one else has as a way of fighting back against the Walmartization of the world. It used to be that y... |
| 11.06.2013 | CustomMade Raises $18 Million for its Craft Marketplace | Online marketplace CustomMade announced this morning that it has raised $18 million in new funding, led by Atlas Venture and by previous investor Google Ventures. The round was joined by Schooner Capital, Next View Ventures, First Round Cap... |
| 05.06.2013 | Custom Goods Marketplace Makeably Raises $650K From Great Oaks, 500 Startups & Others, Shifts Focus To “Remixes” | Brooklyn-based custom-made goods marketplace Makeably launched this past fall as a way to connect buyers with makers and other artisans who can craft unique, one-of-a-kind items ranging from apparel to household goods and more. Today, the c... |
| 03.06.2013 | 100 AngelList Startups To Watch In 2013: How Many Are New To You? | AngelList. It’s the place for startups to connect with funding and talent. Just this month, the site has helped raise $12 million in venture funding for a wide collection of startups. It may be the one site that best represents all players ... |
| 18.12.2012 | Window shopping: The rise of the new marketplace | The marketplace is the epitome of social commerce
Commerce is as old as the human race, whether in the form of bartering, trading, transactions, cash payments, or whathaveyou. Mutual needs have resulted in the creation of value systems and ... |
| 26.09.2012 | If You Can Think It, You Can Buy It: Makeably Debuts A Marketplace For Custom-Made Goods | Love Etsy, but looking for something even more unique? Makeably, a new marketplace for custom-made goods, can help. The site, founded by two ex-Googlers and longtime friends, Ryan Hayward and Anastasia Leng, has just launched into beta, off... |
| 07.05.2012 | CustomMade Looks to Expand, Drive New Model for E-Commerce and Retail | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
Whether you call it e-commerce, digital marketing, or what not, the Boston area has a lot of companies trying to create the future of how people buy stuff online.
There are es... |
| 30.04.2012 | Marketplace For Customized Goods CustomMade Raises $4M From Google Ventures And Others | CustomMade , an online marketplace that connects shoppers with artisans to make customized goods, has raised $4 million in funding co-led by Google Ventures and Schooner Capital. Existing investors Launch Capital, Nextview Ventures, Andrew ... |
| 21.11.2011 | Harvest Automation, TeraDiode Lead List of Tech Financing Deals | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
A list of the most recent tech financings around Boston paints a pretty representative picture of what kinds of companies are getting built here (robotics, hardware, defense t... |
| 18.11.2011 | CustomMade Secures $2.1M |
Online peer-to-peer marketplace announced it has secured $2.1M in a Series A round of financing. The funding was led by First Round Capital and Google Ventures with participation from Founder Collective, Launch Capital, NextView Ventures,... |
| 18.11.2011 | CustomMade.com Raises $2.1M in Series A Funding | CustomMade.com, a Cambridge, MA-based online peer-to-peer marketplace connecting shoppers with skilled artisans, has raised $2.1m in Series A funding.
According to a written statement, the round was led by First Round Capital and Google Ven... |
| 17.11.2011 | Google Ventures And First Round Drop $2.1 Million Into Custom Marketplace CustomMade | Peer to peer marketplace CustomMade has raised $2.1 million in Series A funding today, led by First Round Capital and Google Ventures with additional investment from Founder Collective, Launch Capital, Next View Ventures, Andrew McCollum an... |
| 28.09.2011 | CustomMade, With New Bucks Under Its Belt, Revamps Online Model for Customization | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
First of all, please don’t call CustomMade a “mass customization” startup. That phrase refers to the cluster of companies, many of them in the Boston area, that specialize in ... |
| 20.09.2011 | CustomMade, Hopper, OfficeDrop, Yottaa Join Xconomy’s Venture Chat on Sep. 26 | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
We’re gearing up for a very interesting panel discussion next Monday, September 26, in downtown Boston. And the program just got even more interesting.
Xconomy is organizing a... |
| 20.10.2010 | SkillSlate grabs $1.1M to find local service providers | SkillSlate, a website for easily finding local service providers such as dog walkers, DJs and movers, today announced it has secured a first funding round of $1.1 million. The company plans on using the funds to expand the service outside o... |
| 20.10.2010 | SkillSlate grabs $1.1M to find local service providers | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
SkillSlate, a website for easily finding local se... |
| 02.08.2010 | Notonthehighstreet.com lands $11.9M to support small businesses | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Notonthehighstreet.com, a UK-based online shoppin... |
| 02.08.2010 | Notonthehighstreet.com lands $11.9M to support small businesses | Notonthehighstreet.com, a UK-based online shopping site featuring products from small businesses, today announced it has secured a third round of funding for $11.9M ($7.5M pounds). The company will use the funds to hire new employees and co... |
| 14.06.2010 | Abe's Market Sells Natural Products Online, Scores Angel Funding | Allow me to introduce you to Abe’s Market, a lovely online marketplace where people go to buy and sell all things natural, from kids clothing and toys to snacks and even personal care products. The Buffalo Grove, IL-based company essentiall... |
| 11.06.2010 | Funding roundup - week ending 06/11/10 | 2010 Q1 venture funding dips slightly from previous quarter, but there's still money out there
As might have been expected, venture funding in the first quarter of 2010 fell 2% from the quarter just before, according to data from VC databas... |
| 09.06.2010 | CustomMade raises $1.2M for its directory of woodworkers and more | CustomMade, a site where visitors can connect with woodworkers and other custom goods-makers, announced today that it has raised just under $1.2 million in an angel round of funding.
The site was built by a woodworker as a place where the c... |
| 09.06.2010 | CustomMade Secures $1.15M Angel Funding | CustomMade, a Cambridge, MA-based on-line marketplace for custom services, has secured $1.15m in an angel round of funding from three local investors.
According to a press release, an angel investor led the round with a $500,000 commitment.... |
| 09.06.2010 | CustomMade Connects Custom Goods Buyers With Artisans, Raises $1.15M | CustomMade, which operates an online marketplace designed to connect buyers of custom made furniture, cabinetry, and other products with artisans, today announced it has secured an angel round of funding for $1.15 million.
The funding will ... |
| 15.03.2010 | CustomMade helps woodworkers move to the web | There are a growing number of websites serving shoppers looking for hand-crafted products. Now a startup called CustomMade hopes to find a similar audience for custom furniture.
If you’re familiar with artist marketplace Etsy, custom-jewelr... |
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