The Warby Parker of hair color, Madison Reed, scores new funding and a CMO

 Hair color startup Madison Reed is on a tear. Over the past year, the San Francisco-based…

Alibaba’s Ant Financial is raising $3B in debt to finance a global M&A spree

 Alibaba affiliate Ant Financial announced a surprise deal to acquire international payment service MoneyGram for $880…

Square for Retail aims to be the only store software most shop owners need

 Square has a new approach to retail customers it’s launching today, with a brand new Square Retail app…

GOAT raises $25m more to expand its mobile sneaker marketplace

 Los Angeles-based GOAT has raised another $25 million in funding led by Accel Partners to hire…

Amazon Payments nearly doubled transaction volume in 2016, added 10 million more customers

 Shortly after a Bloomberg report indicating that PayPal and Amazon have been discussing ways to work…

WaystoCap is bringing Africa’s cross-border trade into the digital era

 WaystoCap is an e-commerce firm taking part in the current Y Combinator program. Wait… “E-commerce, meh,…

RankScience wants to replace your SEO staff

 The dark art of search engine optimization could be next in line for software-powered automation —…

Lensabl makes it easy to put new lenses in a favorite pair of shades or glasses

Optometrists don’t make it easy to buy new lenses for a favorite old pair of glasses…