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) O8 c! Z5 S- _' j; D And it turns out that some venture capitalists think sweatpants and workout clothes make for a good investment.Outdoor Voices is raising a $34 million Series C round led by GV formerly Google Ventures . This also includes an investment from Mickey Drexler, former CEO of J.Crew. Drexler is Chairman of Outdoor Voices. The company has raised over $56 million in the past three years from General Catalyst, Forerunner Ventures and others.Clothing may not seem like a typical venture stanley quencher portfolio company, but there are plenty of firms now investing in retail businesses, especially with a direct-to-consumer online sales platform. Outdoor Voices also sees itself as i stanley termoska nnovative, touting the research and development behind its durable athletic clothes, which it calls technical apparel. Outdoor Voices has an online presence, but like many in the retail space, it expanding offline, too. Co-founder and CEO Tyler Haney talked abo stanley quencher ut these plans on stage at TechCrunch Disrupt last ye Mzod Say Media Buys Out Investors As It Exits The Media Business And Focuses On Its Publishing Platform) A, D# u. O+ O2 `
But as more and more people spend time on the internet through their mobile devices,聽LTG Exam Prep Platform, a startup out of MIT, believes the most effective way to study for standardized tests is through these devices we carry around everywhere.The Boston-based company, founded in 2012 with its iOS app, launched its Android app last week聽and just raised $3 million stanley cup from stanley mugs Tal Education Group, Atlas Venture, Jamie McCourt, Yongjin Group and Zhen Fund.There are several GMAT self-study apps out there, like GMAT Connect, or GMAT Practice for Dummies聽that聽prov stanley cup ide flashcards and practice quizzes, like LTG Prep4GMAT聽app. Most of these apps focus on helping you memorize rules and vocabulary.But LTG selling point is its patented Label Study Method, a text-processing module that highlights words in practice questions to the concepts being tested. Elad Shoushan, CEO of LTG Exam Prep Platform, says highlighting the words teaches students to recognize patterns through visual cues and |
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