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The spurious offspring of Twitch and Slack, Trading.TV recently announced the closing of a $6.1 million seed. The round was led by Tribe Capital, Navy Capital, L Catterton Growth, and Activant, Benzinga previously reported. A portion of the revenue will open a $1 million creator fund which will prioritize the monetization and growth of creative platforms before the fall projections for public availability. Founder and CEO Tobias Heaslip recognized a shift in lucrative revenue for the emerging creative economy during his decade tenure as a trader and analyst. His previous roles involved contributions for Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, and Barclays. “It was sort of the golden age of investment banking as it relates to TMT deals and social media was just becoming an investable asset class,” Heaslip revealed in a statement.
Fashion and technology are becoming a dynamic duo this year with more brands pivoting to digital forms of fashion presentations. Emerging brand Sadé + Shaniya — a Black-owned fashion and lifestyle brand founded by bestfriends Sadé Lewis and Shaniya Charles — unveiled their new The Looking Glass capsule collection yesterday to celebrate women through introspection, self-reflection, and discovery. The collection draws inspiration from the “House of Mirrors” concept and the women surrounding them, composed of textiles that bounce off light and create movement in the body. “While the textiles we choose are not overtly reflective, we wanted the textiles to embody the qualities of each woman we envisioned: buoyant, soft but yet solid,” Charles said. “The luxe velvets, corduroys, hammered textured silks, flowing pleats, and moiré seen throughout very much reflects the qualities of the women we know and love dearly.” To further help showcase the new collection, the two young designers...