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OfferUp Is Pushing Trust, But Will Users Buy In Light Of Incidents?
Security & Fraud // December 08, 2017

OfferUp: the mobile app that connects local buyers and sellers, helping regular people get rid of their extra belongings. It’s also the mobile app that, unfortunately, can lead would-be buyers straight into criminals’ traps, where these tricksters demand money for products they are not actually...

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Unsold Food Marketplace Snags $12M

August 16, 2018
Stockholm-based Karma has raised $12 million in Series A funding, led by Swedish investment firm Kinnevik. Participants also included U.S. venture capital firm Bessemer Venture Partners, appliance manufacturer Electrolux and previous VC firm backer e.ventures. This latest round brings Karma’s total funding to $18 million. Founded in late 2015 by Hjalmar Ståhlberg Nordegren, Ludvig Berling, […]