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Twig takes $35M to turn stuff you own into a way to pay

TechCrunch

Vinted raises $303M for its 2nd-hand clothes marketplace, used by 45M and now valued at $4.5B. In earlier decades, long before the Internet- and open banking-fuelled fintech boom, legacy banks would pitch to get a new crop of school leavers signed up by offering freebies — like bags, stationery, music or other offers.

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Nym gets $6M for its anonymous overlay mixnet to sell privacy as a service

TechCrunch

But Tor does not do packet mixing — and Nym’s contention is that a functional mixnet can provide even stronger network-level privacy. The tech is open source, but Nym confirms the plan is to use some of the Series A funding for an independent audit of new code.

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50 Newsletter Ideas to Engage and Inspire Your Subscribers

Campaign Monitor

Or, you might use the newsletter content to tease a blog post outlining your company values. For instance, Glossier’s email campaign merely wants the reader to scroll through beautiful phone backgrounds and maybe download one to use as their wallpaper. . Little known uses for your product or service. A message from the CEO.

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