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London-based Divido, a whitelabel platform for retail finance that integrates with ecommerce platforms (but can also support omni-channel) so retailers can offer consumers a ‘buy now, pay later’ option at the point of sale, has bagged a $30M Series B to fund international expansion. The funding round is led by global banks HSBC and ING, […]
Fledgling niche China fragrance label Maison Dixsept has pinpointed how it aims to tap into massive opportunities domestically but has also underlined how it ultimately hopes to grow into an internationally recognised brand.
Maison Dixsept is a niche perfume brand launched in December 2020 by founder and creative director Catherine Zhou.
Zhou told
CosmeticsDesign-Asia that she created the brand because she observed tremendous opportunities in China’s fine fragrance market, which she believes has barely been tapped into.
At the same time, she recognised that in the fashion market, Chinese consumers, especially the Gen Zs, were moving away from the big labels and seeking out independent niche or even local brands.
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HSBC Joins MioTech’s Series B Financing Round
January 11, 2021 GMT
HONG KONG and SHANGHAI, Jan. 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ MioTech, the AI-based sustainability data and technology provider, announced today that HSBC has invested in the company in an additional financing round to its Series B, further expanding the company’s stellar investor base which already includes ZhenFund, Horizons Ventures, Moody’s and TOM Group.
In 2020, MioTech successfully expanded its environmental, social and governance (ESG) data coverage to more than a million public and private companies in the Greater China region. It has implemented supply chain, portfolio, and energy monitoring systems across many different sectors. MioTech plans to launch more datasets covering Asian and European markets. It will also develop more software to address the climate and sustainability challenges faced by financial institut