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Select investors: Lerer Hippeau Ventures, Slow Ventures, Maveron, Tiger Global Management. While Amazon may be “the everything store,” one area for improvement is curation, as it can somtimes be difficult to find specific products or trust in the quality of new brands. Disclosed funding: $27.4M.

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