This time of year is filled with holiday shopping, family, and engagements! In fact, 45% of the couples who use Zola being planning their wedding between Thanksgiving and Valentine's Day. Zola, the wedding registry start-up, is looking to shake up the entire wedding experience.
Zola now has a tool to build your own wedding website, a unique registry, and more. Zola has now helped 500,000 couples, and has raised over $40 million from VC firms.
Shan-Lyn Ma, CEO and co-founder of Zola joins Cheddar to explain how they have built their business and brand. When asked what are the weirdest things couples have registered for, she said that many couples love the game, "Cards Against Humanity," and one couple once registered for a lifetime supply of avocados.
El Salvador President Nayib Bukele says his government will build an oceanside “Bitcoin City” at the base of a volcano.
Cheddar has been covering the biggest news of the week with some of the biggest names in the biz. In case you missed it, we've pulled together some of the highlights that will keep you informed as we get ready for the week ahead.
Ethereum has long played second fiddle to the headline-grabbing Bitcoin, but the world's second most valuable cryptocurrency has plenty of defenders who say it's destined for the throne.
Babylist, an online baby registry for expecting and new parents, recently raised $40 million a Series C round, bringing the company's total funding to $50 million. Babylist also operates as an e-commerce and content platform. The company says it aims to be a one-stop solution for first-time parents who don't know what they need to buy for their new child. Babylist also says it wants to expand to address the needs of the entire family. Babylist founder and CEO Natalie Gordon joins Cheddar News' Closing Bell to discuss.
Cheddar has been covering the biggest news of the week with some of the biggest names in the biz.
Congress has created a new requirement for automakers: Find a high-tech way to keep drunken people from driving cars.
The Democrat and former police officer has since doubled down on his plans to make New York a crypto hub along the lines of Miami,
Britain’s Prince Harry has sharply attacked the failure of social media companies to challenge hate online, revealing that he warned the chief executive of Twitter ahead of the Jan. 6 Capitol riots that the site was being used to stage political unrest.
Robinhood said Monday that it suffered a security breach last week where hackers accessed some personal information for roughly 7 million users and demanded a ransom payment.
Tesla shares slumped more than 4% in premarket trading on Monday after its CEO Elon Musk said he would sell 10% of his holdings in the electric car maker based on the results of a poll he conducted on Twitter over the weekend.
