Inside the stand-off between D2C Insider founder and Inflection Point Ventures

Accusations are flying between a co-founder of innerwear brand Almo and its top investor over possible corporate governance lapses and a conflict of interest, even as the startup struggles to survive.

20 March, 20248 min
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