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Foundation Partners Group purchases Solace. . . extends Direct-to-Consumer digital cremation services
FUNERAL DIRECTOR DAILY | November 3, 2022Meet the Companies Trying to Be the Uber of Funerals
THE DAILY BEAST | October 21, 2022How DTC Cremation Company Solace is Building a Brand in the Death Business
Ad Age | August 23, 2022Disrupting the Funeral Are millennials killing the death industry?
Curbed | May 6, 2022The stunning rise of cremation reveals America’s changing idea of death
The Washington Post | April 19, 2022Cremation Borrows a Page From the Direct-to-Consumer Playbook
The New York Times | February 3, 2022The Nike Designers Who Started an Online Cremation Service
Bloomberg | December 10, 2021Funerals are expensive. And family firms are under threat from new tech
The Guardian | August 22, 2021Not such a dying business: Former Nike execs' Portland cremation service lands $1.75M
Portland Business Journal | June 2, 2021A Cremation Service Explores the Beauty of Memories in Its Inaugural, Animated Campaign
Adweek | March 26, 2021Business Slows for LA Funeral Homes
LA Business Journal | October 26, 2020For 2 former Nike execs, a bustling business in death
Portland Business Journal | June 12, 2020Online Funeral Businesses Take Off Amid Coronavirus
The Wall Street Journal | May 9, 2020The funeral industry begins to bury tradition
The New Economy | May 7, 2020Ex-Nike leaders reimagine funeral experience with new startup that simplifies cremation services
GeekWire | April 4, 2020Water cremation and human composting: the new, eco-friendly frontier of dying
Fast Company | August 21, 2019Solace Cremation Is Digitizing, and Streamlining, the Rituals of Death
Williamette Week | July 9, 2019Crossing the River
Oregon Business Magazine | July 2, 2019Disruption comes for death
Vox | May 23, 2019Portland Startup Hopes to Change Funeral Industry
KGW | April 29, 2019These Former Nike Executives Are Looking to Disrupt the Death Care Industry
AdWeek | April 11, 2019This New Portland Service Offers One-Click Cremation
Portland Monthly | April 5, 2019Ashes to ashes within a week
Southwest Connection | February 3, 2020
Finding your space in funeral service
Funeral Director Daily | January 17, 2020
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Foundation Partners Group Acquires Solace Cremation, Extends Commitment to Digital
November 2, 2022 – Tulip and Solace brands meet growing demand for a digital experience by offering simple, transparent deathcare solutions
Solace Secures $1.75 Million in Seed Funding to Support Continued Expansion into Key Markets
June 2, 2021 – The startup, which has reimagined the funeral industry as cremation services continue to gain popularity, is on target to triple its growth in 2021
Solace, a New Portland Start-Up, is Reinventing the Funeral Industry
April 3, 2019 – Created by two former Nike executives, Solace is bringing the funeral industry into the 21st century by offering convenient, compassionate online cremation and funeral planning services to Oregon and Washington consumers