The Consumer Roundup #22
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Hey Friends,
Hope you all had a wonderful week. I’m going to be in Chicago this week for the Retail Innovation Conference. If you’re going to be attending, let me know. It would be great to try to meet up.
Now on to our fundraising update –
Deals & Debuts
Consumer Technology
GetHarley, a platform that connects consumers to skincare clinicians, raised $52 million led by Index Ventures with participation from Headline, Visionaries Club and Village Global - TechCrunch
AHARA, the food-first personalized nutrition platform, raises $10.25M in funding led by Greycroft with participation from Headline, SHAKTI, Dr. Samuel Jampolis, and Sandy Sholl - PR Newswire
2045, the membership network and a physical clubhouse for professionals of color, raises $4.2 million led by Benchstrength with participation from CJ McCollum, Miguel McKelvey, AAF, CT Innovations - AlleyWatch
Dew Drops, an NFT art curation and discovery platform, raises $1.5 million pre-seed round from Dream Ventures with participation from VaynerFund, Polygon Technology Fund, Ruttenberg Gordon Investments, and Slow Ventures - Blockster
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Retail Tech
Onebeat, the Israeli startup that helps retailers synchronize store management, online sales, product assortment with AI, raises $10 million Series B led by Magenta Venture Partners with participation from AnD Ventures, INcapital Ventures, J-Ventures, Surround Ventures, and Wilson’s Bird Capital - CTech
Bonside, the revenue-based financing platform for brick-and-mortar businesses, raises $4.35 million led by Floating Point with participation from 81 Collection, TMV and Philz Coffee’s Jacob Jaber- TechCrunch
CPG
Cuzen Matcha, the matcha tea brand, raises $3.6 million Series A led by Digital Garage Group with participation from Joyance Partners - Globe Newswire
Candy Funhouse, the Canadian confectionary brand, raises an undisclosed amount from Ante Capital, Giannis Antetokounmpo’s family office - PR Newswire
mend, a wellness digital platform and supplement nutrition company raises undisclosed round from Colorcon Ventures - PR Newswire
M&A
Curio Brands, which owns Capri Blue and Thymes, acquires candle brand, Otherland, for undisclosed amount - Glossy
Great Jones, the DTC cookware brand, gets acquired by Meyer Corporation - Retail Dive
Thanks for reading.