The Consumer Roundup #28
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Hope you all had a great weekend and thanks for bearing with me. Here are the latest consumer fundraises from the past week.
Consumer Brands
Valentino, the Italian luxury brand, sells 30% stake to Kering - Fashion Network
Super7, the design house and the producer of lifestyle-oriented collectibles, toys and apparel, raised $25 million from the Newcastle Network - FinSMEs
Nirvana Water Sciences Corp., the functional beverage brand, raised $2.625 million Flagstaff International, Inc. and other current investors - PR Newswire
Consumer Technology
Bunq, the neobank that targets remote workers and digital nomads, raised $111 million flat round primarily from Pollen Street Capital, Raymond Kasiman and founder/CEO Ali Niknam - TechCrunch
Global Comix, the digital comics platform, raised $6.5 million Series A led by Point72 Ventures with participation from Endeavor - FinSMEs
eCommerce & Retail Infrastructure
GlossGenius, a bookings and payment platform for salon and spas, raised a $28 million Series C led by L Catterton with participation from Bessemer Venture Partners and Imaginary Ventures to expand to serve beauty brands - TechCrunch
Nuqleous, the tech company that provides retailers performance analytic software, raised $26M from Blue Ladder Capital - PR Newswire
Crossiant, the ecommerce platform that is targeting the resell market, raised a $24 million seed from Portage, George Roberts and Henry Kravis, and others - Fintech Finance News
Retail
Swingers Crazy Golf, the adult-only minigolf company, raised $52 million Series C led by Cain International - Blooloop
Funds Raising Funds
Valhalla Ventures raised debut fund of $66 million to invest in deeptech and gaming startups - Venturebeat
Coca-Cola Company announced a $137 million VC fund called Greycroft Coca-Cola System Sustainability Fund, which will be managed by venture capital firm Greycroft, that will focus on sustainability within five sectors - heating and cooling, packaging, distribution, facility decarbonization, and supply chain - Thomas
Supply Change Capital debuts $40 million fund, which invests in the future of food - TechCrunch
United Ventures, a Milan-based VC firm that invests in Italian companies, raised $165 million fourth fund - Sifted
Goodwater, the largest VC firm that focuses on consumer technology, raised over $1 billion in new capital across its early and growth stage funds - PR Newswire
M&A
Tencent, the Chinese entertainment conglomerate, is set to acquire Techland, a Polish gaming studio that launched the games Dying Light and Dead Island - The Verge
Constellation Brands acquired Domaine Curry, the luxury Napa Valley wine brand founded by Ayesha Curry and Sydel Curry-Lee - Beverage Daily
Britvic, the British soft drinks producer, acquired Jimmy’s Iced Coffee - FoodBev