The Consumer Roundup #57
Hey everyone,
On Thursday I’ll be announcing what we’re cooking up for Expo West. If you’re attending, I’d love to see you there. Here are a couple of other webinars/events I’m producing, followed by all the latest fundraising news in consumer.
📢 Webinar: How To Scale Up and Stand Out In Beauty & Personal Care
📆 Thursday, February 15th at 1-2pm EST
I’ll be moderating this webinar dedicated to beauty and personal care entrepreneurs. I couldn’t of asked for a more experienced panel of beauty operators and investors Odile, Cristina, and Vanessa. If you’re in the beauty and personal care space or want to learn more about it, come join us.
☕️ Wake Up! CPG - Austin, TX
📆 Thursday, February 22nd 8:30am-10:30am CST
I know I’ve said this before, BUT Marc Nathan throws an awesome monthly CPG meetup and I’m VERY excited to fly out and attend this one! Marc’s the OG of professional coffee meetups. Come join us!
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Fundraising News
💻Pure Consumer Software💻
Headlight, the mental health startup that offers patients in-person or virtual appointments, raised $18 million led by Matrix and EPIC Ventures - PR Newswire
Kin, the DTC home insurance company, raised $15 million from Activate Capital - FinTech Finance News
Jow, the personal grocery shopper where the app can recommend what meals to eat based on household size, dietary restrictions and adds those ingredients to your cart, raised a $13 million round extension from Northzone - Progressive Grocer
Blush, the invite only dating app that’s focused community events, virtual courting (for example you can send a virtual rose for $3.50 that can be redeemed as gift cards to popular local spots) and bonding over mutual favorite local spots, raised a $7 million seed round - TechCrunch
Code, the blockchain global payments platform, raised a $6.5 million seed round led by M13 and Union Square Ventures with participation from Balaji Srinivasan, Roham Gharegozlou, Anatoly Yakovenko, Raj Gokal, Mert Mumtaz - Code
Dexa, the AI-powered search engine for podcasts, raised a $6 million seed round led by Abstract Ventures and The General Partnership with participation from Maple VC and Guillermo Rauch - TechCrunch
Steller, the mobile app that builds a custom, interactive program to help those that have chronic sleep insomnia, raised $6 million led by Initialized Capital with participation from Y Combinator, Lombardstreet Ventures, Switch Ventures, Moonfire Ventures, Scrum Ventures, 8vdx and Goodwater - TechCrunch
SUMA Wealth, which has developed financial tools, educational content and live and digital activations for young U.S. Latinos to build wealth, raised $2.2 million led by Radicle Impact with participation from Vamos Ventures, OVO fund and American Heart Association Impact fund - TechCrunch
Jow, the personal grocery shopper where the app can recommend what meals to eat based on household size, dietary restrictions and adds those ingredients to your cart, raised a $13 million round extension from Northzone - Progressive Grocer
🛍️Consumer Brands / Inventory-Based Businesses🛍️
Heura, the Spanish plant-based meat and dairy alternative producer, raised a $42.6 million Series B from Upfield, Unovis Asset Management, European Circular Bioeconomy Fund, and impact investor Newtree Impact - VegConomist
River, an India-based electric scooter producer, raised a $40 million Series B led by Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd with participation from Al-Futtaim Group, Lowercarbon Capital, Toyota Ventures and Maniv Mobility - PR Newswire
Elemind, a neurotech wearable that you wrap around your head that is designed to help improve sleep and calm your mind, came out of stealth and raised $12 million seed round from Village Global, LDV Partners, MIT Investment Fund, and the founders of Skype and Nest - VentureBeat
🛒eCommerce & Retail Tech🛒
AI Fashion, which enables virtual photoshoots, advanced design and image customization and real-time interactions, raised $3.6 million led by Neo - AI Fashion
FirstBite, the data platform that helps food manufacturers maximize the foodservice channel, $2 million round led by Bread & Butter Ventures - Ag Funder News
🗞️News🗞️
Cometeer, the frozen coffee puck brand, partners with Seth Rogen’s cannbis -focused brands, Houseplant, to produce new coffee roasts “Been There Done That” and “Get Roasted” - FoodDive
White Claw debuts non-alcoholic seltzer - FoodDive