The Consumer Roundup #38

Hey Friends,

I hope you had a great week. This is a weekly newsletter where I share events that are coming up and a fundraising update in the wonderful world of emerging consumer.

Next week at 12pm PST / 3pm EST Thursday, October 26th –– I’ll be moderating a webinar with Manufactured that’s called “How Do You Grow Your Apparel Brand From a One Hit Wonder to a Household Name?” We will be featuring our friends at Particl, Chubbies Shorts and Modern Brands. If you are interested in the apparel industries or have an apparel brand, I hope to see you there.

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On to our fundraising update ––––––––

Consumer Technology

Lottie, the London-based startup that’s an online marketplace matching families that are seeking home care for the elderly with care providers, raised $21 million Series A led by Accel with participation from General Catalyst - TechCrunch

Dutch, the telehealth pet care tech platform, raised $18 million Series B led by Eclipse - Eclipse

Pickle, the peer-to-peer fashion marketplace where users recommend and rent out apparel items they already own, raised $8 million seed round co-led by FirstMark Capital and Craft Ventures, with participation from Burst Capital - TechCrunch

Braid, the consumer payments company that was aiming to make shared wallets more widespread, is shutting down - TechCrunch

Consumer Brands amp; Retail

Pair Eyewear, the vertically integrated customizable eyewear brand, raised $75 million Series C led by Prysm Capital with participation from New Enterprise Associates, Javelin Venture Partners and NFL player Christian McCaffrey - TechCrunch

Wanda Fish, the Israeli food tech startup that makes cultivated bluefin tuna, raised $7 million in seed funding led by Aqua-Spark with participation from The Kitchen Hub, Peregrine Ventures, LLC, PICO Venture Partners, MOREVC and CPT Capital, LLP. - TechCrunch

Goodhood, the subscription-based car repair and maintenance tech startup, raised a $2.6 million seed round led by Bullish with participation from Okapi Capital, Mucker Capital, New Age Ventures, Kubera Venture Capital, and Impact Ventures - Yahoo!

Flaus, the oral beauty brand that sells an electric flosser, raised a $2 million seed round led by YETI Capital, with participation from Greenlight Ventures, USC Venture Fund, and Doug Bouton - AlleyWatch

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