The Consumer Roundup #39

Hey Friends,

Last week was a busy one. Sorry, we had a cancel our coffee event right before FounderMade. We told the venue the wrong date ??♂?. BUT if you were in town for FounderMade, I hope you had a great time. I really enjoyed it and connecting with brands and seeing friends. Also, thanks to Pipe17 for having me at your dinner on Wednesday.

From November 6-8, it’s Beauty Connect LA. If you’re coming out for it, we’re working on throwing a coffee event on the 7th and would love to see you there. If you can pencil it in on your calendar, will confirm in the next issue.

Also, I’m moderating a webinar this week –

?? 12pm PST / 3pm EST Thursday, October 26th –– Do you have an apparel brand or want to learn more about how brands are releasing new products in today’s market? I’ll be moderating a webinar with Manufactured 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.

RSVP Here For October 26th Webinar

On to our fundraising update ––––––––

Consumer Brands / Inventory-Based Businesses

Eat The Change, the snack brand that also has an iced tea line called “Just Iced Tea” by Seth Goldman and Spike Mendelsohn, raised $14 million - Nosh

CIONIC, the first bionic clothing for mobility impairment and technology company, raised a $12 million Series A extension led by L Catterton with participation from THVC and Enable Ventures - Business Wire

Tia Lupita Foods, the Mexican inspired CPG brand made with better-for-you ingredients, raised a $2.6 million seed round led by Santatera Capital and GBM Ventures - FinSMEs

Meolaa, a digitally-native sustainable consumer products e-commerce platform that is the fastest-growing one-stop store for high-performance, environmentally responsible items tailored for Gen Z, raised $2 million in seed funding led by Turbostart - Retail.com

Líha, the vegan skincare brand that blends the rich botanical life of West Africa with traditional English aromatherapy, raised $1.215 million - WWD

Mamp;A

Patreon acquired Moment, the live stream ticketing platform, for an undisclosed amount - TechCrunch

Ferrara Candy Company, the holding company whose brands include Nerds, SweeTARTS, Black Forest, and Trolli, acquired Jelly Belly Candy Company for an undisclosed sum - FoodDive

Maia Active, the Chinese apparel company that designs and sells premium active wear designed for Asian females, sells 75.13% of the company to Anta Sports. Anta Sports is the third largest sporting goods manufacturer behind Nike and Adidas - Business of Fashion

The Compleat Food Group, whose brands include Pork Farms, Wall’s Pastry, and Wrights Food Group, acquired the dairy-free cheese brand, Palace Culture - Just Food

Steph Curry and Marc Lasry buy the 5th team (there are six teams in total) in TGL, Tiger Woods’ golf league - BNN

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