Pomp & Whimsy Inc. Closes $2.65M Seed Round
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Pomp & Whimsy, the gin cordial brand created by sociologist, consumer insights expert, and spirits entrepreneur Dr. Nicola Nice, announced $2.65 million in new funding drawn from a collection of A-list investors, including fashion entrepreneurs, executives at top consumer brands and angel funds supporting female founders.
Among the marquee names backing the brand are Rebecca Minkoff, Founder of Rebecca Minkoff and The Female Founder Collective; Michelle Grant, Founder and CEO of Wear Lively; Academy nominated, Emmy and Peabody award winning film producer Regina K. Scully; and advertising luminary Cindy Gallop. Additional support comes by way of current and former executives of Estee Lauder, Twitter, Facebook, Warby Parker, and Crate & Barrel.
Pomp & Whimsy secures $2 65 million funding
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The first two companies slated to receive investments are:
Equiano, a London-based Afro-Caribbean rum brand founded by Ian Burrell and Aaisha Dadral and named in honor of writer and abolitionist Olaudah Equiano, who was enslaved at 11 years old and later bought his freedom using money he earned trading rum.
Jack From Brooklyn, Inc., the first-known Black-owned distillery in the country following Prohibition.
The fund is now accepting applications on its website. One day, someone would be willing to invest in it and in me
Jack From Brooklyn, Inc., founded by Jackie Summers, is the maker of Sorel Liqueur, a traditional Caribbean liqueur blending flavors of hibiscus, cloves, ginger, nutmeg and cinnamon. Sorel will make its comeback to the spirits market this year thanks to Uncle Nearest Venture Fund s investment.