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.
Thoughtful tip turned into communitywide movement to help Alexandria restaurant workers
One Alexandria resident’s suggestion to help restaurant employees developed into widespread help to package 1,000 boxes of food 6:06 am, Jan. 13, 2021 ×
Students and coaches from Northstar Christian Academy fold and tape boxes before packaging them with food for restaurant employees around the Alexandria area. “You feel like you were just kind of a part of a conveyor belt,” said Shannan Randazzo, director of education at Northstar. “You’re just one of those pieces in the rung, and it was just so powerful.” (Contributed)
It started with a nudge on Alexandria resident Kaylene Schultz’s heart.