$4M Raised to Personalize the Online Shopping Experience
Feb 10, 2023•27 min
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Episode description
I interviewed David Weissman, CEO and co-founder of Humankind. He’s no rookie to e-commerce having spent 20+ years in the space. He’s worked for some of the biggest retail brands and has transformed that experience into a better online shopping experience for you.
Humankind, a Los Angeles, CA-based e-commerce brand's digital concierge, and conversational commerce platform, closed $4.2 million in seed funding to connect real product experts with online shoppers via SMS.
High Alpha Capital and Strand Equity co-led the round.
- Founded 2021
- 17 staff
- First customers through David’s network
- $4.2M raised
- Early sales traction right out the gate
- Find investors via warm intros
- Skip the analyst, talk to the VC partner
David Weissman’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidw/
SaaS Fundraising Story: https://www.thesaasnews.com/news/humankind-raises-4-2-million-in-seed-round
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