Promenade got its start as BloomNation, a SaaS platform for small flower businesses, but the pandemic proved to its founders that its end-to-end e-commerce platform could prove invaluable beyond florists.
Newport Beach-based startup Swell Investing announced an investment of its own this morning, revealing that parent company Pacific Life had dedicated $30 million to Swell's growth and development, with half that figure earmarked for 2018 alone.
HomeHero announced a $20 million Series A round this morning led by Graham Holdings with participation from Social+Capital Partnership, Tencent Holdings Limited and The Launch Fund, Inc., bringing their total to $23 million since their seed round last year.
