Tech Company Financing Transactions

The Honest Company Funding Round

On 8/26/2014, The Honest Company secured $70 million in Series C funding from Wellington Management Company, Dragoneer Investment Group and General Catalyst Partners.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
The Honest Company
Announced On
8/26/2014
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$70,000,000
Round
Series C
Investors

Wellington Management Company (Lead Investor)

Dragoneer Investment Group

General Catalyst Partners (Neil Sequeria)

ICONIQ Capital

IVP (Dennis Phelps)

Lightspeed Venture Partners (Jeremy Liew)

Proceeds Purpose
The new round of financing adds to the $52 million raised since the company's launch in 2012 and will enable the company to accelerate growth as it continues to build a leading global brand.

Company Information

Company Status
Publicly-held
Industry
Internet & IoT
Mailing Address
1550 17th St.
Santa Monica, CA 90404
USA
Phone
(310) 857-3020
Website
www.honest.com
Email Address
[email protected]
Overview
A dad named Christopher and a mom named Jessica found themselves utterly frustrated trying to find the perfect products for their babies and homes. We both wanted an ideal: not only effective, but unquestionably safe, eco-friendly, beautiful, convenient, and affordable -- everyone should have it.
Profile
The Honest Company LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
The Honest Company Company Twitter Account
Company News
The Honest Company News
Facebook
The Honest Company on Facebook
YouTube
The Honest Company on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Nick Vlahos
  Nick Vlahos LinkedIn Profile  Nick Vlahos Twitter Account  Nick Vlahos News  Nick Vlahos on Facebook
Chief Financial Officer
Muhammad Shazad
  Muhammad Shazad LinkedIn Profile  Muhammad Shazad Twitter Account  Muhammad Shazad News  Muhammad Shazad on Facebook
Co-Founder
Christopher Gavigan
  Christopher Gavigan LinkedIn Profile  Christopher Gavigan Twitter Account  Christopher Gavigan News  Christopher Gavigan on Facebook
Founder
Jessica Alba
  Jessica Alba LinkedIn Profile  Jessica Alba Twitter Account  Jessica Alba News  Jessica Alba on Facebook
VP - General Counsel
Craig Gatarz
  Craig Gatarz LinkedIn Profile  Craig Gatarz Twitter Account  Craig Gatarz News  Craig Gatarz on Facebook
VP - Human Resources
Janis Hoyt
  Janis Hoyt LinkedIn Profile  Janis Hoyt Twitter Account  Janis Hoyt News  Janis Hoyt on Facebook

 

 

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