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The Expert Funding Round

The Expert, operating out of Los Angeles, raised $12 million from Forerunner Ventures, private investors and Pentas Ventures.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
3/18/2022
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$12,000,000
Round
Series A
Investors

Forerunner Ventures (Lead Investor) (Nicole Johnson)

private investors (Brigette Romanek)

private investors (Gwyneth Paltrow)

private investors (Harry Hurst)

private investors (Jen Rubio)

private investors (Jenny Fleiss)

private investors (Liz Hamren)

private investors (Neda Navab)

Pentas Ventures

Promus Ventures

Sweet Capital (Pippa Lamb)

Proceeds Purpose
This new expansion, dubbed Showroom, will launch this summer with over 60 home brands, including Crate and Barrel, Apparatus, Schumacher and Waterworks.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Communications
Mailing Address
Undisclosed
Los Angeles, CA 90001
USA
Phone
Undisclosed
Email Address
Overview
Operator of an online marketplace for interior design intended to connect top interior designers from across the globe via video consultations.
Profile
The Expert LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
The Expert Company Twitter Account
Company News
The Expert News
Facebook
The Expert on Facebook
YouTube
The Expert on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Leo Seigal
  Leo Seigal LinkedIn Profile  Leo Seigal Twitter Account  Leo Seigal News  Leo Seigal on Facebook
Co-Founder
Jake Arnold
  Jake Arnold LinkedIn Profile  Jake Arnold Twitter Account  Jake Arnold News  Jake Arnold on Facebook


 

 

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