Fundraising FoxBright Cellars
Cambridge, US · Founded 2014 · Delaware corporation · 7 known investors
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Bright Cellars was a wine subscription service that recommended and shipped wines matched to subscribers' tastes; as of October 2024 its customers were migrated into Winc, a direct-to-consumer wine subscription offering swappable and skippable monthly orders.
Founders & leadership
Bright Cellars was founded in 2014 by Joseph Laurendi and Richard Yau.
Investors · 7
How we know: CSA Partners LLC's portfolio page · open dataset · 5k.vc investor directory · Not right? Tell us
How we know: Revolution's portfolio page · Not right? Tell us
How we know: a partner's Signal profile · Not right? Tell us
Also in the syndicate · 2
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements$13.8M disclosed across 6 of 8 rounds · 2014–2021
- Undisclosed amountSeries BSep 2021
Cleveland Avenue (lead), Northwestern Mutual, Revolution Ventures
Source ↗
▶$8.8MraisedAug 2019 · 25 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- Joseph LaurendiExecutive Officer
- Richard YauExecutive Officer, Director
- Christopher AbeleDirector
- James SietstraDirector
- Offering amount
- $8.8M
- Amount sold
- $8.8M
- First sale
- Feb 2019
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$1.5MraisedJul 2018 · 14 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- Christopher AbeleDirector
- Richard YauExecutive Officer, Director
- Joseph LaurendiExecutive Officer
- James SietstraDirector
- Offering amount
- $1.5M
- Amount sold
- $1.5M
- Minimum investment
- $15K
- First sale
- Sep 2016
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2014
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$1.3MraisedJul 2018 · 7 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- Richard YauExecutive Officer, Director
- Christopher AbeleDirector
- Joseph LaurendiExecutive Officer
- James SietstraDirector
- Offering amount
- $1.5M
- Amount sold
- $1.3M
- Minimum investment
- $15K
- First sale
- Oct 2017
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2014
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$1.8MraisedAug 2015 · 8 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- Christopher AbeleDirector
- Joseph LaurendiExecutive Officer
- Richard YauExecutive Officer, Director
- James SietstraDirector
- Offering amount
- $2M
- Amount sold
- $1.8M
- Minimum investment
- $20K
- First sale
- Aug 2015
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2014
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$367KraisedJan 2015 · 5 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- Joseph LaurendiExecutive Officer
- Richard YauExecutive Officer, Director
- Offering amount
- $1M
- Amount sold
- $367K
- Minimum investment
- $20K
- First sale
- Dec 2014
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2014
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$25KraisedJan 2015 · 1 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- Richard YauExecutive Officer, Director
- Joseph LaurendiExecutive Officer
- Offering amount
- $25K
- Amount sold
- $25K
- Minimum investment
- $25K
- First sale
- Dec 2014
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2014
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Bright Cellars do?
- Bright Cellars was a wine subscription service that recommended and shipped wines matched to subscribers' tastes; as of October 2024 its customers were migrated into Winc, a direct-to-consumer wine subscription offering swappable and skippable monthly orders.
- Who founded Bright Cellars?
- Bright Cellars was founded by Joseph Laurendi, Richard Yau in 2014.
- Who are Bright Cellars's investors?
- Bright Cellars's investors include CSA Partners LLC, Revolution, WAFTT, Cleveland Avenue, Gener8tor.
- How much funding has Bright Cellars raised?
- Bright Cellars has disclosed $13.8M raised across 6 of its 8 known rounds.
- Where is Bright Cellars headquartered?
- Bright Cellars is headquartered in Cambridge, US.