Forward Investment Partners backs Wool and the Gang
Forward Investment Partners has committed capital to Wool and the Gang, joining the late stages of the firm’s recent $2.8m round.
In July, Index Ventures, Wellington Partners and MMC Ventures raised $2.8m for Wool and the Gang to fund the firm's further growth in existing markets including the UK, Europe, Japan and the US.
Company
Founded in 2008 and headquartered in London, Wool and the Gang operates as an online marketplace that sells sustainable, handcrafted woollen products made by a worldwide network of individual artisans. The company site also sells "Knit Kits", which come with the tools needed to knit your own woollen products.
The company recently hired Lisa Rodwell as CEO, who was previously chief revenue officer at online business card retailer Moo.
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Nic Brisbourne is a managing partner at Forward Investment.
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