Sequence C funding will solidify Pollen’s market place, scale its variety of curated journey experiences and broaden its world attain among the many communities it serves.
LOS ANGELES & LONDON, April 21, 2022–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Pollen, the journey & leisure expertise firm, introduced in the present day that it raised $150 million in its Sequence C spherical.
Pollen was based in 2014 by brothers Callum and Liam Negus-Fancey with a goal to present individuals a much bigger life. Pollen is a expertise firm on a mission to construct, curate and ship the most effective experiences everywhere in the world. Pollen makes use of knowledge and buyer insights to create experiences which might be unique to its platform, and likewise companions with the most important music festivals and types on the earth to promote their experiences.
Pollen has created tons of of unique journey experiences that includes the world’s largest expertise and types together with J Balvin, Justin Bieber, and Duran Duran. Pollen co-created NEON with J Balvin, a world expertise that celebrates Latin tradition. J Balvin not too long ago advised PEOPLE, “It has been a extremely nice expertise with NEON, J Balvin, and good vibes.” Balvin continued, “We went a couple of 12 months with out seeing [my fans] however now after going by means of all that, we’re again. Thanks Pollen.” Along with unimaginable leisure, Pollen’s curated itineraries immerse visitors within the vacation spot by means of the world’s main inns, venues, eating places, and nightclubs, and have native actions together with scuba diving, crusing, biking, and extra. Pollen’s members who attend its experiences typically say it was the most effective trip of their lives and so they’ll keep in mind it ceaselessly.
The Sequence C funding comes on the heels of serious momentum for Pollen. Final 12 months, Pollen noticed stellar progress regardless of the pandemic – gross sales elevated greater than 300% relative to pre-pandemic ranges. “Folks need customized journey experiences constructed round what they’re enthusiastic about,” stated Co-Founder and CEO Callum Negus-Fancey, “and Pollen is on the forefront of this demand; we use our proprietary knowledge and buyer insights to construct one-of-a-kind journey experiences with the world’s largest expertise and types in the most effective locations. When individuals look again after 10 years, and take into consideration their prime 5 reminiscences, we would like them to really feel like Pollen was chargeable for three of them.”
Pollen has an progressive firm tradition that helps it appeal to, retain and inspire prime expertise. The tradition displays Pollen’s goal to present individuals a much bigger life by means of three pillars: Mastery (unlocking your full potential), Freedom & Possession (groups working in the way in which that permits them to ship the most effective outcomes), and Group (enabling everybody to be their most genuine self). The corporate has attracted prime expertise together with ex-Instagram CMO Cliff Hopkins, ex-Pacha Group CMO Gaston Calabresi, ex-Deliveroo Head of World Buyer Providers Cathy Doorenbosch, and ex-Klarna VP of Design Kristofer Agermark.
Pollen is backed by outstanding traders together with Kindred, Lansdowne Companions, Northzone, Sienna Capital, Backed and Molton Ventures.
About Pollen
Pollen is a expertise firm on a mission to construct, curate, and ship the most effective experiences everywhere in the world.
Pollen has two choices: Pollen Presents and Pollen+. Pollen Presents creates unique journey experiences round your tastes and preferences you may’t discover wherever else. These experiences convey collectively music, sports activities, wellness and past to allow you and your mates to attach round one-of-a-kind itineraries in thrilling locations. Pollen+ all the time will get you extra at music festivals and occasions if you guide by means of Pollen. Pollen+ companions with the most important promoter manufacturers and music festivals, together with We Are FSTVL, Austin Metropolis Limits, Bonnaroo, Electrical Zoo, Dwell Nation and extra.
Pollen was based in 2014 by brothers Callum and Liam Negus-Fancey. Pollen is backed by outstanding traders together with Kindred, Lansdowne Companions, Northzone, Sienna Capital, Backed and Molton Ventures.
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Contacts
Press for Pollen:
Ben Nissen
press@pollen.co
