Beni Raises Over $5M in Funding

Beni, a Santa Barbara, CA-based secondhand shopping company, raised $4m in funding.

The round, which brings Beni to over $5M to date, was led by Buoyant Ventures.

The company intends to use the funds to expand team and enhance technology to accelerate the adoption of resale.

Led by CEO Sarah Pinner and CTO Celine Mol, Beni is a free and easy-to-use browser extension with a mission to accelerate the circular economy by making secondhand shopping the obvious choice for shoppers. Currently available on Chrome and Safari, the company brings the world of resale straight to users by aggregating the best resale alternatives available on leading resale marketplaces – including The RealReal, Rent the Runway, Vestiaire Collective, eBay, Kidizen, and more – in a matter of seconds and all in one place.

A women-owned company, Beni has been funded primarily by women in both the pre-seed and seed round. Buoyant Ventures is joined in the seed round by Better Ventures and pre-seed investors XYZ Venture Capital, Chingona Ventures, and Starting Line Ventures.

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13/12/2022