Blanka Raises $2M Seed

Blanka's technology makes it easy for independent brands of any size to source and customize the highest quality beauty products - with no minimums.

Blanka, a B2B sourcing platform for North-American made beauty and wellness products raised $2m seed. This end-to-end solution enables entrepreneurs and brands to find great beauty products from local manufacturers without the need to travel.

Business Wire: Blanka, a Platform to Launch Beauty Brands, Raises Oversubscribed US$2M Seed Round

Rick Watson

Rick Watson founded RMW Commerce Consulting after spending 20+ years as a technology entrepreneur and operator exclusively in the eCommerce industry with companies like ChannelAdvisor, BarnesandNoble.com, Merchantry, and Pitney Bowes.

Watson’s work today is centered on supporting investors and management teams incubating and growing direct-to-consumer businesses. Most recently, in partnership with WHP Global, Rick was a critical resource in architecting the WHP+ platform, a new turnkey direct to consumer digital e-commerce platform that powers AnneKlein.com and JosephAbboud.com.

Watson also hosts a weekly podcast, Watson Weekly, where he shares an unbiased, unfiltered expert take on the retail sector’s biggest players.

In the past year alone, Rick has spoken at many in-person and virtual events as well as podcasts on topics ranging from retail/ecom to supply chain/logistics and even digital grocery including CommerceNext IRL, ASCM Connect, and Retail Innovation Conference.

https://www.rmwcommerce.com/
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