Thursday, March 17, 2022

Almost Friday Media Finds $6M

Venice, California-based Almost Friday, which produces comedy Instagram accounts, has raised $6M in a seed funding round, the company announced this morning. According to the company, the funding came from angel investors Tim Armstrong, Robert Greenhill, Lloyd Danzig's Sharp Alpha Advisors, Northern Right Capital's Matt Drapkin, Dreamscape Hospitality's Scott Broder, Tom Ellis, and Eric Birnbaum, and Jimmy Miller, founder of Mosaic Media Group. The company said it will use the funding to build a new comedy platform and lifestyle brand. The company was founded by brothers Jack, Max, and Sam Barrett. The company says it now has over 3.5 million followers across its Instagram accounts, which include Friday Beers, Almost Friday, Dr. Locks, Country Club Adjacent, DJ Press Play, Commence Suckdown, and Entrapranure.

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