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Apr 11, 2022
BriteCo , a Chicago, IL-based direct-to-consumer jewelry and watch insurance company, raised $9M in Series A funding. The round was led by Brand Foundry Ventures, with participation from Western Technology Investment and Hyde Park Angels, , as well as angel investors Caribou Honig and Jay Weintraub. Brand Foundry Ventures General Partner, Brian Spaly is joining BriteCo’s board of directors. The company intends to use the funds to grow operations and expand its business reach. Led by CEO Dustin Lemick, BriteCo is an insurance technology company creating jewelry and watch insurance for consumers with an online application, and have items covered in minutes, via a subscription-like monthly payment option. The jewelry insurance online platform enables customers to receive a custom insurance quote in a few minutes and soon after a cover for theft, loss, damage, and mysterious disappearance. The company works with the support of its strategic partner and investor, Hannover Re. FinSMEs
Jay Weintraub Investments
5 Investments
Jay Weintraub has made 5 investments. Their latest investment was in Siftery as part of their Seed VC on February 2, 2016.
Jay Weintraub Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2/2/2016 | Seed VC | Siftery | $4M | Yes | 8VC, Accelerator Ventures, Adam D’Angelo, AME Cloud Ventures, Auren Hoffman, Brian O'Kelley, Charles Songhurst, Cherubic Ventures, Chris Scoggins, Daisuke Iwasa, David Eisenberg, David Nemetz, DNX Ventures, Eric Di Benedetto, Eric Ries, Eric Roza, Eric Stein, Ethan Beard, Evangelos Simoudis, Felicis, Founders Fund, Grant Ries, Itamar Novick, Jeremy Lizt, Jeremy Philips, Joanna Rees, Joe Zawadzki, Jonah Goodhart, Julia Popowitz, Ken Sawyer, Kevin Hartz, Kevin Mahaffey, Kim Perell, Magid Abraham, Mark Gerson, Mark Organ, Mati Szeszkowski, Michael Lazerow, Micky Malka, Nick Mehta, Omar Tawakol, Patrick McKenna, Peter Kellner, Ron Hirson, Russ Fradin, Russell Glass, Safi Bahcall, Sam Lessin, Scott Faber, Scott Howe, Tien Tzuo, Tod Sacerdoti, Travis May, Vast Ventures, Venrock, Warren Jenson, and Will Lansing | 3 |
2/7/2013 | Series A | |||||
9/26/2012 | Seed VC | |||||
9/19/2011 | Seed VC | |||||
9/13/2011 | Seed - II |
Date | 2/2/2016 | 2/7/2013 | 9/26/2012 | 9/19/2011 | 9/13/2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round | Seed VC | Series A | Seed VC | Seed VC | Seed - II |
Company | Siftery | ||||
Amount | $4M | ||||
New? | Yes | ||||
Co-Investors | 8VC, Accelerator Ventures, Adam D’Angelo, AME Cloud Ventures, Auren Hoffman, Brian O'Kelley, Charles Songhurst, Cherubic Ventures, Chris Scoggins, Daisuke Iwasa, David Eisenberg, David Nemetz, DNX Ventures, Eric Di Benedetto, Eric Ries, Eric Roza, Eric Stein, Ethan Beard, Evangelos Simoudis, Felicis, Founders Fund, Grant Ries, Itamar Novick, Jeremy Lizt, Jeremy Philips, Joanna Rees, Joe Zawadzki, Jonah Goodhart, Julia Popowitz, Ken Sawyer, Kevin Hartz, Kevin Mahaffey, Kim Perell, Magid Abraham, Mark Gerson, Mark Organ, Mati Szeszkowski, Michael Lazerow, Micky Malka, Nick Mehta, Omar Tawakol, Patrick McKenna, Peter Kellner, Ron Hirson, Russ Fradin, Russell Glass, Safi Bahcall, Sam Lessin, Scott Faber, Scott Howe, Tien Tzuo, Tod Sacerdoti, Travis May, Vast Ventures, Venrock, Warren Jenson, and Will Lansing | ||||
Sources | 3 |
Jay Weintraub Portfolio Exits
2 Portfolio Exits
Jay Weintraub has 2 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Siftery on December 12, 2018.
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