US-based Cannabis Beverage Provider Kikoko Raised $8M USD Series A Round Funding
A women-centric cannabis beverage provider Kikoko has announced the completion of $8 million US dollars series A funding round, led by Bengal Capital, and with the participation with FlowKana, Kikoko’s distributor and supply chain partner. The fresh proceed enables Kikoko a father team expansion and retails channel construction. Furthermore, Kikoko’s long term millstone is to become one of the top-ranked brand in California cannabis beverage sales.
Kikoko, found by two women, put main focus on creating health and wellness solution for women in the purpose of offering consumers sensibly dosed alternatives to pharmaceuticals and alcohol. Currently, cannabis-infused herbal teas and Honeyshot are already launched to the market for the solution of issues with sleep, stress, pain, anxiety, libido, mood and focus. Moreover, with its organically sun-grown cannabis and organic apoptogenic herbs, Kikoko would like to build a safer and healthier cannabis on the market.
Since the establishment in 2015, $14 million USD has been accumulated in the previous funding rounds. Meanwhile, Kikoko has led cannabis beverage sales in California for five straight quarters, with sales dominated by female consumers. Moreover, the success of the tea is closely mirrored by the robust sales of Kikoko’s new HoneyShots, a line of products that will see statewide distribution in October 2019. For the long term goal, Kikoko has pledged that by Q1 2020, all packaging will be compostable or recyclable to every extent possible.
專注女性大麻飲品 Kikoko獲800萬美元A輪融資
聚焦在女性茶飲的美國 Kikoko完成800萬美元的A輪融資，由Bengal Capital領投、Kikoko的經銷商和供應鏈夥伴 Flow Kana參投，本輪融資將用於團隊擴張、新產品推出，以及零售通路的布建，目標要成為加州大麻飲品的第一品牌。
Kikoko是由兩名女性創辦，她們為消費者提供了合理劑量的藥物和酒精替代品，尤其是女性。做為主要的產品目標，Kikoko推出了含有大麻成分的草藥茶和蜂蜜飲料，用以解決女性失眠、壓力、疼痛舒緩、焦慮、性欲提升、情緒和注意力集中的問題，Kikoko希望能在安全使用的情況下，創造出對女性有益的大麻飲品。
Kikoko從2015年成立至今已經募集了1,400萬美元，專注於女性市場與吸睛的包裝，讓Kikoko在加州蟬聯五季的銷售冠軍，Kikoko並表示今年第四季或明年第一季還會推出新產品，同時，在明年第一季會將大部分的產品包材改為可回收或堆肥材料，並持續堅守使用有機、貿易公平的原料來生產產品。
