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July 27, 2026 - Deals

Drizzy Secures Pre-Seed Funding From RiverPark Ventures Nucleus Ventures And Alexis Ohanian

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Drizzy (@GetDrizzy), the Sydney-founded peanut butter brand now headquartered in the U.S. and Australia, has announced its American launch alongside a pre-seed funding round backed by investors including RiverPark Ventures, Nucleus Ventures and Alexis Ohanian. Founded by Australian entrepreneurs Jason Spyrides and Georgia Park, Drizzy is reimagining the peanut butter category with its signature premium squeeze-bottle format, made from American-grown peanuts and a splash of peanut oil. Free from added sugar, palm oil, stabilizers, and emulsifiers, the brand was built on the belief that healthy eating should be simple, clean, convenient, and transparent. By combining thoughtful product design with minimal ingredients, Drizzy is modernizing one of America's most-loved pantry staples for the way people eat today. FUN FACT: Peanut butter is a staple in nearly 95% of American households, but the experience hasn't evolved. After one too many messy smoothie mornings, they asked a simple question: if honey, ketchup and mayonnaise all come in squeeze bottles, why doesn't peanut butter? That question became Drizzy. FOUNDERS: Jason Spyrides (@JasonSpyrides) & Georgia Park (@GeorgiaPark1) INVESTORS: RiverPark Ventures, Nucleus Ventures & Alexis Ohanian HQ: USA & Australia #VentureCapital #Drizzy #TradedPartner #TradedVC

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Puppy Sphere Secures Seed Round Of $24 Million From Strategic Investors Including The School Of Hard KnocksPuppy Sphere (@ThePuppySphere), a New York-based wellness brand centered on the human-animal bond, has raised a Seed round from a group of strategic investors including The School of Hard Knocks, Tobi Oluwole, Jake Fleshner, Torch Collective, former Massage Envy CEO David Humphrey, and other founders and operators. Founded by Francesca Albo and Lea Burbidge Izquierdo, Puppy Sphere has scaled its puppy yoga concept into a broader experiential wellness platform with 13 studios, corporate wellness programs, brand partnerships, and live activations, serving more than 450,000 customers and partnering with companies including Google, Amazon, Netflix, TikTok, and the NBA. FUN FACT: Puppy Sphere was born from two Canadian founders’ own mental health journeys and has since grown into 13 studios across North America, $14M+ in cumulative revenue, and 450,000+ customers, all without outside capital. Along the way, the brand has welcomed names like Sabrina Carpenter, Simu Liu, Trevor Noah and Alessia Cara, while building a broader wellness platform around the gentle power of puppy therapy. Now Puppy Sphere is opening its cap table for the first time through a strategic angel round, bringing together leaders across media, consumer growth and wellness, including The School of Hard Knocks, former Massage Envy CEO David Humphrey, growth entrepreneur Tobi Oluwole, and Nucleus Network co-founder Jake Fleshner, alongside a broader group of strategic founders and operators. The vision: bring the gentle power of puppy therapy across the globe. FOUNDERS: Francesca Albo (@FrancescaaAlbo), Lea Burbidge Izquierdo (@LeaburbIz) INVESTORS: The School of Hard Knocks (@TheSchoolofHardKnockz), Tobi Oluwole (@TheTobiOluwole), Jake Fleshner (@JakeFleshner) Torch Collective, Heather Stark, Will Bodewes, Craig Zingerline & more ROUND: Seed VALUATION CAP: $24,000,000 HQ: New York, New York #VentureCapital #PuppySphere #TradedPartner #FrancescaAlbo #TradedVC