Revel Raises $3.5M in Seed; Acquires The Woolfer
Revel, a San Francisco, CA-based community and event platform for midlife women, raised $3.5M in seed funding. The round was led by August Capital with participation from Forerunner Ventures, Y Combinator, Maveron, Alexis Ohanian, Villi Iltchev, Chris Bennett, Elizabeth Weil, Andy McLoughlin, and Gordon Sween. The company also acquired The Woolfer, a NYC-based social platform and website for women over 40. The newly integrated company, which will be called Revel, will become the most significant multi-platform community of women 40 +. New Revel Homepage Nina Lorez Collins, Founder of...