USA – Almost Friday Media, a Venice, CA-based company behind the comedy channel @friday.beers and a host of other popular social media accounts, raised $6M in Seed funding.
Investors included Tim Armstrong, Robert Greenhill, Lloyd Danzig’s Sharp Alpha Advisors, Northern Right Capital’s Matt Drapkin, Dreamscape Hospitality’s Scott Broder, Tom Ellis, Eric Birnbaum, and Jimmy Miller, founder of Mosaic Media Group.The company intends to use the funds to support: Created in late 2019 by brothers Jack, Max, and Sam Barrett, Almost Friday began as a collection of Instagram accounts that gained popularity as a relatable voice in weekend culture, sports, music, and character-driven comedy. Today their growing network comprises over 3.5+ million followers and delivers hundreds of millions of monthly impressions across a family of brands including Friday Beers, Almost Friday, Dr. Locks, Country Club Adjacent, DJ Press Play, Commence Suckdown, and Entrapranure.The creators’ former agent at WME, Andrew Kenward, joined the company in August 2021 to lead all business initiatives as President/COO. The company is currently developing longer form scripted and unscripted film and television ideas with streaming services and production companies.15/03/2022