Grove Inc. Launches “Fund Your Brand” Option for Amazon Aggregation Initiative
Grove, Inc. (NASDAQ:GRVI) has launched the "Fund Your Brand" initiative through its Upexi division, focusing on acquiring and scaling Amazon and eCommerce businesses. Upexi aims to support growing brands with capital, providing funding and growth assistance for a share of future sales revenue. Grove reported a significant fiscal revenue increase of 250% to $24.1 million in 2021, driven by the health and wellness sector. The company emphasizes identifying promising direct-to-consumer brands to maximize their potential within the rapidly expanding e-commerce market.
- Fiscal revenues increased by 250% to $24.1 million in 2021.
- Launch of 'Fund Your Brand' initiative to support Amazon and eCommerce businesses.
- Acquisition of Vitamedica, enhancing presence in the nutraceutical market.
- No guarantees of similar success for brands funded through Upexi due to market uncertainties.
HENDERSON, NV, Nov. 03, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NewMediaWire -- Grove, Inc. (NASDAQ:GRVI) ("Grove" or the "Company"): Grove Inc., a global innovator in hemp, health, and wellness, today announced the launch of its “Fund Your Brand” option on Upexi, its wholly owned division to acquire promising Amazon and Ecommerce businesses.
In addition to buying and scaling Amazon and Ecommerce brands, Grove Inc.'s Upexi unit will provide capital to growing brands in need of funding.
Upexi has two operating segments: one that buys and scales Amazon and e-commerce brands, and one that provides funding to proven brands in need of capital to accelerate growth. Grove’s investment will include funding and assistance with growth in the Amazon ecosystem and direct-to-consumer markets for a perpetual royalty on the future sales of the brands’ products.
Grove Inc. recently launched Upexi to use its market and e-commerce expertise in the Amazon aggregation market, which, according to Marketplace Pulse, has attracted more than
Grove Inc. has made a name for itself in the Wellness space, growing 2021 fiscal revenues to
“Between Amazon’s ecosystem and the meteoric rise of e-commerce over the last few years, direct-to-consumer brands are growing bigger and faster than ever,” says Chief Marketing Officer Nathan Stavseth. “Our goal is to identify winning D2C brands on the cusp of exponential growth, bring them into our ecosystem, and help them reach their full potential.”
The company recently acquired Vitamedica, an online nutraceutical company, which has seen a growing presence in ecommerce and Amazon since being acquired. Through its in-house team of digital marketers, Grove is now pursuing more companies in the health and wellness industry that they can take to the next level.
About Grove, Inc.
Grove, Inc. is in the business of developing, producing, marketing and selling quality products and end consumer products containing the industrial hemp plant extract Cannabidiol (“CBD”), as well as diversified products in other verticals. The Company sells to numerous consumer markets including the botanical, beauty care, pet care and functional food sectors. It seeks to take advantage of an emerging worldwide trend to re-energize the production of industrial hemp and to foster its many uses for consumers.
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