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Kunal Manglani on building Kiki from deadstock luxury leather

After more than 20 years in fashion, including roles at Kate Spade and Lululemon, Kunal Manglani wanted to build a brand differently. The result is Kiki, a New York-designed handbag label made from deadstock and overstock luxury leather sourced in Spain. “I saw an opportunity to embrace the high-quality leather left unused within the luxury...

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Kiki secures funding from Estée Lauder's investment arm NIV and A16z Crypto

Kiki, the community commerce beauty company, has raised 7 million US dollars from investors, including A16z Crypto and The Estée Lauder Companies' investment arm New Incubation Ventures (NIV). Other initial funding round investors included consumer-tech funds Double Down, 2Punks Capital and Advancit, digital communities RedDao and OrangeDao, and...