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Pollen is a technology company on a mission to build, curate, and deliver the best experiences all over the world leveraging a data-driven, customer-led mindset, and a network of global partners.
We have two offerings: Pollen Presents and Pollen+. Pollen Presents curates experiences around your tastes and preferences you can’t find anywhere else. These experiences bring together music, sports, wellness and beyond to enable you and your friends to connect around one-of-a-kind itineraries in exciting destinations. Pollen+ always gets you more at music festivals and events when you book through us. Pollen+ partners with the biggest promoter brands and music festivals, including We Are FSTVL, Austin City Limits, Bonnaroo, C3, Electric Zoo, Live Nation and more.
Pollen was founded in 2014 by brothers Callum & Liam Negus-Fancey. Pollen is backed by prominent investors including Kindred, Northzone, Sienna Capital, Backed and Draper Spirit. Pollen has raised over $100 million in VC funding.
We have two offerings: Pollen Presents and Pollen+. Pollen Presents curates experiences around your tastes and preferences you can’t find anywhere else. These experiences bring together music, sports, wellness and beyond to enable you and your friends to connect around one-of-a-kind itineraries in exciting destinations. Pollen+ always gets you more at music festivals and events when you book through us. Pollen+ partners with the biggest promoter brands and music festivals, including We Are FSTVL, Austin City Limits, Bonnaroo, C3, Electric Zoo, Live Nation and more.
Pollen was founded in 2014 by brothers Callum & Liam Negus-Fancey. Pollen is backed by prominent investors including Kindred, Northzone, Sienna Capital, Backed and Draper Spirit. Pollen has raised over $100 million in VC funding.
Overview
Location
United Kingdom, England, London
Employees
501-1000
Total raised
$210M
Founded date
2014
Investors 6
| Date | Name | Website |
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| Molten Ventures | moltenventures.com | |
| True True | true.global | |
| Apr 23, 2022 | SGH Capital | sghcapital.com |
| Northzone Ventures | northzone.com | |
| Draper Esprit | draperesprit.com |
Funding Rounds 2
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
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| Oct 25, 2019 | Funding round | $60M |
Mentions in press and media 14
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| Apr 22, 2022 | After witnessing “stellar” growth in 2021 despite pandemic, experience marketplace Pollen raises €138.3M | London-based Pollen, the travel and entertainment technology company, announced on Thursday that it has raised $150M (approximately €138.32M) in its Series C round of funding from investors including Kindred, Lansdowne Partners, Northzone, ... |
| Apr 22, 2022 | Pollen weathers the storm, adds another $150 million to the go bag | London-based Pollen, which bills itself as a travel and entertainment technology company, has raised $150 million in a Series C funding round. The round was led by existing investor Kindred Capital, with Lansdowne Partners, Northzone, Sienn... |
| Apr 21, 2022 | Travel tech startup Pollen raises $150M Series C to scale its curated travel experiences and expand its global reach | Pollen, a London, England-based travel tech startup that curates and delivers travel experiences, has raised $150 million in its Series C funding. The round was backed by prominent investors including Kindred, Lansdowne Partners, Northzone,... |
| Apr 21, 2022 | Pollen Raises $150M in Series C Funding | Pollen, a Los Angeles, CA and London, UK-based travel & entertainment technology company, raised $150M in Series C funding. The round was led by Kindred, Lansdowne Partners, Northzone, Sienna Capital, Backed and Molton Ventures. The com... |
| Jun 2, 2020 | Former Pollen employees were asked to sign an ‘NDA masked as a severance agreement’ | Pollen, the U.K.-headquartered travel and events marketplace, describes its company culture as built on principles of “freedom” and openness, including a well-publicised pay transparency policy. However, that doesn’t appear to always be the... |
| May 19, 2020 | Experience marketplace Pollen lays off 69 North America staff, furloughs 34 in UK | As the coronavirus pandemic continues, throwing countries into lockdown and recession, two of the hardest-hit sectors have been travel and events. And startups operating in the space that have recently raised significant funding aren’t immu... |
| Oct 25, 2019 | Pollen, an invite-only marketplace tech startup, raises $60 million to scale its influential membership base | Generation Z, group ages between 16 to 21, already represent up to $143 billion in buying power, according to a 2018 report from Barkley. The 16–28-year-old Americans on the other hand, spend $800 billion annually. One tech startup is aimin... |
| Oct 24, 2019 | Pollen closes $60m in financing led by Northzone | Invite-only marketplace Pollen, formerly known as Verve, has raised $60 million in new financing, bringing the total capital raised to date to $100 million. The raise was led by Northzone and included participation from Sienna Capital, amon... |
| Oct 24, 2019 | Pollen Raises $60M in Financing | Pollen, formerly known as Verve, a London, UK-based invite-only marketplace that enables people to bring their friends to the best experiences and share rewards, raised $60m in financing. The round, which brought total funding raised to dat... |
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FAQ about Pollen
When was Pollen founded?
Pollen was founded in 2014.
How much funding has Pollen raised?
Pollen has raised $210M in total across 2 funding rounds.
What funding rounds has Pollen raised?
Parsers VC lists 2 funding rounds of Pollen, among them a funding round of $60M on Oct 25, 2019.
Who has invested in Pollen?
Parsers VC lists 6 investors of Pollen, among them SGH Capital, Molten Ventures and True True.
What has the press written about Pollen?
Parsers VC has collected 14 articles mentioning Pollen, among them “After witnessing “stellar” growth in 2021 despite pandemic, experience marketplace Pollen raises €138.3M” (Apr 22, 2022) and “Pollen weathers the storm, adds another $150 million to the go bag” (Apr 22, 2022).
Is Pollen still active?
Yes, Pollen is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Apr 26, 2022.