Within first 100 days of announcing seed funding, licensing
relationship management solution celebrates major new clients, new
LA office and key hires
HELSINKI, March 20, 2020
/PRNewswire/ -- Flowhaven, the only brand licensing solution
built on the world's #1 CRM platform, Salesforce, is marking three
months of accelerated growth with the opening of a new office in
Santa Monica, Calif.; appointments
to key positions; a new client roster and; an expanded customer
support footprint. The new office, located in the U.S.
entertainment capital, includes the new US Director of Sales and
marketing, customer success, and operational staff. An EMEA
Director of Sales will operate out of London.
The news comes just three months after Flowhaven closed a
$5.2 million (€4.75 million) seed
round of financing. Global Founders Capital led the investment
round with participation from existing investors including
Icebreaker.vc. Following the round, Flowhaven entered a portfolio
of investments that includes Facebook, Slack, Trivago, Canva,
Eventbrite and more.
"Our goal has always been to build a great team and company
culture to foster long-term growth," says Kalle Törmä, CEO and
co-founder, Flowhaven. "With our new office in L.A, we can be
closer to our customers in both North and South America, and translate their needs to
innovate our product and provide best-in-class service on a global
level to drive their success."
The company has grown to more than 30 team members across its
permanent and satellite office locations, including headquarters in
Helsinki, in addition to hubs in
London, Tokyo, New
York and more. The company welcomes two new senior hires:
Thomas McMillin, US Director of
Sales, and Jeremy Robinson EMEA Director of Sales. Thomas began his
career as the Director of Sports Licensing at The Walt Disney
Company and Jeremy is a toy industry veteran whose previous posts
include UK Sales Manager at Tomy among others.
The company has also signed several new customers including
licensors, agents and licensees such as Full-Color Black dba
Brandalised whose portfolio includes Banksy among others; Lisle
Licensing who oversees Masha and the Bear, Nitro Circus, Tetris and
more; as well as Licensing Link who works on behalf of Build-A-Bear
Workshop, Pantone, Van Gogh Museum, Molang, and others. Flowhaven
is set to drastically increase its footprint in the United States, the United Kingdom, and other key countries within
the year.
Media Contact:
Kalle Törmä
kalle.torma@flowhaven.com
+1 888-720-0935
Flowhaven.com