Rumi Spice

About

Rumi brings flavorful, ethically sourced and socially responsible spices from Afghanistan.

Chicago,Illinois,United States
11 - 50

Highlights

Details

Last Funding Type: Seed
Last Funding Money Raised: $272K
Industries: Agriculture,Association,Communities,Consumer Goods,Food and Beverage,Food Processing,Manufacturing,Retail
Founded date: Mar 1, 2014
Number Of Employee: 11 - 50
Operating Status: Active
Legal Name: Rumi Spice, PBC

Rumi Spice is a spice company that brings flavorful, ethically sourced, and socially responsible spices from Afghanistan to customers while catalyzing sustainable rural economic development in Afghanistan and providing countless jobs to farmers and women who harvest and process the spices. The company reinvests in profits to build the agricultural and manufacturing infrastructure necessary to lay a foundation for peace and prosperity.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds

Total Funding Amount

4

$3.19M

Rumi Spice has raised a total of $3.19M in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Jan 17, 2018 from a Series A round.

Announced Date	Round	Money Raised	Number of Investors	Lead Investors	Post Valuation
Jan 17, 2018	Series A	$2.50M	1	Infrontier	—	Detail
Sep 26, 2017	Non-Equity Assistant	—	1	Chobani Food Incubator	—	Detail
Oct 28, 2016	Seed	$425K	1	—	—	Detail
Jul 1, 2015	Seed	$272K	2	—	—	Detail

Investors

Number of Lead Investors

Number of Investors

2

5

Rumi Spice is funded by 5 investors. Infrontier and Chobani Food Incubator are the most recent investors.

Investor Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round
Infrontier	Yes	Series A
Chobani Food Incubator	Yes	Non-Equity Assistant
Sustainable Local Food Investment Group	—	Seed
Three Tree Ventures	—	Seed
Hivers and Strivers	—	Seed