Nudea secures £600k in seed funding led by Cornerstone Partners
The online underwear brand raised the capital from Cornerstone Partners and angel investors to expand its team and scale operations.
£600KSeed
Share allotment filed at Companies House
An online underwear brand focused on fit, accessibility, and size inclusivity.
Nudea has secured £600k in seed funding to support its online underwear brand. The round was led by Cornerstone Partners, with participation from angel investors including James Eden and the company founders. The capital will enable the team to expand operations and build on its early market traction during a period of accelerated digital retail adoption.
From the founder
"Having the backing of Cornerstone Partners is an ideal fit for Nudea — particularly their commitment to underrepresented founders and inclusive businesses. As a female-led business whose central ethos is inclusivity, we are pleased to be aligning with a fund that complements our values. We have an absolutely stellar team of product innovators, most notably Sophie, our creative director, who has over 25 years’ experience leading design at renowned underwear brands. We’re really excited to have the backing and support of our investors to grow our business set to an exciting backdrop of a rapidly-changing retail environment."
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Priya Downes
CEO and co-founder at Nudea
Investor perspective
"Supporting Nudea’s female founders on their entrepreneurship journey is for us a highlight. Their industry expertise and vision for the future of the online underwear space is really inspiring. I’m excited to see them build out their team, sustain and scale the brand’s remarkable year-one success and make further impact in terms of accessibility in self-fitting."
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Wilfred Fianko
Co Founder, Cornerstone
Use of funds
- 01Grow the team
- 02Scale operations
