Beekeeper’s Naturals is a Los Angeles, CA-based health and wellness company that creates products powered by propolis and backed by science. Led by founder Carly Stein Kremer and founded in 2017, the team applies scientific rigor and third-party pesticide testing to develop natural remedies addressing chronic stress, poor sleep, digestive issues and scratchy throats. Its flagship Propolis Throat Spray secured the #1 rank in Amazon’s Cold & Flu category and the brand became the fastest-growing in the Immune Support category at mass retail. The company reported triple-digit year-over-year growth and expanded retail distribution from 5,000 to over 18,000 locations across the U.S. and Canada in 2022. Beekeeper’s raised $14M in funding and intends to use the proceeds to accelerate retail and online growth and expand its innovation pipeline. The company emphasizes product efficacy and natural sourcing as central to its growth strategy. Beekeeper’s Naturals offers a product line of plant-based adaptogens and health-boosting complexes that incorporate superfoods straight from the hive. Its products target immune support, brain health, increased energy and sleep issues. The company plans to use new funding to further R&D to develop natural alternatives for the medicine cabinet and to expand retail distribution. The business was founded by Carly Stein (age 28) and is based in Toronto, ON. The article reports a $3.5M Series A raise led by Sonoma Brands to support these initiatives. No operating metrics or prior rounds are mentioned in the article.

Total raised

$18M

Funding rounds

2

Latest round

Equity

Latest activity

Jun 2023