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is giving modern parents a nursery brand that fits their style and now has $1.3 million in seed funding, led by and a group of angel investors, to expand its product line.

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and launched the direct-to-consumer company in August 2020 after meeting in 鈥檚 MBA program. Nestig offers five models of modular cribs, priced starting at $449, and most can be converted into a bassinet and a toddler bed depending on need.

Picciotto, who recently became a father himself, was a venture capitalist in Brazil before coming to the United States for his MBA. Adam Slywka has a background in e-commerce marketing, working in 鈥檚 baby registry division, as well as spent some time with .

鈥淭his is such an emotional space,鈥� CEO Picciotto told 小蓝视频色情网页版 News. 鈥淧arents go through so much, so if you can give them a good experience, they love you.鈥�

Due to parents planning ahead with purchases like cribs, Nestig, which manages its supply chain business in Brazil and operations team in New York, is able to be innovative in its production and shipping, essentially making the cribs as they are ordered.

鈥淲hen compared to other direct-to-consumer brands, it is an efficient way to use capital,鈥� Picciotto added. 鈥淲e have been generating cash since Day One, which enables us to raise new rounds and expand the business.鈥�

About , according to the Centers for Disease Control, which means companies have nearly that many new customers annually to get their products in front of. Meanwhile, Forbes estimated in 2019 that the U.S. was about $46 billion, and reported that investors had pumped some $500 million in funding into companies within the sector since 2013.

In just seven months of operation, word-of-mouth has driven much of the growth of the company, Adam Slywka said in an interview. The company reached $5 million in annual revenue during that time and is selling more than 800 cribs per month, selling out of its 鈥淲ave鈥� model the first month.

The new funding will enable the company to expand into new categories, including the recent launch of聽 washable organic cotton rugs. Nestig has six employees, and Picciotto expects to double that by the end of the year on both the supply chain and operations sides.

鈥淭he nursery is a fun room,鈥� Adam Slywka said. 鈥淓very time we post a picture on , people are asking where we found the rug or the chair. We want them to be inspired by the shopping experience, the products and start to build the entire room.鈥�

Nestig鈥檚 traction and market fit were the factors that impressed ONEVC, according to General Partner .

He also believes they can be a category-defining company.

鈥淣o brand dominates share-of-mind in the nursery and we believe there is an opportunity to create one,鈥� Brennand said via email. 鈥淚t was an easy decision to partner with Nestig. They have an amazing combination to make this company succeed, they are a world-class team with expertise in furniture commerce, baby products, supply chain, branding and scaling businesses. We were very impressed with how huge and poorly served the market was, and we really believe in Nestig becoming a destination brand for the nursery.鈥�

Feature photo of Sara Adam Slywka and Guilherme Picciotto and inset Wave crib photo courtesy of Nestig.
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