Cheersy, which was founded in 2024 by Amy Shack Egan, helps couples find day-of-service wedding coordinators and has raised a total of $550,000 from other investors, including Elizabeth Cutler, co-founder of Soul Cycle, and Jennifer Gilbert, founder of Save the Date. Joanna Rosholm, the former press secretary to First Lady Michelle Obama, and Christina Tosi, the founder of Milk Bar, advised the round. Shack Egan said she met Washington through the actor's director of social impact. They both attended a dinner party in Los Angeles where Shack Egan struck up a conversation. By the end of the dinner, the director of social impact offered an introduction to Washington as a possible angel investor. Washington has been making a name for herself as an angel investor alongside other Hollywood titans edging their way into the world of startups. She's an investor in the social website Spill, a Black-owned alternative to X. She's also backed the eating disorder treatment startup Equip and,...
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