Rowdy Mermaid closes $3.5 million Series A

BOULDER — Rowdy Mermaid Kombucha completed Series A financing of $3.5 million.

The round was led by KarpReilly, a Greenwich-based private investment firm whose portfolio includes natural products such as KeVita and Zola Coconut Water. Other investors included Justin Gold, founder of Justin’s, and Brendan Synnott, co-founder of Bear Naked and EVOL Foods.

“We love Rowdy Mermaid Kombucha because its function-forward and science-based approach to kombucha stands out in a fast-growing industry,” Allan Karp, co-founder of KarpReilly, said in a prepared statement. “We are confident in the tremendous amount of momentum Jamba and his team…