Soma (company)
company that designs eco-friendly water filtration systems
Soma is a company that designs water filtration systems. It was founded by Mike Del Ponte, Ido Leffler, Rohan Oza, and Zach Allia in 2012.
History
Del Ponte received inspiration for Soma while hosting a dinner party. He was too embarrassed to display his plastic water filter on the table. To compound his embarrassment, when he attempted to decant the water into a glass carafe, the lid flew off the pitcher, spilling water onto the floor. While cleaning up the mess, aided by a dinner guest, Ido Leffler (the founder of Yes To, Inc), they hit on the idea to create a water filter.
The new company, Soma, launched a Kickstarter campaign in December 2012. Within the first nine days they had raised over $100,000, which rose to $147,000 by the end of the campaign.
In July 2013, Soma announced a $3.7 million seed round of funding, from investors that included Baseline Ventures, Forerunner Ventures, Lerer Ventures, Collaborative Fund, Cowboy Ventures, Vast Ventures, Mindful Investors, and Tim Ferriss. Soma opened ordering to the public on September 16, 2013.
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