VC-backed Brika closes first big acquisition with Sonder Mill buy

E-commerce company Brika said it has wrapped up its first major acquisition with the buy of Sonder Mill, a Toronto curated peer-to-peer online marketplace for furniture and housewares. No financial terms were disclosed. Brika, a retailer of well-crafted goods from the artisan and designer community, said the deal enables its entry into the furniture space and will broaden the scope of products on offer. Founded in 2011 by Jennifer Lee Koss and Kena Paranjape, Toronto-based Brika is backed by consumer venture capital firm BrandProject and other investors.

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