US-based online ice cream vendor Ample Hills Creamery has received $8m in a series A round featuring processed food conglomerate Allana Group.
The round was led by venture firm Rosecliff Ventures and included accelerator Bullish, investment management firm RiverPark Ventures, venture capital firm Lerer Hippeau Ventures and angel investor Charles Cohen.
Ample Hills runs a mail order ice cream parlour that packages the produce in polystyrene with dry ice. The ice cream is designed to remain frozen for up to 48 hours in transit and Ample Hills promises to refund any goods that arrive melted.
The company had previously raised $4m of seed capital in 2015 from Brooklyn Bridge Ventures, Lerer Hippeau Ventures, Red Sea Ventures and angel investor Tom Potter.