Kerry Washington invests in wedding marketplace Cheersy

Kerry Washington is expanding her angel investment portfolio, serving as lead investor in the pre-seed round of the wedding marketplace Cheersy. 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, served as advisors. Washington did not immediately respond to our request for comment. 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 ... Read full article.