Crushpad raises $9 million from its own wine-making fans » VentureBeat
He started Crushpad in 2004 in his garage as a way to prove that ordinary folks can make their own special private label wines. It has blossomed into a successful business that combines wine-making passion and Web 2.0 techniques. Now he has raised a new round of $9 million — but not from venture
capitalists. Instead, he raised it from 120 of his best customers.
