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Sydney Sweeney Sets Sights on Lingerie Market With Bezos-Backed Venture

The line’s financing draws on personal stakes from Jeff Bezos alongside Lauren Sánchez, supplemented by capital from Coatue’s Innovation Fund.

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Overview

  • Sydney Sweeney is poised to launch her own lingerie line in the coming weeks.
  • The project is reportedly backed by personal stakes from Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez, supplemented by funding from Coatue partner Ben Schwerin’s Innovation Fund seeded with $1 billion from Bezos and Michael Dell.
  • Sweeney has spent roughly a year designing the collection, drawing on previous collaborations with swimwear brands and her roles as a global ambassador for consumer labels.
  • Her presence at Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez’s June 27 wedding in Venice is understood to reflect her emerging business alliance with the couple.
  • The venture marks a strategic shift for the 27-year-old actress from on-screen roles to fashion entrepreneurship.