Outer, the Santa Monica-based direct-to-consumer outdoor furniture brand, best known for their revolutionary OuterShell furniture cover, announced a $10.5 million Series A investment round. The investment, led by Sequoia Capital China and backed by a number of existing and new stakeholders, will enable Outer to expand their product line beyond outdoor sofas and rugs, strengthen their commitment to sustainability through material development, and grow their innovative showroom footprint to more than a thousand Neighborhood Showroom locations in 2021.