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    • Retailecommercehealth & beautyplatform
    Birchbox is the discovery commerce platform redefining the retail process by offering consumers a personalized way to discover, sample, shop and learn about the best products and brands available. Birchbox members have first-touch experiences with products each month and access to educational content to help them get the most out of their products. 
    Total Funding
    $101.9 M
    Type
    Private
    HQ
    New York, US
    Founded
    2010
    Size (employees)
    332 (est)-1%
    Website
    birchbox.com
    Birchbox was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in New York, US
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    Key People/Management at Birchbox

    Katia Beauchamp

    Katia Beauchamp

    Co-founder, CEO
    Hayley Barna

    Hayley Barna

    Co-Founder
    Mollie Chen

    Mollie Chen

    Co-Founder

    Birchbox Office Locations

    Birchbox has offices in Barcelona, London and New York
    New York, US (HQ)
    28 E 28th Street
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    Birchbox Financials and Metrics

    Summary Metrics

    Founding Date

    		2010

    Total Funding

    		$101.9 m

    Latest funding size

    		$15 m

    Time since last funding

    		22 days ago

    Investors

    		Slow Ventures, Brand Capital, Vayner/RSE, Aspect Ventures, Grape Arbor VC, First Round Capital, Accel Partners, Grace Beauty Capital, Bullish, Viking Global Investors, Glynn Capital Management, Andrew Mitchell, First Round, Forerunner Ventures, Harrison Metal, Lerer Hippeau Ventures
    Birchbox's latest funding round in May 2018 was reported to be $15 m. In total, Birchbox has raised $101.9 m
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    Birchbox Acquisitions / Subsidiaries

    Acquired CompanyDateDeal Size
    JolieBox September 13, 2012
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    Birchbox News and Updates

    May 02, 2018

    Basically, no one wanted to buy Birchbox

    The company hoped to disrupt the beauty business by modernizing the experience of discovering new products at a department store’s beauty counter. It turns out, Birchbox wasn’t a very good investment.Read Full Story
    May 02, 2018

    Michelle Wolf, Maverick, Birchbox: Broadsheet for May 2nd

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    May 02, 2018

    Birchbox ownership changes hands after beauty business does recap

    Beauty-in-a-box brand Birchbox has changed up its ownership structure. The New York-based startup, which has raised almost $90 million in funding from noted venture firms like Accel Partners and First Round Capital, has a new majority owner in hedge fund Viking Global, sources confirm to TechCrunch.…
    April 03, 2018

    Target is selling a $7 beauty box — and big brands like Birchbox should be concerned

    Target is the latest retailer to start selling a monthly beauty box of trending makeup. Each box costs $7, and people seem to love them. Walmart also sells a $5 box. Big-name brands like Sephora and Birchbox should be concerned. Last month, Target started selling monthly beauty boxes of trending…
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