Company Growth (employees)
Birchbox was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in New York, US
Key People at Birchbox
Katia Beauchamp
Co-founder, CEO
Hayley Barna
Co-Founder
Mollie Chen
Co-Founder
Birchbox Office Locations
Birchbox has offices in New York, London and Barcelona
New York, US (HQ)
28 E 28th Street
Birchbox Data and Metrics
Summary Metrics
Founding Date | 2010 |
Total Funding | $86.9 m |
Latest funding size | $15 m |
Time since last funding | about 1 year |
Investors | Slow Ventures, Brand Capital, Vayner/RSE, Grape Arbor VC, First Round Capital, Accel Partners, Aspect Ventures, Bullish, Viking Global Investors, Glynn Capital Management, Grace Beauty Capital, Andrew Mitchell, First Round, Forerunner Ventures, Harrison Metal, Lerer Hippeau Ventures |
Birchbox's latest funding round in August 2016 was reported to be $15 m. In total, Birchbox has raised $86.9 m
Birchbox Acquisitions / Subsidiaries
| Acquired Company | Date | Deal Size |
|---|---|---|
| JolieBox | September 13, 2012 |
Birchbox Median Salaries
Source: 18 public H-1B filings from Birchbox
Market Position of Birchbox
Competitors
Traffic Overview of Birchbox
Birchbox Online and Social Media Presence
Birchbox News and Updates
April 26, 2017
The four qualities of a perfect cold email, according to the Birchbox CEO
Birchbox CEO and co-founder Katia Beauchamp has never been shy about reaching out to important people. Before starting at Harvard Business School in 2008, she…
February 13, 2017
Birchbox to launch a second, more personalized beauty subscription service
Subscription beauty service Birchbox is launching a new, pricier tier to its service, offering customers the ability to better customize their monthly box of products, along with other perks. The service, which is only being offered to current subscribers for the time being, is $14 per month, compa…
January 30, 2017
Subscription success: What’s Birchbox got that you don’t? (VB Live)
VB LIVE: How did Birchbox become more than just another subscription fad? And how do you apply those lessons to your own subscription models — beyond box subscriptions to all kinds of subscription models? Join our latest interactive VB Live event for an in-depth conversation with top execs from the …
January 20, 2017
‘Beauty in a box’ subscription startup Birchbox to open brick-and-mortar store in Paris
“Beauty in a box” startup Birchbox, an online subscription service for grooming products, has announced plans to open a brick-and-mortar store in Paris later this year. Founded out of New York in 2010, Birchbox is one of a number of “things in a box” subscription services that dispatch a hand-picked…
December 01, 2016
Birchbox co-founder: 'Girls need female role models in tech to look up to'
Katia Beauchamp on growing a multimillion-pound digital business while raising twins, and why it’s harder for women to raise funds Katia Beauchamp co-founded the beauty subscription business Birchbox in 2010. Since then, it has grown into a $485m company, with more than a million subscribers and a…
November 30, 2016
Here’s Birchbox Co-Founder’s Advice to Other Female Startup Founders
"Start with how the world is going to be different five years from now because your business exists"