Chairish

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Chairish
TypePrivately held company
IndustryConsignment, Online marketplace
Founded2013
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Headquarters
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United States Edit this on Wikidata
Area served
United States
Productspre-owned home furnishings

Chairish is an online vintage furniture, art and home accessories sales service. Chairish accepts furniture and decor with listings a minimum listing price of $25. Listing items is free, and the seller keeps up to 80 percent of the final sale.[1]

History[]

The company was founded by former fashion marketing executive Anna Brockway and travel industry executives Gregg Brockway (co-founder at Hotwire and TripIt, Andrew Denmark (co-founder at TripIt) and Eric Grosse (co-founder at Hotwire) in March 2013.[2] In January 2019, Chairish announced the acquisition of a New York-based "online discovery platform" for contemporary furniture brands and interior designers.[3]

In August 2021, Chairish announced the acquisition of Pamono, the leading European online marketplace for vintage and antique furniture and art, [4] which gives shoppers access to over 200,000 European items in addition to 650,000 US-based pieces.

In September 2021, Chairish released the "Home Furnishings Resale Report" its first-ever study on the state of recommerce in the home furnishings industry.

Funding[]

The company raised a $3.2 million round of funding in July, 2013,[5] $4 million in August 2014[6] and $6.5 million in June 2015, primarily from O'Reilly AlphaTech Ventures (OATV) and Azure Capital Partners. In March 2017, the company announced a new round of $8.5 million led by Altos Ventures with support from return investors OATV and Azure Capital Partners.[7] In 2020, Chairish announced a round of Series B funding of $33 million led by Austin, Texas–based firm Tritium Partners. [8]

Technology[]

On March 9, 2017, the company launched an in-app augmented reality feature, designed to allow buyers visualize items in the context of their own home.[9] Subsequently, the Chairish app was named a 2017 Webby Honoree in the Mobile Site & Apps Category for Shopping.[10]

References[]

  1. ^ "Buyer Guide - Vintage & Used Furniture and Decor | Chairish". Chairish. Retrieved 2017-05-19.
  2. ^ "TripIt Founders Launch Chairish, A Consignment Marketplace To Sell Pre-Owned Home Furniture", TechCrunch, February 27, 2013.
  3. ^ "Leading Online Home Furnishings Platform, Chairish Inc. Acquires Dering Hall". StreetInsider.com. Retrieved 2019-03-08.
  4. ^ "Chairish acquires European home goods marketplace Pamono". businessofhome.com. 2021-08-03. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
  5. ^ "Chairish raises $3.2 million in seed funding" "FinSMEs" July 18, 2013.
  6. ^ Taylor, Colleen. "Vintage Home Decor Marketplace Chairish Collects $4M In Series A Funding". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2015-10-08.
  7. ^ Roof, Katie. "Chairish raises $8 million to find you furniture". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2017-05-19.
  8. ^ "Chairish nets $33 million in Series B funding". businessofhome.com. 2020-09-10. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
  9. ^ "You Can Now See How That Vintage Piece Looks In Your Home Before You Buy". Apartment Therapy. Retrieved 2017-05-19.
  10. ^ "Chairish | The Webby Awards". Retrieved 2017-05-19.
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