Chairish

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]

Chairish
TypePrivately held company
IndustryConsignment, Online marketplace
Founded2013
FounderAnna Brockway, Gregg Brockway, Andrew Denmark, Eric Grosse
Area served
United States
Productspre-owned home furnishings

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]

Funding

The company raised a $3.2 million round of funding in July, 2013,[4] $4 million in August 2014[5] 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.[6] In September 2020, Chairish secured $33 million in series B funding led by Tritium Partners. Additional participation in this round included previous investors Altos Ventures, Azure Capital and O’Reilly AlphaTech Ventures. [7]

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.[8] Subsequently, the Chairish app was named a 2017 Webby Honoree in the Mobile Site & Apps Category for Shopping.[9]

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 raises $3.2 million in seed funding" "FinSMEs" July 18, 2013.
  5. Taylor, Colleen. "Vintage Home Decor Marketplace Chairish Collects $4M In Series A Funding". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2015-10-08.
  6. Roof, Katie. "Chairish raises $8 million to find you furniture". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2017-05-19.
  7. Hall, Christine (2020-09-10). "Chairish Raises $33M Series B To Scale Online Marketplace For High-end Furnishings". Crunchbase News. Retrieved 2020-12-18.
  8. "You Can Now See How That Vintage Piece Looks In Your Home Before You Buy". Apartment Therapy. Retrieved 2017-05-19.
  9. "Chairish | The Webby Awards". Retrieved 2017-05-19.
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