Chairish

Chairish is an online vintage furniture, art and home accessories sales service.

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.[1] The company raised a $3.2 million round of funding in July, 2013,[2] $4 million in August 2014[3] 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.[4] Architectural Digest named Chairish the top new app for home decorating in 2014 and one of the best design and decorating apps in 2017.[5] 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.[6] Subsequently, the Chairish app was named a 2017 Webby Honoree in the Mobile Site & Apps Category for Shopping.[7]

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.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "TripIt Founders Launch Chairish, A Consignment Marketplace To Sell Pre-Owned Home Furniture", TechCrunch, February 27, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Chairish raises $3.2 million in seed funding" "FinSMEs" July 18, 2013.
  3. ↑ Taylor, Colleen. "Vintage Home Decor Marketplace Chairish Collects $4M In Series A Funding". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2015-10-08.
  4. ↑ Roof, Katie. "Chairish raises $8 million to find you furniture". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2017-05-19.
  5. ↑ "The Best Design and Decorating Apps | Architectural Digest". Architectural Digest. Retrieved 2017-05-19.
  6. ↑ "You Can Now See How That Vintage Piece Looks In Your Home Before You Buy". Apartment Therapy. Retrieved 2017-05-19.
  7. ↑ "Chairish | The Webby Awards". Retrieved 2017-05-19.
  8. ↑ "Buyer Guide - Vintage & Used Furniture and Decor | Chairish". Chairish. Retrieved 2017-05-19.


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