Company:Brit + Co
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| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Internet commerce and media |
| Founded | 2011 |
| Founder | Brit Morin |
| Headquarters | |
| Services | Media company |
Number of employees | 100+ |
| Website | brit |
Brit + Co is a lifestyle media company founded by Brit Morin and based in San Francisco, aimed primarily at millennial women. As of May 2017[update] the company says it has more than 130 million users.[1]
History
Brit + Co was founded in late 2011 by Brit Morin, who serves as CEO.[2][3] The company is headquartered in San Francisco with an office in New York City, and as of May 2017[update] has more than 100 full-time employees in addition to a network of contributors.[4]
Experiential
Re:Make
Launched in 2013, Re:Make is a conference and festival aimed at young women who want to be more creative in every aspect of their lives.[5] More than 15,000 visitors attended Re:Make 2016.[6]
Holiday House
The Brit + Co Holiday House is an annual pop-up event held in San Francisco, offering creative activity classes, artisan products, and DIY and gifting stations. The 2016 Holiday House was sponsored primarily by method.[7]
Funding
Brit + Co is venture capitalist-backed, having raised $45 million in capital to date.[8] The company raised $1.25 million in initial seed funding in April 2012,[8] $6.3 million in Series A funding led by Oak Investment Partners in 2013,[9] $20 million in Series B funding led by Intel Capital in 2015,[10] and $15 million in Series C Funding led by Verizon Ventures in 2017. Additionally in 2017, Jeff Jones, former Target CMO and Uber President, joined the company as an advisor.[11][12][13]
References
- ↑ "About" (in en-us). http://www.brit.co/about.
- ↑ "Team". http://www.brit.co/about/team.
- ↑ Marikar, Sheila (2013-12-04). "A Millennial D.I.Y.-er With the Digitized Touch". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. https://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/05/fashion/Brittany-Morin-is-a-diy-millennial-with-the-digitized-touch.html.
- ↑ "Contact". http://www.brit.co/about/contact/.
- ↑ Keeshin, Matthew (2016-09-30). "Brit + Co Unleashes Creativity at Re:Make 2016". Dwell. https://www.dwell.com/article/brit-co-unleashes-creativity-at-remake-2016-98534e2e.
- ↑ Bloom, Jonathan (2016-10-01). "Re:Make Summit lets creative people to try hand at different art" (in en-US). ABC7 San Francisco. http://abc7news.com/society/remake-summit-lets-creative-people-to-try-hand-at-different-art/1534704/#videoplayer.
- ↑ Bloom, Jonathan (2016-12-10). "Make gifts at San Francisco's 'Holiday House'". ABC7 San Francisco. http://abc7news.com/society/make-holiday-gifts-at-san-franciscos-holiday-house/1648909/.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Brit + Co". https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/brit.
- ↑ Taylor, Colleen. "Brit + Co. Nabs $6.3M Series A Led By Oak Investment Partners To Go Big On Its Tech Media Hub For Makers". https://techcrunch.com/2013/06/25/brit-and-co-morin-6-5m-series-a-funding-oak-investment-partners/.
- ↑ Lunden, Ingrid. "Brit+Co Confirms $20M Raise Led By Intel, Acquires How-To App Snapguide". https://techcrunch.com/2015/06/09/britco-confirms-20m-raise-led-by-intel-acquires-how-to-app-snapguide/.
- ↑ Roof, Katie. "Brit + Co raises $15 million to grow its media and merchandise businesses". https://techcrunch.com/2017/05/18/brit-co-raises-15-million-to-grow-its-media-and-merchandise-business/.
- ↑ Rao, Leena. "Verizon Ventures Invested In This Home and Recipe Website". http://fortune.com/2017/05/18/brit-co-verizon/.
- ↑ Spangler, Todd (2017-05-18). "Verizon Ventures Leads $15 Million Investment in Digital Media Firm Brit + Co" (in en-US). Variety. https://variety.com/2017/digital/news/verizon-investment-brit-co-brit-morin-1202433564/.
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