Lesara
| Industry | fashion |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2013 |
| Headquarters | Berlin, Germany |
Key people | Roman Kirsch, Founder and CEO, Robin Müller, Co-Founder and CTO, Matthias Wilrich, Co-Founder and COO |
| Website |
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Lesara is a clothes online store founded in Berlin in 2013 by Roman Kirsch, Matthias Wilrich and Robin Müller..[1] In 2015 Lesara raised 15€ million in funding rounds from investors, including Northzone and Vorwerk Ventures. Wired included Lesara on his 2016 "Hottest Startups". list,[2] and The Next Web listed Lesara as the "Europe's fastest growing Tech Startup" in 2016[3][4][5][6]
History
Lesara was founded in 2013 by Roman Kirsch (CEO), Matthias Wilrich (COO) and Robin Müller (CTO).[7][8] The company has its head office located in Berlin, Germany and a 2nd office in Guangzhou, China.[7]
Lesara has over 200 employees and an estimated 4 million users every month buying 70,000 products.[7] Lesara sells in 23 European countries and has established partnerships with distributors and manufacturers in other countries.[9]
In 2015, Lesara raised $24 million in 3 rounds (Seed, Series A and Series B) from Mangrove Capital, Partech, and Northzone among others. This helped the international expansion of the company.[10][11]
Products and services
Lesara sells clothes, furniture and house decorations.[9] The company uses Agile Retail, a direct-to-consumer model that uses data to predict trends, manage production cycles, and deliver products.[12][5]
Awards and Recognitions
References
- ↑ "About us". Lesara. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
- ↑ "Europe's hottest startups 2016". Wired Magazine. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
- ↑ "We proudly announce the European Tech30 2016: A list of the fastest growing companies in revenue". The Next Web. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
- ↑ Julian Mitchell, "This 27-Year-Old Founder Is Transforming High-Fashion Into A Billion-Dollar Tech Industry". Forbes. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- 1 2 "Lesara: Big Data Is the Hot New Trend in Fashion". tech.co. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ↑ Steve O'Hear,"Berlin-Based Online Fashion And Lifestyle Retailer Lesara Bags €15M Series B". techcrunch.com. 9 September 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- 1 2 3 Chloe Gendron,"Lesara: Using Technology To Make Fast Fashion Faster". techcrunch.com. 13 June 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ↑ "Online Fashion Store Expands to 16 Countries in Europe". techcrunch.com. 4 December 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- 1 2 Craig Guillot, "Lesara Uses Agile Management and Data to Meet Retail Fashion Trends". insights.samsung.com. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ↑ Patrick De Laive, "Germany is home to ultra fast growing young startups, here are 5 companies to prove it". thenextweb.com. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ↑ "Online fashion retailer Lesara raises €15 million". ecommercenews.eu. 10 September 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ↑ Nadya Khoja, "Changing Clothes: How Agile Retail is Disrupting the Fashion Industry". business.com. 20 July 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ↑ "Lesara is Europe's fastest growing company". ecommercenews.eu. 30 May 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ↑ Nadya Khoja, "Announcing the winner of the Tech5 2016". adyen.com. Retrieved 6 August 2016.