Our mission at BUMP is to make all commerce social.
We let Generation Z shop with their friends online; with epic social features like group chat and rich profiles.
Shopping has always been a social activity - older generations used to goto the mall sharing recommendations, opinions and just generally having fun with friends. Online shopping killed this and we're bringing it back for Gen Z.
On BUMP users can build up their public profiles, follow & message anyone on the platform and even create & share their own group chats. This social experience means kids can hang out, build their online identity with us which in turn drives transactions - we're a marketplace fuelled by a social network.
Founded in 2016 and based in London, we're already backed by leading names in venture capital including Kleiner Perkins, e.ventures and Y Combinator.
"Amazon really solved buying, but it killed shopping in the process." Emily Weiss, Glossier.
We let Generation Z shop with their friends online; with epic social features like group chat and rich profiles.
Shopping has always been a social activity - older generations used to goto the mall sharing recommendations, opinions and just generally having fun with friends. Online shopping killed this and we're bringing it back for Gen Z.
On BUMP users can build up their public profiles, follow & message anyone on the platform and even create & share their own group chats. This social experience means kids can hang out, build their online identity with us which in turn drives transactions - we're a marketplace fuelled by a social network.
Founded in 2016 and based in London, we're already backed by leading names in venture capital including Kleiner Perkins, e.ventures and Y Combinator.
"Amazon really solved buying, but it killed shopping in the process." Emily Weiss, Glossier.
Location: United Kingdom, England, London
Employees: 1-10
Total raised: $9.3M
Founded date: 2016
Founders name: Sam Howarth
Founders Related Locations: United Kingdom, England, London
Investors 4
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | ACE & ... | aceandcomp... |
| - | e.ventures | eventures.... |
| 21.07.2020 | Y Combinat... | ycombinato... |
| - | Sinai Vent... | sinaivc.co... |
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 10.04.2019 | - | $7.5M | - |
Persons 1
| Date | First Name | Last Name | Title | |||
| - | Sam | Howarth | Co-Founder... | linkedin.c... | - | - |
Mentions in press and media 4
| Date | Title | Description |
| 10.04.2019 | Daily funding roundup - April 10th, 2019 | Cullgen received $16M; CleverTap raised $26M; Shift secured $40M; ShopBack landed $45M Bump: Bump is a streetwear iOS marketplace app. Bump has raised $7.5 million in Series A funding led by e.ventures, with participation from Kleiner Perki... |
| 10.04.2019 | Streetwear marketplace Bump raises $7.5M | Bump, the Y Combinator-backed marketplace for streetwear, is announcing that it has raised $7.5 million in Series A funding. Bump’s Jack Ryder told me that even before starting the company, he and his co-founder Sam Howarth were active in b... |
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| 22.02.2018 | Bump is a peer-to-peer marketplace for streetwear | As the streetwear and sneaker industry continues to explode in popularity we’re seeing more and more startups popping up to service the industry, all from slightly different angles. Meet Bump, a peer-to-peer take on a streetwear marketplace... |