The Inside is the leading direct to consumer home furnishings brand, transforming the $150B market by making furniture fun. The first product offering is custom furniture at a cookie cutter price, powered by made-on-demand manufacturing, state of the art 3d rendering, and digital fabric printing. The Inside was named Fast Company’s “10 Most Innovative Retail Companies of 2020.” Based in New York City, The Inside is backed by top VC firms including Alpaca (formerly Corigin), Forerunner and Lerer Hippeau.
Location: United States, New York
Employees: 11-50
Total raised: $4.1M
Founded date: 2018
Investors 7
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | One Degree... | onedegreev... |
| - | Black Jays... | blackjays.... |
| - | Alpaca VC | alpaca.vc |
| - | Forerunner... | forerunner... |
| - | Overton Ve... | overtonvc.... |
| - | XFactor Ve... | xfactor.ve... |
| - | Canaan Par... | canaan.com |
Funding Rounds 2
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 05.09.2018 | Seed | $2.6M | - |
| 26.09.2017 | Seed | $1.5M | Forerunner... |
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| 25.11.2022 | Holiday Gift Guide 2022: The Best Stocking Stuffers For Interior Design Lovers | The perfect stocking stuffers for design lovers Donna Spearman on Unsplash |
| 17.02.2022 | Havenly acquires direct-to-consumer home furnishing company The Inside | Online interior design startup Havenly is acquiring direct-to-consumer home furnishing brand The Inside, the company announced on Thursday. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Under the terms of the deal, Havenly has acquire... |
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| 05.08.2019 | The Inside adds sofas to its custom furniture lineup | While The Inside already offers a range of made-to-order furniture like beds, headboards, chairs and ottomans, it’s aiming for the center of your living room today with the launch of its first sofa collection. Founded by CEO Christiane Lemi... |
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| 05.09.2018 | The Inside Raises $2.6M in Seed Funding | The Inside, a NYC-based home furnishings company, closed a $2.6m seed funding round. The round was co-led by Corigin Ventures and Lerer Hippeau, with participation from existing investor Forerunner Ventures, alongside new investors BAM Vent... |
| 26.09.2017 | The Inside Raises $1.5M Seed | The Inside, the direct-to-consumer home decor brand founded by Christiane Lemieux of DwellStudio, launches today with made-to-order furniture and exclusive capsule collections designed by global designers like Clare V. and Peter Som. The co... |
| 26.09.2017 | The Inside, a maker of so-called fast furniture, lands $1.5 million from Forerunner | Seventeen years ago, Christiane Lemieux created DwellStudio, a popular catalog and e-retailer that built one brick-and-mortar store in SoHo before being acquired for undisclosed terms in 2013 by the online store Wayfair. Now, she’s back wit... |
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