Whirli is a subscription children's toy service available in the UK.
A Whirli subscription gives parents and their little one(s) access to a huge shareable toy box for a fixed monthly price. Parents pick the toys they want, we deliver them, and they simply send them back when they are done in exchange for something else. It's easy-peasy, gives parents more for their money, reduces living room clutter, and is environmentally friendly.
A Whirli subscription gives parents and their little one(s) access to a huge shareable toy box for a fixed monthly price. Parents pick the toys they want, we deliver them, and they simply send them back when they are done in exchange for something else. It's easy-peasy, gives parents more for their money, reduces living room clutter, and is environmentally friendly.
Location: United Kingdom, England, London
Employees: 11-50
Total raised: $5.4M
Founded date: 2018
Investors 2
| Date | Name | Website |
| 24.12.2020 | MMC Ventur... | mmc.vc |
| 21.12.2020 | Octopus Ve... | octopusven... |
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 16.12.2020 | Seed | $5.4M | Octopus Ve... |
Mentions in press and media 8
| Date | Title | Description |
| 17.12.2020 | Why buy when you can borrow? This UK startup is here to reinvent toy industry | With Christmas around the corner, toy sharing subscription services are a great way to keep your child out of boredom and stimulate their imaginations during the tier 3 restrictions. Unfortunately, most of the parents end up spending too mu... |
| 16.12.2020 | UK’s Whirli unwraps €4.4M funding ahead of Christmas: Wonder what Santa thinks about this toy sharing subscription service | Are you juggling between a lot of activities on a daily basis? Don’t have adequate time to catch up with fun activities with your kids together? Well, there are alternatives, and buying high-end smartphones isn’t one of them. Meet Whirli, a... |
| 16.12.2020 | Whirli bags £4 million seed funding led by Octopus Ventures | - |
| 15.12.2020 | UK-based Whirli raises £4 million for its toy borrowing platform | Whirli, a London-founded subscription platform for kids toys, has landed a £4 million seed round led by Octopus Ventures, with participation from MMC Ventures. Launched in 2019, the startup claims to be bringing sustainability to the toys i... |
| 15.12.2020 | Toy subscription service Whirli raises £4m seed funding round | A London-based toy sharing subscription service has raised £4m in its seed round led by Octopus Ventures just in time for Christmas. |
| 15.12.2020 | ‘Netflix for Toys’ startup Whirli lands €4.3 million to expand its sustainable toy subscription service | With Christmas just around the corner, Whirli, the toy sharing subscription service, announces it has raised a €4.3 million seed funding round led by Octopus Ventures, with participation from MMC Ventures. Founded in 2018 in the UK, Whirli ... |
| 14.12.2020 | Whirli raises £4m Seed funding round | With Christmas just around the corner, we are delighted to announce our investment in Whirli, the toy sharing subscription service. Our friends at Octopus Ventures lead the £4m Seed funding round. Whirli is a fully managed retail service f... |
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