Booksy operates a consumer-facing mobile marketplace and a mobile-first SaaS product (Booksy Biz) that helps beauty, wellness and health providers manage appointments, staff, payments and customer acquisition. The platform powers hundreds of millions of appointments each year and serves over 130,000 providers and 38+ million consumers worldwide. Booksy’s Marketplace lets consumers find, schedule and manage bookings with stylists, barbers, nail artists, salons and other service providers. The company said it will use the new financing to accelerate new customer acquisition, expand its marketplace and enhance the platform. Booksy was founded in Poland in 2014 and now has operations in Poland, the United States, the United Kingdom, Spain and France. The company previously raised more than $100M in Series C funding and is backed by investors including Innovia, Kaya and Verdane. Booksy operates a consumer-facing booking app and a companion Booksy Biz app that lets salons, nail bars and barbershops manage bookings, payments and customer relationships. The platform also offers Booksy E-Commerce, a marketplace enabling salons to sell products and helping customers discover local stylists and technicians. The company says 38% of customers book after-hours and that appointment frequency increases by 20% for users; it claims roughly 13 million consumers on the app. Booksy was launched in 2014 by Stefan Batory (CEO) and Konrad Howard and now operates in the US (its largest market), UK, Poland, Spain, Brazil and South Africa. The startup has used M&A to expand, acquiring Lavito in 2018 and merging with Versum in December 2020 to enter Mexico. The company plans to use new funding to expand across North America, enter new verticals and acquire complementary businesses. Booksy is a mobile-first marketplace and SaaS platform that enables appointment-driven beauty service providers to manage bookings, POS, client databases, and basic marketing automation. The consumer-facing marketplace is available online and via an app to help users discover and book local stylists, nail technicians, barbers and artists, showing reviews, services, pricing and availability. Founded in 2013 by CEO Stefan Batory and based in San Francisco, the company targets beauty professionals and consumers seeking local services. Booksy raised $28.5m in a Series B2 and has $48.7m in total funding to date. The company intends to use the proceeds to scale the business, grow engineering, sales and marketing teams, and expand into new U.S. markets. Investors in the round include returning backers Piton Capital and Enern, new investors Industry Ventures and XG Ventures, and participation from several industry executives and angels. Booksy provides an online booking platform for beauty and personal-care merchants, enabling customers to schedule appointments with stylists and other service providers. Founded in 2014 by Stefan Batory and Konrad Howard, the company says it launched in the U.S. in 2017 and has rapidly expanded its footprint. Booksy is currently processing about 2.5 million bookings per month, a key operating metric cited by the company. Management plans to use new funding to drive global growth, recruit high-profile talent, and develop proprietary technologies. Product development priorities include a one-click booking feature that leverages machine learning and AI to predict user buying patterns and suggest optimal dates with preferred stylists. Booksy provides a mobile-first Software-as-a-Service for appointment-based businesses, enabling online bookings, scheduling, CRM, marketing automation, inventory management, point-of-sale, reporting, and employee commission management. The company charges monthly subscription tiers rather than taking a cut per booking, positioning itself against marketplace competitors. Booksy says adoption improves customer loyalty and booking frequency, noting up to 60% of appointments are made outside businesses' working hours. The product aims to move bookings off phones and in-person systems onto the app and web interface to increase convenience and engagement. Booksy plans to add in-app payments, features to help larger merchants manage personnel, and enhanced reporting systems. The company raised a $4.2M Series A to fund these product and functionality investments.

Total raised

$116M

Funding rounds

5

Latest round

Series C

Latest activity

Jan 2021