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buywith

1178 Broadway 3rd Floor #1292, New York, NY, 10001, United States

Overview

Buywith is a livestream shopping platform that lets retailers and brands host on-site livestream events featuring influencers, experts and brand representatives; it offers a “Shop With Me” screen-sharing component and initially required no app download or code integration. Founded in Israel in 2018 by Adi Ronen Almagor and Eyal Sinai, the company launched in the U.S. in 2021 and helped Walmart get up and running on its platform. Buywith works with brands such as MAC Cosmetics and is launching partnerships with Steve Madden and Charlotte Tilbury while opening offices in the U.K. to expand in Europe. The company reports an eight‑time increase in e‑commerce conversions, around a 40% session engagement rate and an average 10× return on investment, and says it generated "a few millions of dollars in ARR" after major growth last year. Buywith has grown from four employees during pilots to about 20 employees today. Future plans include building a self‑serve marketplace for brands to select vetted hosts and adding product features (including coin-based purchases and chances to go live with hosts) as it expands sales, marketing and R&D globally.

Total raised
$10M
Funding rounds
1
Latest round
Seed
Latest activity
May 2022

Industries

  • E-Commerce
  • Fashion
  • Internet
  • Marketing
  • Marketplace
  • Media and Entertainment
  • Retail Technology
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Recent funding

  1. Seed

    May 2022

    $10M

Team

  • Adi Ronen Almagor

    CEO & Co-Founder

    LinkedIn
  • Eyal Sinai

    CTO & Co-Founder

    LinkedIn
  • James D'Adamo

    Head of Sales

  • Kaya Zabriskie

    Marketing and Product

    LinkedIn