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Poppy Flowers

240 W Main St, Charlottesville, Virginia, 22902, United States

Overview

Founded in 2019, Charlottesville-based Poppy Flowers operates a technology-driven marketplace that matches couples with local floral designers whose style, budget, and vision align with their needs. The company has already served more than 6,000 couples nationwide, positioning itself as a fast-growing player in the $71 billion U.S. floral industry. Poppy’s platform streamlines the traditionally fragmented wedding-florist experience by handling design matching, logistics, and fulfillment. With fresh capital, the team plans to accelerate an expansion into business-to-business offerings, roll out new technology features, and hire key leadership roles. Management believes these moves will widen its customer base beyond consumer weddings and deepen engagement with professional florists. Investors cite the company’s clear category leadership and scalable model as reasons for continued support. Financial details beyond the most recent and prior capital raises were not disclosed in the article.

Total raised
$11M
Funding rounds
3
Latest round
Series A
Latest activity
Nov 2025

Industries

  • Consumer
  • E-Commerce
  • Events
  • Flowers
  • Marketplace
  • Retail Technology
  • Wholesale
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Recent funding

  1. Series A

    Nov 2025

    $3M

  2. Series A

    Dec 2023

    $7M

  3. Seed

    Feb 2021

    $2M

Team

  • Cameron Hardesty

    CEO & Founder

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  • Jay Ashe

    VP of Technology

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  • Megan Sanders

    Customer Operations Manager

  • Austen Brower

    VP of Sales

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