Tressenoire offers an on-demand booking service that connects Black women with stylists who come to customers' homes to perform time-intensive styles such as box braids, two-strand twists and sew-in weaves. The company launched a minimum viable product in October and initially focused on Philadelphia, where women have used the service to book appointments. Tressenoire vets each stylist personally, runs background checks, and currently staffs three stylists in Philly plus one in Central New Jersey and one in Westchester County, NY. The startup charges roughly 20–25% more than salon prices; the stylist’s cut of the fee is undisclosed. Founders Regina Gwynn and Octavia Pickett‑Blakely run the business, with Gwynn now full-time and Pickett‑Blakely working part-time while practicing medicine. The company plans to use new investment to build a consumer app and make other technology upgrades.

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$0M

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Latest activity

Jul 2015