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ufurnish.com

128 City Road Kemp House, London, Greater London, EC1V 2NX, United Kingdom

Overview

ufurnish.com was founded by Deirdre Mc Gettrick and Ray Wright to simplify searching for home furniture and furnishings by bringing products from multiple retailers together on one easy-to-navigate website. The site aggregates listings from 100+ retailers, including John Lewis, Wayfair, Heal’s, Benson for Beds, Dunelm and OKA. Since launching in late 2020 the business has raised over £5m. The company is strengthening its advisory board as it prepares for an investment round planned for 2024 and aims to become the go-to platform in the UK for home furnishing. Recent moves include a £500k capital investment from Jellyfish co-founder Rob Pierre, who has joined the advisory board to help scale the business and leverage media expertise. Prominent existing backers cited in the articles include Rosaleen Blair and Tony Smurfit. ufurnish.com is a London-based search and discovery platform for home furniture and furnishings that aggregates products from large and small retailers on one site. Founded by Deirdre Mc Gettrick, the platform lets shoppers favourite products and receive value-added notifications such as sales alerts and retailer promotions. It also provides home interior inspiration and practical furnishing advice through tips, style guides and design inspiration. The company raised £3.4M in Seed funding and intends to use the proceeds to grow awareness across the whole UK market and expand retail partnerships. The round brought total funding to over £5.2M since the platform launched.

Total raised
$5M
Funding rounds
2
Latest round
Equity
Latest activity
Jan 2024

Industries

  • Business Intelligence
  • E-Commerce
  • Internet
  • Publishing
  • Search Engine
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Recent funding

  1. Equity

    Jan 2024

    $1M

  2. Seed

    Mar 2023

    $4M

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