Beauty Booking Platform Fresha Secures $80 Million Investment from KKR
London-based company valued at over $1 billion, plans expansion and AI development.
L'essentiel
- Beauty and wellness booking marketplace Fresha has raised $80 million from KKR, valuing the London-based company at over $1 billion.
- The funds will be used for international expansion and developing AI features.
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Fresha is a London-based company operating in the beauty and wellness booking marketplace. Founded in 2015, it has experienced significant growth, expanding its platform to serve numerous businesses and professionals globally.
Beauty and wellness booking marketplace Fresha has announced an $80 million investment from KKR’s Next Generation Technology Growth fund, valuing the London-based company at more than $1 billion.
The investment is notable for coming from KKR’s growth equity arm, which targets companies with proven business models that are still in aggressive expansion mode — a sign that Fresha is seen as past the risky early stages and ready to scale.
The London-based company, founded in 2015, has grown significantly over the past few years. When TechCrunch covered a Fresha fundraising round in 2021, the company had 60,000 businesses on its platform and was working with more than 150,000 professionals across 120 countries. Today, the platform counts more than 140,000 businesses and says those businesses are booking more than 35 million appointments a month through Fresha. That volume — more than a billion appointments annually — puts it among the larger scheduling platforms of any kind, not just within beauty and wellness.
The company has now raised $285 million to date and says it will use the new capital to expand to more countries and develop AI features.
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Perspective IA — des possibilités, pas des certitudes
Fresha will expand its services to new international markets.
Très probable · Moyen terme
Fresha will integrate new AI-powered features into its platform.
Très probable · Moyen terme
Questions ouvertes
- Specific countries targeted for expansion.
- Details on the AI features to be developed.
- Future fundraising plans.
- Impact of the investment on Fresha's operational structure.
