Archive cofounders Ryan Rowe thiab Emily Gittens
Kev lees paub ntawm Archive
Archive, lub tuam txhab thev naus laus zis tsim kev muag khoom lag luam rau cov hom lag luam, tau ua tiav $ 15 lab Series A nrhiav nyiaj txiag. Qhov kev sib tw tsis ntev los no tau coj los ntawm Lightspeed Venture Partners nrog kev koom tes los ntawm Bain Capital Ventures thiab ntau tus neeg ua lag luam tsawg, thiab nqa Archive tag nrho cov nyiaj mus rau ntau dua $ 24 lab.
Ntxiv rau qhov nyiaj tau los, Alex Taussig, tus khub ntawm Lightspeed, tau koom nrog lub tuam txhab Pawg Thawj Coj. Qhov nyiaj tshiab ntawm cov peev no los tsawg dua ib xyoos tom qab Archive cov nyiaj txiag cov noob thiab tsawg dua ob xyoos txij li lub tuam txhab tau pib.
Cov nyiaj pab tam sim ntawd yuav txhawb nqa ntiav ntiav thoob plaws engineering thiab pab pawg ua tau zoo los pab Archive txuas ntxiv tsim kho tshiab thiab ntsuas nws cov thev naus laus zis thiab kev koom ua ke. Nws tseem yuav ua rau Archive kom tau raws li qhov xav tau los ntawm cov hom lag luam los koom nrog kev muag khoom rov qab rau hauv lawv cov lag luam, thiab ua kom cov khoom lag luam yuav tshwm sim thoob plaws North America thiab Europe.
Koom tes tsim los ntawm Emily Gittins thiab Ryan Rowe, Archive muaj kev ua haujlwm tiav rau cov hom lag luam kom muaj zog rau lawv tus kheej kev muag khoom hauv kev peev txheej thiab peev txheej. Los ntawm txhua lub khw muag khoom kho mob, cov neeg siv khoom tuaj yeem yuav thiab muag cov khoom siv thib ob ncaj qha los ntawm lawv tus kheej cov chaw lag luam e-lag luam thiab nrog rau cov khoom muag tshiab, xav txog kev sib koom ua lag luam yav tom ntej.
"Peb tab tom nthuav dav mus rau Tebchaws Europe hnyav dua thiab xav tsim kev sib koom ua ke thiab kev xaiv rau cov hom lag luam nyob sab Europe thiab mus rau ntau pawg," said Gittins, uas yog CEO ntawm Archive. "Peb muaj cov neeg siv khoom uas muab cov ris tsho, uas yuav nkag mus rau hauv tsev. Txog 30 lub npe tau koom tes nrog peb tam sim no thiab peb tab tom pom ntau lub npe lag luam ncav cuag los txheeb xyuas lawv cov tswv yim muag khoom rau xyoo 2023.
Gittens tau hais tias "Qhov tseem ceeb, kev muag khoom rov qab yog tus qauv ua lag luam tshiab heev rau cov npe," Gittens hais. “Muaj ntau yam uas yuav tsum tau kawm thiab nws nyuaj rau ua kom zoo. Cov khoom lag luam feem ntau tsis muaj peev xwm thiab cov peev txheej sab hauv los ua lawv tus kheej. "
Ib feem ntawm qhov kev sib tw yog kev txhim kho software. Feem ntau, cov khoom lag luam tsis muaj cov peev txheej loj los nqis peev hauv kev txhim kho software, thiab txawm tias lawv ua, muaj ntau lub hom phiaj tseem ceeb ntawm kev lag luam tsom mus rau. "Kev muaj peev xwm muab tau zoo tshaj plaws hauv chav kawm software los ntawm Archive yog qhov tseem ceeb rau lawv, ob qho tib si ntawm cov neeg siv kev paub zoo li cas thiab peb ua kom yooj yim rau lawv yuav thiab muag," Gittens tau hais.
Lwm yam ntawm kev muag khoom dua tshiab yog qhov txawv dua li qhov tshiab, suav nrog koj li cas nyiaj txiag rau kev muag khoom, koj tswj hwm kev thauj mus los, thiab koj xav li cas txog kev lag luam thiab kev sib txuas lus nrog cov neeg siv khoom kuj txawv.
"Peb yeej tseem ceeb nce qib tag nrho cov khoom no thiab muaj cov txheej txheem txhawb nqa, yog li peb tuaj yeem ua tus khub rau cov hom lag luam thiab pab lawv nrhiav txoj hauv kev los ua [rov muag] uas yuav tau txais txiaj ntsig los ntawm cov neeg siv khoom ntawm qhov ntsuas, tab sis yuav xav tau. zoo nkauj txwv cov peev txheej los ntawm lawv, "Gittens hais.
Taussig, tus koom tes ntawm Lightspeed thiab Archive pawg thawj coj hais tias "Kev muag khoom yog ib pawg loj hauv online twb tau loj hlob thiab loj hlob peb zaug sai li sai tau raws li kev muag khoom tshiab,". "Archive tau dhau los ua tus qauv ntawm kev xaiv rau cov npe nrov los ntawm Oscar de la Renta mus rau North Face, uas xav kom rov muag dua rau hauv lawv cov khoom siv. Emily, Ryan, thiab pab pawg tau tsim kho qhov kev daws teeb meem zoo tshaj plaws hauv chav kawm kom sib koom ua ke muag khoom thoob plaws txhua lub khw muag khoom thiab kev faib khoom lag luam. Lightspeed tau muaj hmoo rau kev sib koom ua ke Archive's Seed puag ncig ua ntej xyoo no, thiab peb zoo siab los ua kom peb txoj kev koom tes sib koom ua ke thiab coj lub tuam txhab Series A. "
Marigay McKee, tus tsim thiab tus thawj coj ntawm Fernbrook Capital Management LLC, uas tau nqis peev hauv Archive, tau hais tias, "Muaj ntau lub npe lag luam uas tab tom nrhiav muab muag rau lawv cov txheej txheem 2023. Lub hom phiaj yog muab qhov zoo tshaj plaws hauv chav kawm kev paub rau cov neeg siv thiab rau hom. Ib qho ntawm qhov zoo ntawm Archive yog nws yooj yim siv. Nws txheeb tawm tom qab qhov xwm txheej yam tsis muaj cov hom lag luam yuav tsum tau hnyav heev rau hauv kev tswj cov logistics. Archive tuav cov logistics rau lawv.
McKee hais ntxiv tias "Saib thiab cuam tshuam nrog vintage yog qhov txawv dua li kev cuam tshuam nrog cov tshiab," McKee ntxiv. “Nws tsis yog vim qhov pom tseeb xwb. Nws yog hais txog qhov pov thawj, thiab nws yog hais txog tus channel. Nws xav tau cov txheej txheem sib txawv heev thiab cov txheej txheem sib txawv heev. Rau ntau lub npe, muaj ib tus neeg tuaj yeem ua qhov ntawd rau lawv thiab ua haujlwm nrog lawv ua tus khub yog qhov zoo dua li qee qhov yuav tsum tau nqis peev hauv kev tsim kho software. Nov yog thaj chaw uas nyob ntawm txhua tus txheej txheem thiab ntawm txhua tus neeg cov npe ntawm qhov tseem ceeb rau 2023. "
Cov nyiaj txiag infusion yuav pab Archive tus khub nrog cov npe ntawm txhua qhov loj. Twb tau, Archive tab tom ua haujlwm nrog The North Face, lub tuam txhab $ 4 billion. Archive tseem muaj cov kev daws teeb meem rau tus tsim hom Oscar de la Renta thiab Finnish tsim tsev Marimekko, thiab lwm yam.
McKee hais tias "Yuav kom muaj kev ruaj khov, pob tshab, muaj tseeb thiab rov ua lag luam thiab kom muaj lub tuam txhab uas zuam tag nrho plaub lub thawv yog qhov txaus siab rau peb," McKee hais. "Yuav kom muaj lub peev xwm, cov peev txheej thiab kev nkag siab, nrog rau kev txhim kho software uas Archive muaj, peb yeej xav tias lawv muaj sijhawm los ua tus khub zoo tshaj plaws hauv chav kawm rau cov hom lag luam loj thiab cov npe hwm. Yog li, peb tab tom saib tiag tiag ntawm qhov no tsis yog hauv thaj chaw mastige nkaus xwb, tab sis cov khoom kim heev thiab muaj ob txoj hauv kev rau cov hom lag luam uas tau kos npe nrog Archive. "
Gittins hais tias "Peb yeej tsis pom kev muag khoom dua li kev lag luam sab nraud," Gittins hais. "Peb pom nws yog ib feem tseem ceeb ntawm kev lag luam, yog li kev sib koom ua ke ntawm kev lag luam tshiab thiab siv cov khoom siv thiab, kev sib koom ua ke ntawm cov neeg siv khoom thiab cov neeg siv khoom yog qhov tseem ceeb. Los ntawm cov neeg siv khoom pom kuv tab tom yuav khoom lag luam, Kuv tsis yog yuav khoom tshiab lossis siv. Yuav ua li cas teeb tsa yog li tshiab rau cov hom, Kuv xav tias lawv tab tom qhwv lawv lub taub hau nyob ib puag ncig yuav pib li cas. Qhov ntawd yog qhov uas peb tuaj rau hauv thiab qhia peb cov kev paub dhau los thiab kev coj ua zoo tshaj plaws uas peb tau pom hauv ob peb xyoos dhau los txij li peb tau pib. "
Tau qhov twg los: https://www.forbes.com/sites/sharonedelson/2023/01/04/archive-raises-15-million-to-fuel-growth-of-white-label-resale-looks-to-expand- nyob rau hauv-Europe/