Founded in 2015 and launched in 2017 by Georgina Gooley and Jason Bravman, they marketed the company around the idea of the pink tax, suggesting until that point women were paying 10-15% more for razors than men.
Billie raised $6 million in its initial seed round, and raised $25 million in a Series A funding round in 2019 led by Goldman Sachs Private Capital Investing Group.
History
According to an article by TechCrunch, founders Gooley and Bravman claim Billie was created because “shaving companies have traditionally been created for men and women have largely been an afterthought in this category.” Prior to starting Billie, Gooley worked for advertising agencies in Sydney, New York and Portland (Oregon).
In 2018, Billie gained notoriety for claiming to be the first razor brand to show women's body hair.
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January 2019
Billie raises a $25,000,000 series A round from Female Founders Fund, Goldman Sachs, Lakehouse Ventures and Silverton Partners.
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Connie Chen
April 20, 2021
Business Insider
Two shaving startups, Billie and Flamingo, are making life easier for women with affordable shaving solutions delivered right to your door.
Daniel Welsh
April 18, 2021
HuffPost UK
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Christine Hall
February 9, 2021
Crunchbase News
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February 8, 2021
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Sarah Perez
January 5, 2021
TechCrunch
Procter & Gamble will not acquire women's beauty products startup Billie, as previously planned, following action taken by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission to stop the deal from proceeding. In December, the FTC sued to block P&G's acquisition of the New York-based startup Billie, a maker of women's razors and other beauty products, on the grounds [...]
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December 22, 2020
Business Insider
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December 10, 2020
Business Insider
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Natasha Mascarenhas
December 9, 2020
TechCrunch
The Federal Trade Commission has sued to block Procter & Gamble's acquisition of Billie, a NY-based startup that sells razors and body wash. In the notice, the FTC alleged that the merger would "eliminate innovative nascent competitors for wet shave razors" to the loss of consumers. Billie was founded in 2017 with the goal of [...]
Laura M. Holson
February 2, 2020
www.nytimes.com
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