Fundraising Fox
/Companies
Sign in

Polyvore

Mountain View, US · Founded 2007 · 1,420 employees on LinkedIn · 5 known investors

Find your way into Polyvore

Sign up to see every warm intro you have to Polyvore

  • Paths you didn't know you had: your email and LinkedIn already hold routes to the Polyvore team. We find them for you
  • 2nd- and 3rd-degree connections: the friend-of-a-friend routes that take hours to manually find through your inbox or LinkedIn
  • Answers now, not in days: momentum is everything in a raise. Skip asking around whether someone knows someone

Days of research, done the moment you sign in, with every route ranked by how warm it is.

Sign up with GoogleAlready have an account? Log in

Polyvore is a social fashion platform and content hub featuring editorial coverage, creator interviews, and fashion discovery content.

ConsumerMedia & EntertainmentSocial

Founders & leadership

Polyvore was founded in 2007 by Pasha Sadri, Guangwei Yuan, Jianing Hu, and Jess Lee.

PSPasha Sadri
Pasha SadriCo-founder
GY
Guangwei YuanCo-founder
JH
Jianing HuCo-founder
JLJess Lee
Jess LeeCo-Founder & CEO2008–2016Jess Lee is an executive at Sequoia Capital focused on supporting entrepreneurs. She previously served as CEO of Polyvore, a social fashion platform, where she built the company's team and culture.

Board

DSDana Stalder
Dana StalderBoard of Directors2009–2015Partner at Matrix Partners
PFPeter Fenton
Peter FentonBoard Member2007–2016General Partner at Benchmark
MNMariam Naficy
Mariam NaficyMember, Board of Directors2008–2013Managing Partner at Heretic Ventures

Investors · 5

Matrixlisted by MatrixSan Francisco · $100K – $10M

How we know: Matrix's portfolio page · funding news · techcrunch.com · Not right? Tell us

BenchmarkreportedSan Francisco · $100K – $15M

How we know: techcrunch.com · Not right? Tell us

Goldman SachsreportedNew York

How we know: techcrunch.com · Not right? Tell us

Also in the syndicate · 1

NV Investments

Reported raises · per SEC filings

Form D private placements

$14M disclosed across 1 round · 2012

▶$14MraisedJan 2012 · 8 investors · Other
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • Pasha SadriExecutive Officer, Director
  • Guangwei YuanExecutive Officer
  • Mariam NaficyDirector
  • Jianing HuExecutive Officer
  • Dana StalderDirector
  • Jess LeeExecutive Officer, Director
  • Peter FentonDirector
Offering amount
$14M
Amount sold
$14M
First sale
Jan 2012
Incorporated
Corporation, Delaware, 2007
Federal exemptions
06
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗

Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.

Founder mafia

3 people who came through Polyvore went on to found or lead other companies.

Sukhinder Singh CassidyCEOFounded Yodlee +1Mariam NaficyDirectorFounded MintedAlexandra KisselSoftware EngineerFounded Rubber Ducky Labs

In the news

Virtual Styling And Fashion Community Polyvore Raises $14M From DAG Ventures, Goldman Sachs And Others | TechCrunchtechcrunch.com · Jan 2012

▸Research sources · 1

primary sources listed

1 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.

Frequently asked questions

What does Polyvore do?
Polyvore is a social fashion platform and content hub featuring editorial coverage, creator interviews, and fashion discovery content.
Who founded Polyvore?
Polyvore was founded by Pasha Sadri, Guangwei Yuan, Jianing Hu, Jess Lee in 2007.
Who are Polyvore's investors?
Polyvore's investors include Dag Ventures, Matrix, Benchmark, Goldman Sachs.
How much funding has Polyvore raised?
Polyvore has disclosed $14M raised across 1 round.
Where is Polyvore headquartered?
Polyvore is headquartered in Mountain View, US.