BarkBox

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BarkBox, Inc.
BarkBox logo.svg
Type of business E-commerce, subscription service
Traded as Public
Headquarters New York, New York, United States
Area servedUS and Canada
Founder(s)
  • Carly Strife
  • Matt Meeker
  • Henrik Werdelin
CEOMatt Meeker
Revenue Increase2.svg$365 million(2020) [1]
Employees450
URL www.barkbox.com
LaunchedDecember 2011;13 years ago (2011-12)

BarkBox is a monthly subscription buisnessproviding dog products, services, and experiences. Bark serves over two million dogs monthly through BarkBox and Super Chewer subscriptions and retail distribution. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

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On December 17, 2020, Barkbox, Inc. and Northern Star Acquisition Corp. (NYSE: STIC.U), a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company, announced that they had entered into a definitive merger agreement. As a result of the transaction, which values the Company at an enterprise value of approximately $1.6 billion, Bark will become a publicly listed company on the New York Stock Exchange under the new ticker symbol, "BARK". [8] [9]

History

The company was founded December 2011 by Carly Strife, Matt Meeker, and Henrik Werdelin. [2] [6] Prior to co-founding BarkBox, Meeker co-founded the social networking site Meetup.com. [2] [7] [10] Meeker is CEO. [11] Werdelin had founded Prehype.

In April 2013, the company raised $6.7 million in a venture funding. [6] [10] [12] The company surpassed the $25 million revenue run rate the same year. [12] Bark received an additional $15 Million in Series B funding led by Resolute.vc, along with RRE, BoxGroup, Lerer Ventures, Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments, Slow Ventures, Daher Capital, CAA, Vast Ventures, and City National Bank in 2014. [3] [4]

Bark launched BarkCam in early 2014, a photo sharing app which operates as an "Instagram for dogs" and their owners. [13]

BarkBox allows owners to personalize their dog's monthly subscription boxes based on their dog's needs. Each dog is unique and requires different toy options to match their style of play. [14]

Products and services

References

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