Rent The Runway

📍 New York, United States🗓 Founded 2009👥 885 employees💰 Last funded Jan 2021
Retail🌐 renttherunway.com
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Rent the Runway is transforming the way modern women get dressed and disrupting the $2.4 trillion fashion industry by pioneering dynamic ownership and enabling women to rent, subscribe to and purchase secondhand clothing. Founded in 2009 with a vision to build the world’s first living closet, RTR believes that women everywhere will soon have a subscription to fashion. By creating a new model of dynamic ownership rooted in sustainability, RTR has made apparel rental an indispensable utility while also powering women to feel their best every day. RTR offers apparel, accessories and home decor from over 700 designer partners and has built in-house proprietary technology and a one-of-a-kind reverse logistics operation. Under CEO and Co-Founder Jennifer Hyman’s leadership, Rent the Runway has been named to CNBC’s “Disruptor 50” five times in ten years, and has been placed on Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies list multiple times.
13
Total investors
4
Early stage
2
Mid stage
5
Late stage
2009
Founded

Investors

13 investors
All
Early stage
Mid stage
Late stage
Early stage· 4
CR
Carley Roney
Co-Founder of The Knot, Board of Rent The Runway, Female Entrepreneur Advocate, Social Entrepreneur Investor
Board Member
early stage
2010
Scott Friend
Scott Friend
Partner at Bain Capital Ventures
Board Member
early stage
20 investments
Jun 2009
Jennifer Fleiss
Jennifer Fleiss
Co-Founder, Rent the Runway and Jetblack (Walmart subsidiary), Investor, Adviser, Operating Partner
Board Member
early stage
5 investments
Aug 2008
Jennifer Fleiss
Jennifer Fleiss
Co-Founder, Rent the Runway and Jetblack (Walmart subsidiary), Investor, Adviser, Operating Partner
Co-Founder & Board Member
early stage
5 investments
Aug 2008
Mid stage· 2
Maya S. Noeth
Maya S. Noeth
Founder & Managing Partner at Plot VC | Accel & TCV Alum
mid stage
15 investments
2014
Akihiko Okamoto
Akihiko Okamoto
Partner at Headline Asia, formerly known as Infinity Ventures
mid stage
55 investments
Dec 2012
Late stage· 5
MB
Mark Bardsley
Investor at Carbon
late stage
5 investments
Oct 2018
Courtney Robinson
Courtney Robinson
Strategic Finance, Xumo at Comcast
Board Observer
late stage
10 investments
Mar 2017
Jaime Aguirre
Jaime Aguirre
Private Equity Investor - Fund Management and Direct Investments
Board Observer
late stage
12 investments
2016
Barry Mccarthy
Barry Mccarthy
One more game
Board Member
late stage
9 investments
Feb 2015
SP
Shervin Pishevar
Investor and Entrepreneur
late stage
54 investments
Jan 2015
Other investors· 2
Kenneth Sawyer
Kenneth Sawyer
Secondary Investor in GP-lead Venture and Growth Funds - Fund of Fund investors in Seed managers
30 investments
Jan 2021
Cenk Serdar
Cenk Serdar
Global Business Leader, Independent Board member, VC and Investor (150+ startups), Neurodiversity Enthusiast. Fulbright Scholar, Wharton MBA.
10 investments
2019
Investor geography4 countries
United States
10
Japan
1
Turkey
1
Canada
1
Investor activity2008–2021 · investors recorded per year
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Frequently asked questions
Who invested in Rent The Runway?
Rent The Runway has 13 investors on record on gritt.io, including 4 early-stage backers, 2 mid-stage and 5 late-stage investors.
When did Rent The Runway last raise funding?
The most recent investment in Rent The Runway recorded on gritt.io was in January 2021.
When was Rent The Runway founded?
Rent The Runway was founded in 2009.
What industry is Rent The Runway in?
Rent The Runway operates in Retail. Find similar Retail investors on gritt.io.
Where is Rent The Runway based?
Rent The Runway is headquartered in New York, United States.