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Last Fresha valuation
$1B
Series C · May 2026
Last Fresha funding round
$80M
Series C · May 2026
Cumulative funding Fresha raised
$265M
across 7 funding rounds
Key investors in Fresha
FJ Labs
Target Global
BECO Capital
Partech
Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP)
Niklas Ostberg
About Fresha
Fresha is an online booking and management platform for beauty, wellness, and fitness businesses worldwide. The service enables appointment scheduling, client relationship management, and integrated payment processing. Businesses utilize the dashboard for operations, while consumers discover and book services through the marketplace. Headquartered in London, Fresha operates in multiple countries, supporting salons, spas, gyms, and independent professionals with streamlined tools.
Founded
2015
HQ
Website
Status
Privately held
Customer focus
B2B & B2C
Revenue model
Subscription, Commission
Valuation
$1B (May 2026)
Fresha Valuation
Fresha is currently valued at $1B, based on its Series C in May 2026.
The $80M round was led by KKR.
Fresha's valuation has grown 9.5x from $105M at its Series B in April 2019 to $1B in May 2026, across 3 priced rounds.
Fresha valuation by funding round
| Date | Stage | Valuation |
|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | Series C | $1B |
| Jun 2021 | Series C | $640M |
| Apr 2019 | Series B | $105M |
Fresha Funding History
Fresha has raised a total of $265M across 7 funding rounds.
Fresha's first fundraising round was a $500K pre-seed round in September 2015. The most recent completed round was a $80M Series C in May 2026.
Fresha funding rounds
| Date | Stage | Investors | Raised | Valuation | Deal Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | Series C | KKR (lead) | $80M | $1B | - |
| Jun 2021 | Series C | General Atlantic (lead); BECO Capital; FMZ Ventures; Lugard Road Capital; FJ Labs; Partech; Huda Kattan; Target Global; Michael Lahyani | $153M | $640M | Fresha is a London-based SaaS-enabled marketplace platform for the beauty and wellness industry, providing software and booking solutions for salons and spas globally. The company operates a freemium distribution model, offering free software to partner venues while monetizing through payment processing fees and value-added services. Fresha has achieved significant scale with approximately 60,000 partner venues spanning the US, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Europe, and is used in 120 countries with customers booking millions of appointments monthly and processing nearly $15 billion in gross merchandise volume to date. In June 2021, Fresha raised a $100 million Series C round led by General Atlantic with participation from strategic investors including Huda Kattan of HB Investments (founder of Huda Beauty), Michael Zeisser of FMZ Ventures (former Chairman Investments at Alibaba), and Jonathan Green of Lugard Road Capital, alongside existing investors Partech, Target Global, and FJ Labs, bringing total fundraising to $132 million at that time. In December 2021, the company extended its Series C with an additional $52.5 million led by Michael Lahyani and BECO Capital, bringing the total Series C to $152.5 million and establishing a post-money valuation exceeding $640 million. The company intended to use proceeds to expand its global community of partner salons and spas, accelerate product development, drive marketplace bookings, and pursue strategic M&A opportunities. |
| Apr 2019 | Series B | Partech (lead); BECO Capital; FJ Labs; Niklas Ostberg; Target Global; Aerion Partners | $20M | $105M | Fresha is a booking and business management platform for salons, spas, and beauty and wellness professionals. The platform provides free software and business tools without subscription fees, focusing on ease of use and automating business management tasks for stylists, therapists, and other beauty professionals. By April 2019, Fresha had completed a Series B funding round led by Partech that raised $20 million. By June 2021, Fresha raised $100 million in Series C led by General Atlantic, and this was extended by an additional $52.5 million in December 2021, valuing the company at over $640 million post-money. |
| Aug 2018 | Series A | Target Global (lead); FJ Labs; Niklas Ostberg; Hakan Koc | $5M | - | Fresha raised $5 million in a funding round in August 2018 via Target Global. |
| Jun 2017 | Series A | Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP) (lead); BECO Capital; Lumia Capital | $6M | - | Fresha is a SaaS management platform and marketplace for the beauty and health industry. MEVP became Fresha's first institutional investor with seed financing in 2015 and led a $6 million Series A round in 2017 with participation from BECO Capital and Lumia Capital. Fresha subsequently raised a $20 million Series B round in 2019 led by Partech with participation from Target Global and BECO Capital. The company later raised a $100 million Series C round in June 2021 led by General Atlantic, followed by a $52 million Series C extension in December 2021, bringing total Series C to $152 million and valuing Fresha at over $640 million. |
| Oct 2016 | Seed | Polar Light Ventures; Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP) | $1M | - | - |
| Sep 2015 | Pre-seed | - | $500K | - | - |
Who has invested in Fresha?
16 investors have backed Fresha across its funding rounds, including FJ Labs, Target Global, BECO Capital, Partech, Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP) and Niklas Ostberg.
Lead investors include KKR, General Atlantic, Partech, Target Global and Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP).
Fresha Investors
| Investor | HQ | Rounds | Role | First check |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Participant | Jun 2017 | ||
| 3 | Participant | Aug 2018 | ||
| 3 | Lead | Aug 2018 | ||
| 2 | Participant | Aug 2018 | ||
| 2 | Lead | Apr 2019 | ||
| 2 | Lead | Oct 2016 | ||
| 1 | Lead | May 2026 | ||
| 1 | Participant | Jun 2021 | ||
| 1 | Participant | Jun 2021 | ||
| 1 | Participant | Jun 2017 | ||
| 1 | Participant | Oct 2016 | ||
| 1 | Lead | Jun 2021 | ||
| 1 | Participant | Jun 2021 | ||
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Start Free TrialAcquisitions by Fresha
Fresha has acquired 1 company to date.
Last acquisition by Fresha was on February 9th 2022. Fresha acquired Bookwell for $10M.
Latest Acquisitions by Fresha
| Description | Bookwell is an Australia-wide booking service for beauty and wellness appointments, allowing searches by suburb on mobile, tablet, or PC with instant confirmations from local venues. |
| HQ Country | |
| HQ City | Sydney |
| Deal Date | 9 Feb 2022 |
| Valuation | $10M |
| EV/Revenue | |
| EV/EBITDA | |
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Fresha Competitors
Fresha competitors include listed companies like Grupa Pracuj and LegalZoom, and private ones like DocPlanner, Huasheng Haoche, Iwjw and Movile.
| Company | HQ | Status | Revenue | EBITDA | Valuation | Revenue Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private | - | - | $1B | - | ||
| Private | - | - | $1B | - | ||
| Private | - | - | $1B | - | ||
| Private | - | - | $1B | - | ||
| Publicly listed | $214M | $95M | $1B | 4.4x | ||
| Publicly listed | $756M | $74M | $1B | 1.1x |
Fresha Public Comps
Fresha is still privately-owned, but its public comps include SMZDM.com, QuinStreet, Grupa Pracuj, Ibotta, LegalZoom, Nextdoor, Tripadvisor, Upwork, Web Travel Group and Baltic Classifieds Group.
| Last FY | EV/Revenue | EV/EBITDA | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | EBITDA | Last FY | LTM | 2027E | Last FY | LTM | 2027E | |
| $192M | $19M | 4.9x | 4.7x | 47.8x | 42.1x | |||
| $1.3B | $61M | 0.7x | 0.7x | 15.8x | 7.9x | |||
| $214M | $95M | 4.6x | 4.4x | 10.3x | 9.7x | |||
| $342M | $7M | 2.5x | 2.4x | 114.9x | 15.3x | |||
| $756M | $74M | 1.2x | 1.1x | 12.1x | 4.8x | |||
| $258M | ($69M) | 2.4x | 2.2x | (8.8x) | 27.8x | |||
| $1.9B | $160M | 0.6x | 0.6x | 6.8x | 4.2x | |||
| $788M | $180M | 1.0x | 1.1x | 4.6x | 3.6x | |||
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Common questions about Fresha
| When was Fresha founded? | Fresha was founded in 2015. |
| Where is Fresha headquartered? | Fresha is headquartered in London, United Kingdom. |
| Is Fresha publicly listed? | No, Fresha is a private, VC-backed company. |
| What is Fresha's valuation? | Fresha was last valued at $1B in its Series C in May 2026. |
| How much funding has Fresha raised? | Fresha has raised $265M across 7 funding rounds. |
| What was Fresha's last funding round? | Fresha's last funding round was a $80M Series C in May 2026, led by KKR. |
| Who are Fresha's investors? | Fresha's investors include BECO Capital, FJ Labs, Target Global, Niklas Ostberg, Partech, Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP), KKR, FMZ Ventures, Lugard Road Capital, Lumia Capital and 6 others. |
| Which companies are comparable to Fresha? | Companies comparable to Fresha include DocPlanner, Huasheng Haoche, Iwjw, Movile, Grupa Pracuj and LegalZoom. |
| How many companies has Fresha acquired? | Fresha has acquired 1 company, including Bookwell. |
| What was the largest acquisition by Fresha? | The $10M acquisition of Bookwell in February 2022 is the largest acquisition Fresha has made to date. |
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