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Gilt Groupe

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Unique discounts on top fashion brands

New York City, United StatesFounded 2007eCommerce & Marketplaces

Headcount 100–500 Current team size

Total funding $100–500M Disclosed equity funding

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About Gilt Groupe

Gilt is a members-only online retailer offering designer fashion, accessories, beauty and home products through daily flash sales, often at up to 70% off retail prices. It earns revenue by buying inventory from brands at a discount and selling it to members at a markup.

Founded in New York in 2007 by Kevin Ryan, Alexis Maybank, Alexandra Wilkis Wilson, Mike Bryzek and Phong Nguyen, Gilt was one of the pioneers of the US flash-sale model and became one of the best-funded e-commerce start-ups of its era, valued at more than $1B in 2015. Hudson's Bay Company acquired Gilt in January 2016 for about $250M and sold it to Rue La La in 2018. Gilt now operates alongside Rue La La and ShopSimon as part of Boston-based Rue Gilt Groupe, which is co-owned by Kynetic and Simon Property Group.

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At a glance

Status: Acquired
Founded: 2007
Headquarters: New York City, United States
Employees: 287
Open positions: None listed
Dealroom signal: 71.3/100
Industry: Fashion
Sub-industry: Apparel, Accessories
Sector: eCommerce & Marketplaces, Shopping, Accessories, Retail, Social Commerce, Group Buying, Performance Management, Deal Comparison, Pay Per Result, From Unicorn to Zebra (But No $1B Exit)
Business model: Marketplace & ecommerce
Client focus: B2C
Investment activity: 1 company, latest Mar 2011
Capital deployed: —
Preferred round: ACQUISITION
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Funding history

10 recorded events

Company financing events and reported valuations.

Deal type	Date	Amount	Valuation	Investors	Source
ACQUISITIONOther financing	May 2018	$0	—	Rue La La	—
ACQUISITIONOther financing	Jan 2016	$250M	$250M	HBC	—

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Gilt Groupe website traffic

Latest recorded traffic for Gilt Groupe is 3.8M monthly website visits, up 40.7% over the last three months. Gilt Groupe's team declined 2.4% over the past year.

Latest monthly visits3.8M 3-month web change+40.7% 1-year team growth-2.4%

Monthly website visitsJun 2015–Jul 2026

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