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Playboy is now part of PLBY Group. What was once a legacy brand that catered to the male gaze has transformed into an innovative lifestyle and sexual wellness consumer goods and tech company with robust physical and digital assets. With 97% global recognition, the Playboy brand is universally known, yet is hardly recognizable today. Along with our other brands – Yandy, Lovers and Honey Birdette – PLBY Group aims to be the place to celebrate pleasure for all, creative freedom, artistic expression, and sex positivity. We have a strong global brand with the unique ability to play in both the physical and digital worlds across consumer products, experiences, NFT and blockchain, and gaming. With online sales, retail stores and strategic partnerships, PLBY Group offers a holistic portfolio that openly and proudly celebrates pleasure through products and experiences in categories including Style & Apparel, Gaming & Leisure, Sexual Wellness, Lingerie & Costumes, Beauty & Grooming, Spirits, and Home Furnishings & Decor. Our innovative digital strategy includes, CENTERFOLD, a new creator-led platform that empowers the world’s top creators to interact directly with their fans; and a foray into NFTs and blockchain technology. Among other NFT drops, we launched 3D rabbit characters in NFT form which serve as keys to a reimagined Playboy Club, giving owners exclusive access to benefits like special events in the metaverse and IRL, merchandise, artwork, and exclusive artist collaborations. PLBY Group’s team is top-tier talent to continue the company’s dramatic transformation; and with a renewed commitment to women’s empowerment, inclusion, and social advocacy, today’s Playboy is committed to using its platforms to advance social change. From investing in employees through wellness, fertility, health, and parental benefits, to investing in women’s rights and LGBTQIIA+ organizations around the globe, there’s a wealth of impactful work being done.
Overview
Location
United States, California, Los Angeles
Employees
501-1000
Total raised
$65M
Founded date
1953
Funding Rounds 1
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| Nov 5, 2024 | PLBY Group Completes $22.35 Million Private Placement | LOS ANGELES, Nov. 05, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PLBY Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: PLBY) (“PLBY Group” or the “Company”), owner of Playboy, one of the most recognizable and iconic brands in the world, announced today the closing of its previously ann... |
| Feb 21, 2023 | PLBY Group Announces $70 Million Debt Paydown | |
| Jan 11, 2022 | PLBY Group Announces Strategic Hires and Restructures to Scale for Growth | LOS ANGELES, Jan. 11, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PLBY Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: PLBY) (the “Company”), a leading pleasure and leisure lifestyle company and owner of Playboy, one of the most recognizable and iconic brands in the world, today announ... |
| Dec 10, 2021 | Cardi B’s new appointment as creative director of Playboy could inject diversity and relevance to the brand | Cardi B is the first ever creative director in residence for Playboy. Frazer Harrison/Getty Images Playboy recently announced Cardi B as its inaugural creative director in residence. Insider asked top media and feminist scholars what this m... |
| Nov 16, 2021 | PLBY : Reports Third Quarter 2021 Financial Results - Form 8-K | PLBY Group Reports Third Quarter 2021 Financial Results Third Quarter 2021 Revenue Grew 67% Year-Over-Year to $58.4 Million LOS ANGELES - November 15, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -PLBY Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: PLBY) ("PLBY Group" or the &qu... |
| Oct 27, 2021 | PLBY Group to Report Third Quarter 2021 Financial Results | LOS ANGELES, Oct. 27, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PLBY Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLBY), a leading pleasure and leisure lifestyle company and owner of Playboy, one of the most recognizable and iconic brands in the world, will report financial result... |
| Oct 18, 2021 | PLBY : Technology Platform and Development Team Will Accelerate Launch of CENTERFOLD, Playboy's New Creator-Led Service - Form 8-K | Technology Platform and Development Team Will Accelerate Launch of CENTERFOLD, Playboy's New Creator-Led Service LOS ANGELES, CA - October 18, 2021 - PLBY Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: PLBY) ("PLBY Group"), a leading pleasure and leisure l... |
| Oct 18, 2021 | PLBY : to Acquire Content-Creator Platform | LOS ANGELES, Oct. 18, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PLBY Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: PLBY) (“PLBY Group”), a leading pleasure and leisure lifestyle company and owner of Playboy, one of the most recognizable and iconic brands in the world, today announc... |
| Aug 10, 2021 | PLBY : Reports Second Quarter 2021 Financial Results (Form 8-K) | PLBY Group Reports Second Quarter 2021 Financial Results Second Quarter 2021 Revenue Grew 44% Year-Over-Year to $49.9 Million LOS ANGELES - August 10, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -PLBY Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: PLBY) ('PLBY Group' or the 'Company'), a... |
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FAQ about PLBY Group, Inc.
When was PLBY Group, Inc. founded?
PLBY Group, Inc. was founded in 1953.
How much funding has PLBY Group, Inc. raised?
PLBY Group, Inc. has raised $65M in total across 1 funding round.
What has the press written about PLBY Group, Inc.?
Parsers VC has collected 19 articles mentioning PLBY Group, Inc., among them “PLBY Group Completes $22.35 Million Private Placement” (Nov 5, 2024) and “PLBY Group Announces $70 Million Debt Paydown” (Feb 21, 2023).
Is PLBY Group, Inc. still active?
Yes, PLBY Group, Inc. is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Oct 19, 2025.