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World Stores
https://www.worldstores.co.uk/Last activity: 06.03.2015
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Overview
Employees
201-500
Total raised
$67.22M
Founded date
2003
Funding Rounds 3
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
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| Jun 3, 2013 | Series C round | $15.35M | |
| Jul 18, 2011 | Funding round | $13.7M |
Mentions in press and media 11
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| Mar 6, 2015 | Funding roundup - week ending 3/6/15 Retrieve Voicemail Online or By Phone | Nextdoor, YouMail, RockYou, Tempered Networks, Culture Amp, Vanhawks, Alation, Farfetch, WorldStores Seed stage Smartbike startup Vanhawks raised $1.6 million from Real Ventures, Simon Whitfield, Brenda Irwin and various angels. Product vis... |
| Mar 6, 2015 | WorldStores Raises £25M in Funding | WorldStores, a London, UK-based independent online retailer of furniture and homewares, raised £25m in funding. The round was led by Goldman Sachs with participation from existing investors Balderton Capital, Advent Ventures, and Serena Cap... |
| Mar 4, 2015 | Goldman Sachs Leads New £25M Round In UK Online Furniture Retailer WorldStores | More evidence that VCs are bullish about the online furniture retail space in the UK, as web upstarts continue to apply pressure on the likes of IKEA and other traditional brick ‘n’ mortar furniture retailers. This time Goldman Sachs is lea... |
| Jun 3, 2013 | WorldStores raises $15.35M for UK home goods e-commerce | The UK-based company thrives with next-day and day-of-choice delivery options When life gets you down, you have to remember the little things that make it all worthwhile. Like free two-day shipping. You might be underwater in your mortgage,... |
| Jun 3, 2013 | WorldStores raises $15m to fuel continued growth in 2013 | WorldStores, a leading U.K.-based online retailer of products for the home and garden, today announced that it has raised $15 million to support its continued rapid growth in an investment round led by Serena Capital. The existing investors... |
| Jun 3, 2013 | WorldStores Raises $15M Series C To Build Out Its Amazon-Style Ecommerce Model For Home & Garden Products | WorldStores, a U.K.-based online retailer of home and garden products going after supplier scale to fuel its growth, has raised £10 million (US$15.2 million) in Series C funding, led by Serena Capital. Existing investors Balderton Capital a... |
| Jun 3, 2013 | WorldStores Raises £10M in Series C Funding | WorldStores, a UK-based online retailer of products for the home and garden, raised £10m in Series C funding. The round was led by Serena Capital, with participation from existing investors Balderton Capital and Advent Venture Partners. The... |
| Jul 19, 2011 | WorldStores secures £8.5m from Advent and Balderton | WorldStores, one of the leading UK based online retailers of products for the home & garden, has recetly announced an investment round led by Advent Venture Partners to support the next stage of its successful expansion. Advent and exis... |
| Jul 18, 2011 | WorldStores Raises £8.5M in Funding | WorldStores, a Twickenham, UK-based online retailer of products for the home and garden, has raised £8.5m in funding. The round was led by Advent Venture Partners, with participation from existing investor Balderton Capital. The company int... |
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FAQ about World Stores
When was World Stores founded?
World Stores was founded in 2003.
How much funding has World Stores raised?
World Stores has raised $67.22M in total across 3 funding rounds.
What funding rounds has World Stores raised?
Parsers VC lists 3 funding rounds of World Stores, among them a Series C round of $15.35M on Jun 3, 2013 and a funding round of $13.7M on Jul 18, 2011.
What has the press written about World Stores?
Parsers VC has collected 11 articles mentioning World Stores, among them “Funding roundup - week ending 3/6/15 Retrieve Voicemail Online or By Phone” (Mar 6, 2015) and “WorldStores Raises £25M in Funding” (Mar 6, 2015).
Is World Stores still active?
Yes, World Stores is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Mar 6, 2015.