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Acquired by retail giant Victoria's Secret in 2023, DAILYLOOK is a Los Angeles personal styling service founded by Brian Ree and Eric Marston that delivers curated fashion boxes through a try before you buy model. The ecommerce platform serves tens of thousands of active subscribers with a corporate workforce of 101 to 200 employees, generating estimated annual revenues between $17 million and $51 million. Before merging with AdoreMe and completing its massive $700 million exit transaction, the growing enterprise reached an estimated valuation of $64 million. This impressive corporate growth was supported by roughly $11 million in total venture funding from notable industry investors including Upfront Ventures, Forever 21, Rachel Zoe, and Brian Lee. Today, the innovative company continues to provide premium fashion for women by leveraging real stylists and technology to create complete personalized looks.
DAILYLOOK has raised $11.0M across 2 funding rounds.
DAILYLOOK has raised $11.0M in total across 2 funding rounds.
DAILYLOOK is a fashion e-commerce company offering a subscription-based personal styling service called DAILYLOOK ELITE, where real stylists curate and send boxes of 7-12 hand-picked clothing items to women for at-home try-on, with options to keep or return.[1][2][4] It serves female customers seeking personalized outfits, solving the problem of time-consuming shopping by delivering complete looks based on style quizzes, preferences, sizes, and budgets, powered by machine learning for personalization alongside human stylists.[2][3][4] With tens of thousands of subscribers and an e-commerce site for direct purchases, DAILYLOOK has sustained operations since 2011 from Los Angeles, with its latest funding as a loan and in-house fulfillment for premium presentation.[1][2][4]
Founded in 2011 in Los Angeles, California, DAILYLOOK emerged from a vision to differentiate in fashion retail by selling complete outfits rather than individual items, initially showcased on its website with models wearing full looks for one-click buys.[1][2][4] CTO and Co-Founder Eric Marston highlighted this as an early edge, though the company pivoted to a "try-before-you-buy" subscription model to deliver personalized experiences via a 40-question style quiz followed by stylist-curated boxes.[2] Early challenges included reliance on third-party logistics (3PL), which proved inadequate for the high-touch unboxing experience, leading to in-house fulfillment; the company has since grown to 84 employees while maintaining custom technology.[2][4]
DAILYLOOK rides the e-commerce and subscription box wave in fashion, particularly the personalization trend blending AI/machine learning with human expertise to combat decision fatigue in women's apparel.[1][3] Its 2011 timing capitalized on rising online shopping and "try-before-you-buy" models like Stitch Fix, positioning it in CB Insights' E-Commerce collection amid 11,250+ companies enabling B2C goods sales.[1][2] Market forces favoring it include demand for convenient, stylist-driven services post-pandemic, in-house control for quality, and tech patents enhancing transaction efficiency, influencing the ecosystem by proving scalable hybrid personalization in retail tech.[1][2]
DAILYLOOK's blend of stylists and machine learning positions it for growth in personalized e-commerce, potentially expanding via AI-driven recommendations or international shipping as subscription fatigue wanes with premium experiences.[2][3][4] Trends like advanced analytics for inventory/returns and deeper tech integrations could boost retention among its tens of thousands of clients, evolving its influence from niche stylist service to broader fashion tech leader—reinforcing its core mission to inspire confidence through curated, accessible style.[2][4]
DAILYLOOK has raised $11.0M in total across 2 funding rounds.
DAILYLOOK's investors include Forever 21, Upfront Ventures, Amplify.LA, Bling Capital, BoxGroup, Brand Foundry Ventures, Brighton Park Capital, Cowboy Ventures, FirstMark Capital, Imaginary Ventures, Innovation Endeavors, WGI Group.
DAILYLOOK has raised $11.0M across 2 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $8.0M Series A in September 2018.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2018 | $8M Series A | Forever 21, Upfront Ventures | — | Announced |
| Apr 1, 2013 | $3M Seed | — | Amplify.LA, Bling Capital, BoxGroup, Brand Foundry Ventures, Brighton Park Capital, Cowboy Ventures, FirstMark Capital, Imaginary Ventures, Innovation Endeavors, Upfront Ventures, WGI Group, Ellie Wheeler, Matt Coffin, Rachel ZOE, Thomas Mcinerney, Novel TMT Ventures, RRE Ventures, SV Angel | Announced |