B8ta
Total Raised
$76M
Peak Valuation
Undisclosed
Employees
—
Year Collapsed
2023
Business model
"Retail-as-a-service" physical stores letting hardware and consumer tech brands showcase products in curated storefronts without managing their own retail operations.
In brief
Built a genuinely novel retail model, operating physical storefronts on behalf of hardware and gadget brands who paid a subscription fee to display products without the overhead of running their own stores, at one point partnering with Macy's to bring the concept into department…
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Key facts
- Founded
- 2015
- Closed
- 2023
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, USA
- Industry
- Retail Tech
- Employees
- —
- Revenue
- Undisclosed
- Founders
- Vibhu Norby, William Mayo, Phillip Raub
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Often compared with: Showfields, Neighborhood Goods.