Essor

Essor is an e-commerce company in Paris, France, founded in 2020. It has raised $755.0M across 3 rounds, most recently a $50.0M Venture Round in September 2024.

Where brands take flight

Headquarters
Paris
Employees
201–500
Founded
2020
Business Model
B2C
Total Funding
$755.0M
Last Round
$50.0M Venture RoundSep 2024
Rounds
3

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About

Essor is a growth platform that acquires and scales digital-native consumer brands into global market leaders across health and wellness, lifestyle, oral care, cleaning products, and other everyday living categories. Founded in 2020 by Ben Kaminski and Pierre Poignant, Essor partners with and acquires high-performing e-commerce brands — including Boka (fluoride-free oral care), Puracy (plant-based cleaning products), FreshCap (mushroom supplements), ZitSticka (acne patches), and OTOTO (kitchen gadgets) — and provides them with operational expertise, capital, global distribution infrastructure, and strategic support to accelerate growth. With approximately 380 employees across offices in Paris, New York, London, and Shanghai, Essor combines deep consumer brand expertise with a global network of industry leaders to build the next generation of iconic consumer product companies.

Summary

It lists 201–500 employees. It has raised $755.0M in total across 3 rounds, most recently a $50.0M Venture Round in Sep 2024. Investors include Premji Invest, Raine Ventures and General Catalyst.

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Funding History

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Venture RoundEquity FinancingSep 2024
$50.0M

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