Birdies - About the company
Birdies is an acquired company based in San Francisco (United States), founded in 2015 by Bianca Gates and Marisa Sharkey. It operates as an Internet first brand offering foot wear for women. Birdies has raised $10.8M in funding from Forerunner Ventures and Norwest. The company has 233 active competitors, including 10 funded and 46 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like PUMA, BootBarn and Campus.
Company Details
- Website
- birdies.com
- Email ID
- *****@birdies.com
- Phone Number
- +1 **********
- Registered Address
- Sacramento, California
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2015
Location
San Francisco, United States
Stage
Acquired
Total Funding
$10.8M in 3 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Investors
Ranked
20th among 233 active competitors
Annual Revenue
£0 - £1M as on May 31, 2023
Employee Count
226 as on Aug 31, 2026
Similar Companies
Exit Details
Acquired by KNS International (Mar 11, 2025)
Legal entities associated with Birdies
Birdies is associated with 3 legal entities given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
BIRDIES SPORTS APPAREL LIMITED CIN: 13389790 , United Kingdom, Active | May 10, 2021 | £0 - £1M (As on May 31, 2023) | 2 (As on May 31, 2025) | |
Birdies Inc. CIN: 47-4381117 , United States, Active | Dec 31, 2014 | - | - | - |
BIRDIES, INC. CIN: 474381117 , United States, Active | Dec 26, 999 | - | 17 (As on Dec 31, 2024) | - |
Birdies's acquisition details
Birdies got acquired by KNS International on Mar 11, 2025.
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Birdies's funding and investors
Birdies has raised a total funding of $10.8M over 3 rounds. Its first funding round was on Sep 07, 2017. Birdies has 6 institutional investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Birdies:
Date of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nov 06, 2023 | 8289196 | Series A | 5784397 | 5221440 | 4069514 | 3405708 |
Jan 17, 2019 | 8941527 | Series A | 4427871 | 5117110 | 6354099 | |
Sep 07, 2017 | 9431089 | Seed | 3479845 | 1123394 |
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Birdies' founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileHere are the details of Birdies' key team members:
- Bianca Gates: Co-Founder & CEO of Birdies and founder of 1 other company. Contact Info: 1 email address
- Marisa Sharkey: Co-Founder of Birdies and founder of 1 other company. Contact Info: 1 email address
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Birdies' employee count trend
Birdies has 226 employees as of Aug 26. Here is Birdies's employee count trend over the years:
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Birdies's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Birdies include PUMA, BootBarn and Campus. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Birdies, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st | PUMA 1948, United States, Public | Retailer of clothing, shoes, and accessories for men, women, and kids | - | 73/100 | |
2nd | BootBarn 1978, Irvine (United States), Public | Retailer of cowboy boots, western wear, and workwear | - | 68/100 | |
3rd | Footwear brand selling multi-category footwear for men, women, and kids | $48.8M | 65/100 | ||
4th | Brand of footwear for men, women and kids | $37.2M | 64/100 | ||
5th | Skechers 1992, Manhattan Beach (United States), Acquired | Internet first brand of men, women and kids footwear products | - | - | 62/100 |
6th | Asian Footwears 1994, Delhi (India), Series B | Internet first brand of sports, casual, and school shoes | $29.2M | 58/100 | |
7th | BIMBA Y LOLA 2005, Pontevedra (Spain), Unfunded | Designer and retailer of women's apparel and accessories | - | - | 57/100 |
8th | Liberty Shoes 1954, Karnal (India), Public | Manufacturer of footwear and related accessories | - | - | 57/100 |
9th | Wolverine World Wide 1883, Rockford (United States), Public | Brand of footwear for men & women | - | 55/100 | |
10th | Campus Shoes 2006, Delhi (India), Series A | Provider of wide range of men's, women's, and kids' sports and casual shoes, as well as related accessories | $45.6M | 55/100 | |
20th | Birdies 2015, San Francisco (United States), Acquired | Internet first brand offering foot wear for women | $10.8M | 46/100 |
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Birdies's Investments and acquisitions
Birdies has made no investments or acquisitions yet.
Reports related to Birdies
Here is the latest report on Birdies's sector:
News related to Birdies
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KNS International acquires footwear brand BirdiesFashion Network•Mar 12, 2025•KNS International, Birdies
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Birdies set to open 'tee-rific' location within Islington's Angel CentralBdaily•Feb 01, 2022•Birdies, CBRE Investment Management
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the popular slipper shoe startup that just raised $8 million more from investorsTechCrunch+•Jan 17, 2019•Birdies, Birdies
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Birdies Raises $2M in Seed Funding |FinSMEsFinSMEs•Sep 13, 2017•Birdies, Forerunner Ventures, Slow Ventures, Graph Ventures and 2 others
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