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How Fashion Platform Poshmark Raised $87.5 Million

November 14, 2017

Updated 7mo ago

E-commerce continues to be the focal point of the retail industry. This year, e-commerce in the United States is estimated to surpass the $400 billion mark.

Poshmark is one of the largest social marketplaces for fashion, with over 2 million sellers using the site. Today it announced that it successfully raised $87.5 million in its Series D round of fundraising.

Manish Chandra, Founder and CEO of Poshmark, shares what he plans to use the capital for. He says that right now they are focused on continuing to expand the platform, but don't have any plans to go public quite yet.

Poshmark also announced new Amazon Alexa integration. Poshmark Stylist Match will connect users instantly with stylists on the platform.

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