Fresha
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About
Fresha is a London-based AI-powered booking and payments platform for the beauty and wellness industry (salons, spas), founded in 2015 and serving 140,000+ businesses with 35M+ appointments booked monthly 123. The company reports a $140M+ revenue run-rate, is profitable, and growing 60%+ annually 12. The $80M growth investment announced May 21, 2026 came from KKR’s Next Generation Technology Growth fund at a $1B unicorn valuation, bringing total funding since 2015 to $285M; proceeds will fund US, Europe, Africa, and Southeast Asia expansion plus AI feature investment across booking, marketing, accounting, and workforce management 123.
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TechCrunch, “Beauty booking startup Fresha hits $1B valuation with KKR backing,” May 21, 2026. Accessed May 2026. https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/21/booking-platform-fresha-announces-80m-investment-unicorn-valuation/↩↩↩↩
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The Next Web, “London’s Fresha hits unicorn status with KKR-led $80M raise,” May 2026. Accessed May 2026. https://thenextweb.com/news/londons-fresha-hits-unicorn-status-with-kkr-led-80m-raise↩↩↩↩
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EU-Startups, “UK gets a fresh new unicorn as beauty and wellness platform Fresha lands €68.9 million from KKR,” May 21, 2026. Accessed May 2026. https://www.eu-startups.com/2026/05/uk-gets-a-fresh-new-unicorn-as-beauty-and-wellness-platform-fresha-lands-e68-9-million-from-kkr/↩↩↩