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Tress

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Tress is a social community for black women's hairstyles.

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Total raised
$120K
disclosed
Last round
$120K
Seed
Rounds
2
since 2016
Investors
2
on record
Employees
1-10

About Tress

Tress is a social community app to discover and share beautiful hairstyles. Many ladies are crazy about their hair. They change their hairstyles often, a lot and radically. Whether they have natural, relaxed, texlaxed or dreads, women are always on the lookout for new and beautiful hairstyle inspiration. Equally important to many ladies is information about a preferred hairstyle. Information such as the name and location of the salon that had the hair done, the name of the hair-piece/extension or hair-product used on the hair and also the cost of having the hairstyle done at the salon. Women can admit to walking up to complete strangers to ask the detailed questions about hairstyles or stalk accounts on social media for the above information. Tress is a fun, simple and easy to use app that addresses the hairstyle needs of women. It is a social community mobile app for women to find hairstyle inspiration. Women additionally have access to important information about each hairstyle. Information such as the name of the extension/weave used, name of hair-care product, name and location of salon /stylist and price range of the hairstyle. Users on the app can create a profile and upload their beautiful hairstyles with information such as the salon/stylist name, name of hairpiece/product used and price range for the hairstyle. A user can follow other users and have other users following them thus creating a vibrant community. Users can have people liking and commenting on their post, increasing engagement and creating a vibrant hair community. Over time women will have a database of all their hairstyles done over a period of time and can always refer back for future inspiration.

Tress funding2 rounds

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Tress has raised $120K across 2 disclosed rounds. The latest is a $120K Seed announced 21 Mar 2017.

AnnouncedRoundLead · investorsAmount
21 Mar 2017Tress SeedY Combinator$120K
04 Jan 2017Tress VentureMeltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST)Not disclosed

Tress founders & team

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Frequently asked about Tress

Where is Tress based and when was it founded?
Tress is headquartered in Accra, Ghana and was founded in 2016.
Who founded Tress?
Tress was founded by Priscilla Hazel (Co-Founder).
How much funding has Tress raised?
Tress has raised $120K across 2 disclosed rounds. Its latest, a $120K Seed, was announced on Mar 21, 2017.
Who has invested in Tress?
Backers include Y Combinator and Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST).
What sector is Tress in?
Tress operates in E-Commerce and Fashion.