About

Founded

2019

Headquarters

New York, New York

Industry

Consumer, E-commerce, Health & Beauty

Company Description

Studs is an experiential retail and e-commerce brand that has re-imagined the ear piercing experience by offering consultative and expert needle piercing services, combined with a wide assortment of accessibly priced, on-trend earrings.

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Funding

Total Raised

$30 million

Valuation

Undisclosed

Significant Investors

Thrive Capital, First Round Capital, Lerer Hippeau, Spark Capital

Company Traction

As of May 2023, Studs has 19 ear-piercing studios.

As of October 2022, Studs reported 30x e-commerce growth since 2019.

Leadership Team

Anna Harman: Co-Founder & CEO of Studs. Former COO of Research Analytics at Bridgewater Associates.

Lisa Bubbers: Co-Founder & Chief Brand Officer of Studs. Former VP of Marketing at Homepolish.

Aroom Han: VP of Merchandising & Planning at Studs. Former Founder of otaku.

Alan Martin: SVP of Retail at Studs. Former VP of Retail and Customer Experience at Faherty Brand.

Thomas Walsh: SVP of Retail Store Development at Studs. Former VP of Global Store Development at Under Armour.

Press

amNewYork (October 13, 2022): NYC-based piercing studio Studs opens services to teens

Axios (August 25, 2022): Ear piercing studio Studs opens in Capitol Hill

Modern Retail (May 9, 2022): How Studs is approaching its ear piercing studio expansion

Fast Company (November 21, 2019): I got pierced at Studs, the startup that wants to be Claire’s for Gen-Z

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