About

2021

Los Angeles, California

Consumer, Homecare, E-commerce

Design you can trust. Video consultations with the world’s top designers & Expert-curated home shopping marketplace.

Funding

$15 million

Undisclosed

First Round Capital, Sweet Capital, Promus Ventures, Pentas Ventures, Golden Ventures, Forerunner Ventures

As of March 2022, The Expert has 140 interior designers on its platform and a waitlist of 1,500 interior designers.

In its first 12 months of operating, The Expert surpassed $5 million in revenue.

Jake Heddaeus: VP of Marketing at The Expert. Former Marketing Director at Pop & Suki.

Jessica Romm Perez: VP of Partnerships at The Expert. Former Editor At Large at Domino.

Sarah Cazeault: Director of Sales at The Expert. Former Senior Key Account Manager at Wayfair.