Made.com
design
Made.com was a British e-commerce company based in London that designed and sold furniture and home accessories online. The company was founded in 2010 by serial entrepreneur Ning Li and Brent Hoberman, together with Julien Callède and Chloe Macintosh.
It had offices and warehouses across Europe and Asia and operated in seven European markets including the United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Belgium, Germany, Austria, Netherlands, Switzerland and Spain.
In May 2022, it acquired the online homeware marketplace Trouva.
On 9 November 2022, Made.com went into administration and some of its assets were acquired by the British multinational clothing, footwear and home products retailer, Next plc.
History
Made.com was launched in March 2010 with £2.5 million funding and later received £6m in series B financing.
In January 2013, Made.com launched in France led by digital entrepreneur David Vanek. In September 2013, Made.com launched in Italy. In the same month Philippe Chainieux, formerly CEO of Meetic/ Match.com Europe, was appointed as managing director and Made.com aired its first TV ad in the UK, Great Design Direct From The Makers.
In October 2013, Made.com was selected as one of the initial 25 new UK businesses by the British government's Future Fifty programme of high-growth technology companies that the government wanted to help to expand and float.
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