Also known as: Movebutter, Move
E-commerce 2.0
Company is active
Event Year: 2016
Company is active
Event Year: 2016
The Essential aims to redefine the e-commerce landscape. Rather than being an exhaustive marketplace, The Essential focuses on curating and offering the highest quality versions of everyday essential products at the most competitive prices. This is achieved through a unique business model: a members-only platform exclusively featuring The Essential's own branded goods. By eliminating intermediaries, brand licensing fees, brick-and-mortar retail costs, and traditional markups, The Essential delivers significant cost savings to consumers while simultaneously ensuring fair compensation for producers. The company's mission extends beyond mere commerce, aspiring to enrich lives by providing meaningful products crafted with care and integrity, fostering a connection between consumers and the stories behind the goods they use.
The Essential aims to redefine the e-commerce landscape. Rather than being an exhaustive marketplace, The Essential focuses on curating and offering the highest quality versions of everyday essential products at the most competitive prices. This is achieved through a unique business model: a members-only platform exclusively featuring The Essential's own branded goods. By eliminating intermediaries, brand licensing fees, brick-and-mortar retail costs, and traditional markups, The Essential delivers significant cost savings to consumers while simultaneously ensuring fair compensation for producers. The company's mission extends beyond mere commerce, aspiring to enrich lives by providing meaningful products crafted with care and integrity, fostering a connection between consumers and the stories behind the goods they use.
Total Raised: Unknown (Y Combinator backed)
Last Round: Winter 2017
Total Raised: Unknown (Y Combinator backed)
Last Round: Winter 2017
Consumer
Consumer
Consumer
Consumer
Team size: 11
Hiring: No
Team size: 11
Hiring: No