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Rothy's

Recycled, washable shoes & bags

201-500 employees
  • B2C
  • Retail
  • Fashion
  • Consumer Goods
  • eCommerce
501 Pacific Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94133

Company mission

To provide consumers with stylish clothing staples, all with better comfort, design, and sustainability.

Top investors

16% employee growth in 12 months

Otta's take

Theo Margolius headshot

Theo Margolius

COO of Otta

Sustainability is a feature that is highly sought after in today's fashion landscape, but premium clothing often fails to meet these interests. Beyond this, the few available sustainable alternatives are usually difficult to wash, maintain and recycle - which is what Rothy hopes to change.

Rothy's designs accessories that simultaneously aim to be fashionable, durable, and eco-friendly. Its main focus is shoes, though it also sells bags and purses in a range of styles. Whilst companies have been using sustainable materials in fashion for many years, Rothy stands out for catering to an environment-conscious audience that does not want to compromise comfort and quality for their ethical decisions.

With sustainability concerns on the rise among consumers, Rothy's target market is growing year on year. This, combined with the comfort-first image it has accrued, should present plenty of opportunity for growth in the company's future.

Benefits

  • Monthly wellness reimbursement
  • Comprehensive health plans for you and your family
  • Generous paid time off
  • Healthy snacks
  • 401k matching
  • Supplemental mental health benefits
  • Quarterly product allowance!

Company values

  • We Do Better
  • We deliver quality
  • We tackle complexity
  • We tread thoughtfully
  • We share the mic
  • We spread joy

Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)

Dec 2021

$200m

LATE VC

Dec 2018

$35m

EARLY VC

$242m

Total funding

This company has top investors

Founders

Stephen Hawthornthwaite

(Chairman & CEO)

They started their career at Barclays Capital before working at Robertson Stephens and GCA Savvian in Mergers and Acquisitions. They spent a year as VP of Corporate Development at Infospace before co-founding Rothy's in March 2012.

Roth Martin

(President & Chief Creative Officer)

Having studied at Boston University, they spent 5 years as a Trader at Glencore before serving as Director of Operations at Auilix Biopharma. They co-founded Hedge Gallery in 2003, before co-founding Rothy's with Stephen.

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