Hickies Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 2011

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Private

  • Employees
  • 14

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • 2ndary - Private

  • Investors
  • 7

Hickies General Information

Description

Manufacturer of shoe laces intended to make sneakers into a comfortable slip-on. The company's never-tie laces are made from a thermoplastic elastomer that flexes with the foot's movement while providing fit and stability and an added benefit of adaptive fit and tension control to any shoe due to its sleek, no-tie, modular design, enabling customers to turn their shoes into more comfortable, secure and easy to slip on and off.

Contact Information

Website
www.hickies.com
Ownership Status
Privately Held (backing)
Financing Status
Venture Capital-Backed
Corporate Office
  • 1923 McDonald Avenue
  • Suite 603
  • New York, NY 11223
  • United States
+1 (646)
Primary Industry
Accessories
Vertical(s)
Manufacturing
Corporate Office
  • 1923 McDonald Avenue
  • Suite 603
  • New York, NY 11223
  • United States
+1 (646)

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Hickies Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Raised to Date Post-Val Status Stage
8. Secondary Transaction - Private Completed Generating Revenue
7. Secondary Transaction - Private 31-Dec-2020 Completed Generating Revenue
6. Later Stage VC 01-Sep-2018 Completed Generating Revenue
5. Later Stage VC (Series D) 18-Oct-2016 Completed Generating Revenue
4. Product Crowdfunding 18-Jun-2016 Completed Generating Revenue
3. Early Stage VC 10-Aug-2015 Completed Generating Revenue
2. Early Stage VC 26-Feb-2014 $4.2M $4.2M Completed Generating Revenue
1. Product Crowdfunding 14-Jun-2012 $159K Completed Generating Revenue
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Hickies Patents

  • 47

    Total Documents Applications and Grants

  • Total Patents Families

  • 34

    Granted

  • Pending

  • Expiring in next 12 mo

Hickies Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
AU-2018101169-A4 Fastening device Inactive 15-Aug-2018
AU-2018288828-A1 Rate dependent systems for footwear Active 20-Jun-2017
AU-2018288828-B2 Rate dependent systems for footwear Active 20-Jun-2017
CA-3066467-A1 Rate dependent systems for footwear Inactive 20-Jun-2017
EP-3641705-A1 Rate dependent systems for footwear Inactive 20-Jun-2017 A43C1/00
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Hickies Investors (7)

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds
VAS Ventures Venture Capital Minority
DILA Capital Venture Capital Minority
Angel (individual) Minority
MemBrain (Media and Information Services (B2B)) Corporation Minority
Sforza Holding PE/Buyout Minority
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Hickies FAQs

  • When was Hickies founded?

    Hickies was founded in 2011.

  • Where is Hickies headquartered?

    Hickies is headquartered in New York, NY.

  • What is the size of Hickies?

    Hickies has 14 total employees.

  • What industry is Hickies in?

    Hickies’s primary industry is Accessories.

  • Is Hickies a private or public company?

    Hickies is a Private company.

  • What is Hickies’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for Hickies is .

  • How much funding has Hickies raised over time?

    Hickies has raised $15.2M.

  • Who are Hickies’s investors?

    VAS Ventures, DILA Capital, , MemBrain (Media and Information Services (B2B)), and Sforza Holding are 5 of 7 investors who have invested in Hickies.

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