Urban: against COVID-19 Company
Entity: Urban
Category: Mental Health and Wellbeing
Description: Urban is a B2C and B2B technology marketplace connecting wellness professionals with buyers in their local neighbourhood. Urban are on mission to democratise wellness. Making wellness rituals accessible in all urban cities. Making balance an integral part of the cosmopolitan urban lifestyle. Providing a counterweight, a refuge from, a healing of the noise, rush, stress, and pressure. Whenever you need it - at everyone's finger tips. In the three years since their launch, they’ve grown to sixty plus people, can be found in five cities across Europe, and have matched thousands of people with hundreds of expert massage therapists. It’s a fast paced but nurturing atmosphere that manages to balance the fire and excitement of a start-up with the care and mindfulness expected from the wellness industry. The global wellness industry is poised to grow to a $5 trillion industry by 2020. And there is very limited competition. With their first service vertical, Urban Massage, they are a first mover. Their business is showing impressive growth metrics and unit economics. And they have already successfully conquered the European market. Now they are expanding across the globe. And into the other key verticals of the wellness industry. The opportunity is huge.
Project: Open access for classes and mental health therapies.
Summary: Urban, the wellbeing startup in the UK, has gone digital — and is offering discounts for customers due to COVID-19 pandemic.
+ Investors; funders:
Felix Capital
ADV
Passion Capital
Reece Chowdhry
RLC Ventures
Seedrs
Silicon Valley Bank
Upscale
Samos Investments
