Phia Raises $35M in Series A Funding

The startup will improve its recommendation infrastructure and add rewards, digital closets and analytics for brand partners after surpassing one million users.

Round size
$35M
Stage
Series A
Headquarters
United States
Announced
Jan 27, 2026

Recommendations within the shopping journey

Phia processes millions of searches daily and works with more than 6,200 brands. Its product development focuses on understanding individual tastes and purchase intent, so shoppers can find relevant items across a large catalog.

A performance-based business for brands

Retail partners pay on a performance basis rather than an upfront fee. Phia plans dashboards showing audience behavior, emerging trends and category positioning. The Series A values the company at $185 million.

Sources

  1. Phia: funding announcement
  2. TechCrunch: Phia financing
  3. TechCrunch: Phia financing
  4. Phia: app, extension and resale shopping
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