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Madison Reed

DTC ammonia-free hair color and salon network
Consumer 📍 San Francisco, California Founded 2013
Current Valuation
Private
as of 2024
PRIVATE

IPO Outlookprivate

Is Madison Reed going public in 2026?
No. Madison Reed is private and has not filed to go public; 2026 is the earliest year discussed. There is no S-1 on file.
What is Madison Reed's valuation in 2026?
No confirmed valuation is on record for Madison Reed. The roster shows funding and investors where they are public; it does not estimate a mark.
Has Madison Reed filed an S-1?
No public S-1 is on file for Madison Reed.
Who are Madison Reed's investors?
Madison Reed's investors include True Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners, Calibrate Ventures, Comcast Ventures, Mousse Partners, Connect Ventures and 1 more.
Answers are derived from the roster record shown on this page — filing status, last round and confirmed marks. Where the record is silent, the answer says so rather than guessing.
Madison Reed is an omnichannel hair color brand combining ammonia-free DTC products with a nationwide network of nearly 100 Hair Color Bar salons. Founded by serial entrepreneur Amy Errett in 2013, the San Francisco company has raised $250M+ across multiple rounds and is positioning itself for a possible IPO with an agentic AI personalization roadmap and sticky subscription economics.

Company Profile

CEO
Amy Errett
Founded
2013
HQ
San Francisco, California
Employees
~500
Total Raised
$250M
Growth
Omnichannel growth across DTC and ~100 salons; possible IPO 2026
Last Round
Growth — $5M (Mar 2026)
IPO Status
Private

Fundraising Status

Growth · $5M · 5 mo ago
PrivateTotal raised $250M

Latest Funding Round

RoundAmountDateLead InvestorPost-Money
Growth$5MMar 2026

Talent Signal

Hiring trend
Hiring uptrend
44% of roles posted in last 30d
Open roles
85
via greenhouse
Product-build share
4%
engineering, research, product, design
Trajectory
expanding
go-to-market push — Only 4% of open roles build product — hiring is concentrated in sales/marketing/ops (80 of 85 open roles are other).
No tracked executive churn; open roles trending up.
Open roles by month
Open roles by month85Aug '26
Open roles by function
Open roles by functionOther80Engineering3Marketing2
product-building   go-to-market / G&A
Staff Mobile EngineerStaff Software Engineer, Color CloudStaff Software Engineer, CoreAssistant General Manager, Licensed CosmetologistAssistant General Manager, Licensed CosmetologistAssistant General Manager, Licensed Cosmetologist
Counted from Madison Reed's live job board as of 2026-08-17; role functions classified from posting titles. Open-role counts are an activity signal, not headcount. Refreshed monthly.

Founders & Key People

Amy Errett

Investors

True Ventures · Norwest Venture Partners · Calibrate Ventures · Comcast Ventures · Mousse Partners · Connect Ventures · Karp Reilly

Products

  • Permanent at-home hair color kits
  • Root Touch Up
  • Madison Reed Hair Color Bar salons (~100 locations)
  • Ammonia-free hair products

Competitors

L'Oreal · Clairol · eSalon · Olaplex · John Frieda · Garnier
BeautyDTCHair colorSubscriptionOmnichannel retailAgentic AI personalization
Private-company numbers are not real-time. Reflects publicly disclosed valuations from press releases, news reports, and tender offers as of 2024. Refreshed quarterly.