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Skims

Inclusive shapewear, loungewear, and lingerie brand co-founded by Kim Kardashian
Apparel 📍 Los Angeles, CA Founded 2019
Current Valuation
$5.0B
as of 2025-Q4
UNICORN

IPO Outlookrumored

Is Skims going public in 2026?
An IPO is rumored for 2026, with nothing filed. Skims remains private and the date is not the company's.
What is Skims' valuation in 2026?
Skims is valued at $5.0B as of 2025-Q4, set by its Late Stage / Pre-IPO ($225M, Nov 2025). That is the last confirmed mark, not a live price — private shares do not trade continuously.
Has Skims filed an S-1?
No public S-1 is on file for Skims as of 08/23/2026; the IPO is rumored.
Who are Skims' investors?
Skims' investors include Goldman Sachs, Wellington Management, Thrive Capital, D1 Capital Partners, Imaginary Ventures.
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.
Skims is a Los Angeles–based apparel brand co-founded in 2019 by Kim Kardashian with Jens and Emma Grede, focused on inclusive shapewear, loungewear, and lingerie across an extended size range. In November 2025 the company raised $225M led by Goldman Sachs at a $5B valuation, up from $4B in 2023. Annual revenue was reported around $750M with growth of roughly 50% YoY, and the company has been widely reported as a 2026 IPO candidate.

Company Profile

CEO
Jens Grede
Founded
2019
HQ
Los Angeles, CA
Employees
~600
Total Raised
$670M
Est. Revenue
$750M (2023)
Growth
+50% YoY revenue growth (Sacra, 2023); valuation rose from $4B (2023) to $5B (Nov 2025)
Last Round
Late Stage / Pre-IPO — $225M (Nov 2025) · Lead: Goldman Sachs
IPO Status
rumored

Fundraising Status

Late Stage / Pre-IPO · $225M · 9 mo ago
rumoredTotal raised $670M

Latest Funding Round

RoundAmountDateLead InvestorPost-Money
Late Stage / Pre-IPO$225MNov 2025Goldman Sachs

Talent Signal

Hiring trend
First snapshot
trend accrues with monthly sweeps
Open roles
3
via careers page
Product-build share
0%
engineering, research, product, design
Trajectory
steady
go-to-market push — Only 0% of open roles build product — hiring is concentrated in sales/marketing/ops (1 of 3 open roles are marketing).
Actively hiring with no tracked executive churn.
Open roles by month
Open roles by month3Aug '26
Open roles by function
Open roles by functionMarketing1Sales & GTM1Support1
product-building   go-to-market / G&A
Skip to main contentEnvironmental and Social Partnerships[Extra Strong](https://skims.com/collections/extra-strong-support)
Counted from Skims'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

Kim KardashianJens GredeEmma Grede

Investors

Goldman Sachs · Wellington Management · Thrive Capital · D1 Capital Partners · Imaginary Ventures

Products

  • Shapewear
  • Loungewear
  • Lingerie & Underwear
  • Swim
  • Skims Mens
  • Extended Size Range (XXS–4X)

Competitors

Spanx · Savage X Fenty · Victoria's Secret · Aerie · Lululemon · Knix
ApparelDTCConsumer BrandShapewearKim KardashianPre-IPO
Private-company numbers are not real-time. Reflects publicly disclosed valuations from press releases, news reports, and tender offers as of 2025-Q4. Refreshed quarterly.