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Phia

Phia is an AI shopping agent that finds the best price across 220,000+ retail and resale sites for fashion shoppers.

phia.com · New York

CALL NO.CS·PHIA·26
StageSeries AJanuary 2026 · led by Notable Capital[2][3][9]
Raised$44Mdisclosed rounds[2][5][7]
Headcount61as of Jun 2026[7]
Valuationnot publicly disclosedno source in ledger
Founded2023[1][7]
Money

Raised $44M across disclosed rounds.[2][5][7]

Series A closed January 2026, led by Notable Capital.[2][3][9]

post-money valuation is not publicly disclosed.

Named investors include Kleiner Perkins, Notable Capital, Khosla Ventures, Soma Capital, Offline Ventures, Stanford University, Kris Jenner, Hailey Bieber, Sara Blakely, Sheryl Sandberg, Michael G. Rubin, Desiree Gruber, Mark Cuban, Keith Rabois, Hans Tung, Annie Case, Khloé Kardashian, Alix Earle, Alexandre Arnault, Paris Hilton, Mindy Kaling, Jessica Alba, Sydney Sweeney, Priyanka Chopra, Karlie Kloss, Eileen Gu, Vladimir Tenev, Iqram Magdon-Ismail, Charles Porch, SV Angel.[1][2][5][6][10]

People

Phoebe Gates, Co-founder[1][2][3][9]

Sophia Kianni, Co-founder[1][2][3][9]

Felix Zhou, Head of Machine Learning[7][11]

Flora Li, Chief Financial Officer[7][11]

Alexander Chen, Head of Product[7][11]

Margaux Augier, Head of Marketing[7][11]

Signals
Jul 30 2026launchPhia's new digital closet is now live for 100% of users[7]
Jun 17 2026newsPhia was just featured in the App Store's 'Apps We Love'[7]
May 29 2026newsIs Phoebe Gates's Phia the Most Celeb-Backed Shopping Startup of All Time?[2]
May 29 2026fundingAI-powered Shopping App Phia Inks New A-list Investors in Series A[6]
Jan 27 2026fundingPhia Raises $35M Series A to Build the AI Alignment Layer for Commerce[9][3]
Sep 18 2025fundingPhia Raises $8 Million Seed Round Led by Kleiner Perkins To Build the AI Agent for Shopping[10][4]
Comps

Daydream · daydream.com · Named alongside Phia in Vogue as an AI shopping startup competing on fashion taste and discovery, targeting the same consumer shopping workflow.[2]

ShopMy · shopmy.us · Named in Vogue as a competing AI affiliate platform in the same race to turn creators into merchants, overlapping with Phia's social commerce ambitions.[2]

TikTok Shop · tiktok.com · Named in Vogue as a competing platform in the AI affiliate and social commerce race, targeting the same creator-driven shopping budget.[2]

Google Shopping · google.com · Named in Vogue as a big tech competitor pushing into AI-enabled shopping tools, competing for the same consumer shopping intent and budget.[2]

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  2. Edition 1Jun 2 2026Earliest saved edition
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Phia

CALL NO.CS·PHIA·26

Phia is an AI shopping agent that finds the best price across 220,000+ retail and resale sites for fashion shoppers.

phia.com · New York

StageSeries A
Raised$44M
Headcount61
Valuationnot publicly disclosed
Founded2023
CompsDaydream +3