Carbon38 was born from an innovative idea, a spontaneous contest entry, a fake website, and 14 post-it notes.
Today, we are—
2011
In November, Katie Warner Johnson attended the Women 2.0 Startup weekend and purchased our URL—www.carbon38.com.
2012
In January, we launched the official Carbon38 Instagram.
Wondering why we posted a picture of Tilapia? Same.
2013
In January, we started conducting business from a one-bedroom apartment and hired our first employee.
In July, we began fundraising.
In September, we received our first check for $100K from the Winklevosss Twins—yes, those twins.
In November, we launched as an E-commerce site focusing only on activewear.
2014
In February, we brought our total fundraising to $1 million.
In September, we leased an office in West Hollywood with desks and computers for all 9 employees.
2015
In September, we started our Series Seed fundraising, raising $11 million.
In November, we launched the first exclusive Carbon38 Branded Label Collection—a mix of active, elevated basics, and signature prints.
2016
In August, our exclusive Takara Shine was born (to date, we’ve sold over 500,000 pairs).
In November, we hit the other coast and opened a pop-up shop on Los Angeles’ famous Roberston Blvd.
In December, we launched our first collaboration with "Love Me" artist, Curtis Kulig.
2017
In January, we partnered with award-winning designer Jonathan Simkhai for our second collaboration.
In March, we launched our first line of ready-to-wear pieces—The Met Collection.
2018
In January, a new investor contributed $15 million.
In December, we grew up and moved to our Culver City offices.