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News
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Products
People
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Offices
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Funding and backers

Total raised
$9.9M
6 rounds on record
Latest round
$600k
Venture round · Jun 2020 · 6 yr ago
Team
51-200
employees, estimated range
Hiring now
5
+4 posted in 30 days
Backers
2
The Chernin Group, Winklevoss Capital
The money's age
Long since its last round
75 months since the last round · and hiring
Momentum
42/100
hiring for its size, a new city
Last sign of life
this month
a posting or a news item
The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
Apr 1, 2025 Launched SHINESTY RELEASES BIGGEST UNDERWEAR INNOVATION SINCE THE INVENTION OF THE FLY - INFLATABULGE PUMP UP BALL HAMMOCK UNDERWEAR · YahooFinance Jun 4, 2020 Raised a round Venture round $600k · SEC Form D Jul 18, 2019 Raised a round Venture round $2.5M · SEC Form D Oct 25, 2018 Raised a round Convertible Note $322k · SEC Form D May 11, 2017 Raised a round Venture round $4.8M · SEC Form D May 2, 2016 Raised a round Convertible Note $665k · SEC Form D Apr 7, 2015 Raised a round Venture round $1.1M · SEC Form D 2013 Founded
Tractionpublic signals, read monthly
Web presence
top 0.38%
of 133.2M domains by links, Common Crawl
Funding rounds
RoundDateAmountInvestorsSource
Venture round Jun 2020 $600k — SEC Form D
Venture round Jul 2019 $2.5M — SEC Form D
Convertible Note Oct 2018 $322k — SEC Form D
Venture round May 2017 $4.8M — SEC Form D
Convertible Note May 2016 $665k — SEC Form D
Venture round Apr 2015 $1.1M — SEC Form D
Registers and programsofficial lists and records that name the company
Legal entity Shinesty, Inc. SEC Form D
Founders and leadersfrom filings, registers and the company's site
Chris WhiteExecutive Officer, DirectorSEC Form D
Jens NicolaysenExecutive Officer, DirectorSEC Form D
Adam BlockExecutive OfficerSEC Form D
Matthew SommersExecutive OfficerSEC Form D
Laura SanchezExecutive OfficerSEC Form D
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Overview

Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Boulder, Colorado, Shinesty is a vintage clothing brand that aims to bring an outlandish collection of clothing.

News

News YahooFinance 1 year ago
SHINESTY RELEASES BIGGEST UNDERWEAR INNOVATION SINCE THE INVENTION OF THE FLY - INFLATABULGE PUMP UP BALL HAMMOCK UNDERWEAR
Move over, Nvidia-Shinesty just dropped the most impactful piece of technology this year with the launch of Inflatabulge pump-up Ball Hammock underwear. The built-in pump lets you look like you
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News adweek 2 years ago
Wunderkind Powers Shinesty
The full-stack performance marketing platform outperformed major competitors, delivering 10-12% of revenue as the brand expands footprint from men's to women's underwear markets
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Workplace HQ for party clothing companyShinestycelebrates its bold,whimsical products
The new Denver headquarters for Shinesty, a party clothing company, was designed to match the brand's fun image with an iconic array of colors, textures, and prints curated by...
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News The Daily Beast 3 years ago
This X-Rated Underwear Looks Great on You But Even Better on Your Valentine's Floor
The only thing that feels better than putting these underwear on is your Valentine taking them off.
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News The Daily Beast 4 years ago
This X-Rated Underwear Is an Awesome Stocking Stuffer
Shinesty's ultra-comfortable and hilarious men's pouch underwear is the must-have holiday gift this year.
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News CNET 4 years ago
Shinesty Boxers Are a Truly Fun and Functional Gift
These undies are seriously the best stocking stuffer out there.
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News WWD 7 years ago
Shinesty's Faux-Denim Swimwear Might Usurp "Jorts" This Summer
Colorado-based novelty apparel company Shinesty debuted men's and women's swimwear printed to look like denim.
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News Men 8 years ago
My Bachelor Party Went Viral Thanks to This Company
Ordering up a batch of Shinesty party blazers was the best move we made before my bachelor party.
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Tech stack

Technologies named in job postings at Shinesty over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
1
Postings analysed
2
Stack modernity
43/100
Developer tools
Microsoft Excel
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People

Chris White
Executive Officer, Director
Jens Nicolaysen
Executive Officer, Director
Adam Block
Executive Officer
Matthew Sommers
Executive Officer
Laura Sanchez
Executive Officer
Jonathan Hallett
Director
Padma Rao
Director
Jay Hirsh
Director
Nathan Levy
Director
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Growth

Hiring Momentum
89/100
Scaling fast
Open positions
5
4 opened / 2 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
22 days
faster than 49% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~9 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics +100%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Marketing
33% ▼
Sales
33% ▲
Finance
17% ▲
Operations
17% ▲
Activity Timeline
New location: Boulder Sep 2026
New location: Buenos Aires Sep 2026
Added YouTube to stack Sep 2026
Added Meta Ads to stack Sep 2026

Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
2
Hiring now
2
Countries
1
Busiest office
Boulder
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Boulder United States
HQ
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff $110k Avg Salary
hires for Marketing
seen since Sep 2026 job postings
Denver United States
Plant / site
3 open roles 4 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff $36k Avg Salary
hires for Operations, Sales
seen since Apr 2024 job postings

Financials

Total raised
$9.9M
Latest round
Venture - Series Unknown
Funding rounds
6
Funding rounds
Round Announced Amount
Venture - Series Unknown 2020 $600k Details
Venture - Series Unknown 2019 $2.5M Details
Convertible Note 2018 $322k Details
Venture - Series Unknown 2017 $4.8M Details
Convertible Note 2016 $665k Details
Venture - Series Unknown 2015 $1.1M Details