{"id":43284,"date":"2025-04-26T17:53:55","date_gmt":"2025-04-26T14:53:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/?p=43284"},"modified":"2025-04-26T18:26:55","modified_gmt":"2025-04-26T15:26:55","slug":"hushday-raises-over-550000-in-pre-seed-funding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/2025\/04\/hushday-raises-over-550000-in-pre-seed-funding\/","title":{"rendered":"Hushday Raises Over $550,000 in Pre-Seed Funding to Launch Exclusive Invitation-Only Sales Platform"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"395\" data-end=\"475\"><strong>Hushday<\/strong> raised over <strong>$550,000<\/strong> in a Pre-Seed round from regional tech investors.<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"395\" data-end=\"475\">The platform will officially launch in the UAE in May 2025, with expansion plans for <strong>Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Kuwait in 2026.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"476\" data-end=\"605\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"478\" data-end=\"605\">Hushday operates an exclusive, invite-only model for luxury brand sales, offering full control over pricing, inventory, and customer insights.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"778\" data-end=\"1024\"><strong data-start=\"778\" data-end=\"789\">Hushday<\/strong>, the UAE-based startup pioneering the region\u2019s first <strong data-start=\"843\" data-end=\"883\">invitation-only flash sales platform<\/strong>, has successfully raised over <strong data-start=\"914\" data-end=\"956\">2 million AED (approximately $550,000)<\/strong> in a Pre-Seed funding round from prominent regional tech investors.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"1026\" data-end=\"1230\">The platform aspires to <strong data-start=\"1050\" data-end=\"1120\">build a new, scalable growth channel for premium and luxury brands<\/strong> in the Middle East, offering complete brand control and next-level performance while preserving brand equity.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"1232\" data-end=\"1527\">While inspired by successful international models such as <strong data-start=\"1290\" data-end=\"1300\">Veepee<\/strong> (valued at over \u20ac4 billion) in Europe and <strong data-start=\"1343\" data-end=\"1351\">Gilt<\/strong> in the United States, <strong data-start=\"1374\" data-end=\"1409\">Hushday is not a direct replica<\/strong>. Instead, it has developed a <strong data-start=\"1439\" data-end=\"1462\">Gulf-specific model<\/strong> tailored to the local market dynamics and consumer expectations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"1529\" data-end=\"1682\">The platform is expected to <strong data-start=\"1557\" data-end=\"1612\">officially launch operations in the UAE in May 2025<\/strong>, with <strong data-start=\"1619\" data-end=\"1673\">plans to expand to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Kuwait<\/strong> by 2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"1684\" data-end=\"1750\"><strong data-start=\"1684\" data-end=\"1708\">Jennifer Cohen Solal<\/strong>, Co-founder and CEO of Hushday, stated:<\/p>\n<blockquote dir=\"ltr\" data-start=\"1751\" data-end=\"1956\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1753\" data-end=\"1956\">\u201cWe are here to open a new, scalable growth path for brands looking to reach a younger, price-sensitive digital audience without compromising their brand equity. The demand is here. The region is ready.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"1958\" data-end=\"2241\">Unlike traditional outlet malls or mass-discount platforms, Hushday positions itself as a <strong data-start=\"2048\" data-end=\"2080\">strategic distribution layer<\/strong>, allowing brands to activate <strong data-start=\"2110\" data-end=\"2163\">curated, brand-safe, high-conversion sales events<\/strong> \u2014 while gaining access to valuable new audiences in a controlled environment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"2243\" data-end=\"2434\">Hushday operates exclusively <strong data-start=\"2272\" data-end=\"2300\">on a referral-only basis<\/strong>, granting invited members access to <strong data-start=\"2337\" data-end=\"2433\">limited-time sales across fashion, beauty, accessories, electronics, home, and entertainment<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"2436\" data-end=\"2699\">The platform has already <strong data-start=\"2461\" data-end=\"2488\">signed dozens of brands<\/strong>, ranging from regional leaders to global names, offering them complete control over <strong data-start=\"2573\" data-end=\"2620\">pricing, visibility, and inventory strategy<\/strong>, as well as <strong data-start=\"2633\" data-end=\"2698\">real-time analytics, customer insights, and dedicated support<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"2701\" data-end=\"2871\">With this funding and strategic launch model, <strong data-start=\"2747\" data-end=\"2855\">Hushday is poised to redefine how luxury and premium brands engage with the next generation of consumers<\/strong> across the GCC.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hushday raised over $550,000 in a Pre-Seed round from regional tech investors. The platform will officially launch in the UAE in May 2025, with expansion plans for Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Kuwait in 2026. Hushday operates an exclusive, invite-only model for luxury brand sales, offering full control over pricing, inventory, and customer insights. Hushday, the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":37,"featured_media":43282,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"post_subtitle":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1810],"tags":[7914,7912,7913],"class_list":["post-43284","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fintech","tag-gilt-en","tag-hushday-en","tag-veepee-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43284","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/37"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43284"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43284\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/43282"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43284"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43284"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43284"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}