Markhor (brand)
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| Private | |
| ISIN | 🆔 |
| Industry | E-commerce, Footwear |
| Founded 📆 | |
| Founder 👔 | Sidra Qasim, Waqas Ali |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | , |
Area served 🗺️ | International |
| Products 📟 | Shoes, Accessories |
| Members | |
Number of employees | |
| 🌐 Website | markhor |
| 📇 Address | |
| 📞 telephone | |
Markhor is a brand of handcrafted men shoes and accessories founded in 2012. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California along with a team in Lahore, Pakistan[1]. [2]
History[edit]
The company was founded in 2012 and was originally known as Hometown.[3][4] The company first began shipping products in 2012 to customers in US and Pakistan.[5][6]
In September 2014, the company re-launched as Markhor through a Kickstarter campaign to sell shoes outside the US and Pakistan.[7] The campaign proved successful and raised $107,286.[8][9] The company participated in Y Combinator startup incubation program in summer 2015, and has been funded by Y Combinator, 500 Startups, and others.[10]
References[edit]
- ↑ Peters, Adele (27 October 2014). "This Pakistani Startup Is Reviving A Dying Craft With These Gorgeous Shoes". Fast Company. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
- ↑ "Markhor Takes The Middleman Out Of Designer Shoemaking". TechCrunch. 11 August 2015.
- ↑ Rose Dickey, Megan (1 Feb 2013). "What It's Like Launching An E-Commerce Startup In The Middle Of Pakistan". Business Insider. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
- ↑ Saeed Khan, Mariam (14 December 2014). "Markhor shoes: A digital footprint". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
- ↑ Annabel Symington (11 March 2014). "How Paul Smith Sandals Peeved Pakistan". WSJ. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
- ↑ "Hometown Rebrands to Markhor". TechJuice. 7 May 2014.
- ↑ "Keeping a Pakistani Artisan Culture from Going Extinct". GOOD. 24 October 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
- ↑ "Markhor – 1800 Year Old Craftsmanship for Gentleman's Shoes". Kickstarter. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
- ↑ "See what happened when this startup wasn't able to meet its Kickstarter commitment". Tech in Asia. 19 June 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
- ↑ "Markhor (YC S15) Makes Handcrafted Luxury Shoes For Half The Price Of Top Brands". Y Combinator. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
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