Carethy is a spanish company based in Barcelona, owned by Laboratorios Vanguard S.L. It operates primarily as an e-commerce platform focused on personal care, cosmetics, and para-pharmacy products. Currently, the company is part of Grupo Fedefarma [1][2] and operates in over 100 countries, with its primary markets being the European Union, the United Kingdom, and Latin America.
History
editCarethy was founded in 2014 in Llinars del Vallés as part of the Bilua Group [3], which also founded companies such as Miscota. With the support of business angels and funding, Carethy spun off from the group with the aim of becoming a leader in the e-commerce sectors of personal care and beauty products.
In 2018, as an independent company, Carethy raised $579,000 in a Series A funding round led by Sabadell Venture Capital and Ona Capital, enabling its operational expansion[4][5]. In the years following, despite being purely online, Carethy expanded into offline retail by opening beauty salons.
By 2021, Carethy's catalog had grown to include over 50,000 products, generating revenues of €15 million.
In 2022, Carethy acquired Bulevip [6][7] to complement its business with a sports nutrition division.[8].
In 2024, the company was integrated into the Grupo Fedefarma [9][10] to strengthen its omnichannel sales and specialization strategy.
References
edit- ^ Ruiz, Noelia (11 July 2024). "La cooperativa Fedefarma compra el negocio de Bulevip y Carethy tras ir ambas a concurso". www.abc.es.
- ^ "Grupo fedefarma integra las unidades productivas de Bulevip y Carethy, para seguir potenciando la especialización de las farmacias". www.pmfarma.com. 19 July 2024.
- ^ Rodríguez, Samuel (2022-10-10). "Carethy compra Bulevip.com". Ecommerce News (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-11-05.
- ^ "Carethy cierra una ronda de 500.000€ con el apoyo de Sabadell Venture Capital". elreferente.es. 21 June 2018.
- ^ "Sabadell VC entra en Carethy en su nueva etapa tras Bilua". www.lavanguardia.com. 17 June 2018.
- ^ "Carethy Group compra el marketplace deportivo andaluz, Bulevip". www.cmdsport.com. 10 October 2022.
- ^ Rodríguez, Samuel (2022-10-10). "Carethy compra Bulevip.com". Ecommerce News (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-11-05.
- ^ "Bulevip, el Amazon granadino de la nutrición y el deporte". cincodias.elpais.com. 8 September 2021.
- ^ "La cooperativa Fedefarma compra el negocio de Bulevip y Carethy tras ir ambas a concurso". www.abc.es. 11 July 2024.
- ^ "Fedefarma amplía su omnicanalidad integrando Bulevip y Carethy". www.imfarmacias.es. 17 July 2024.