Get Verdane updates Contact Why Verdane Team Portfolio Investors From fashion starlet to IPO in five years Boozting revenues from SEK 150 million to SEK 3 billion About Boozt We invested in Boozt, a leading Northern European online fashion retailer, in 2012 following a direct invitation by the founders and an existing investor, who were looking to bring on additional e-tail expertise. The partnership culminated in a public listing of Boozt on Nasdaq Stockholm on May 31, 2017. Between 2012 and 2018, revenue grew from SEK 150 million to SEK 3 billion. Supported by the continued offline-to-online migration in consumer products, the company recently launched a beauty offering. Investment rationale Our experience building consumer internet businesses perfectly matched Boozt’s need for an investor that could provide operational best practice and guidance on how to accelerate growth and achieve scale. Boozt’s high growth numbers, and its outlook at the time of our original investment, were underpinned by the offline-to-online migration of ready-to-wear – a key attraction based on our philosophy to invest in assets supported by long-term structural growth trends. We wanted a specialised e-commerce investor with a genuine understanding of our product and the industry we operate in. Hermann Haraldsson CEO, Boozt Value creation initiatives Driving operational excellence Revamped the website to improve customer conversion and return rates Improved transaction costs by renegotiating payment provider terms against Verdane benchmarks Developed product assortment to drive SEO and traffic to website Complete overhaul of marketing mix; lowered marketing costs and establishment of a CRM strategy that now serves as the golden standard in our customer internet portfolio Completed construction of a fully automated warehouse in 2017 Refining the market offering Launched outlet site Booztlet.com in 2015, followed by physical store launch in 2016 Launched Beauty by Boozt, accompanied by a physical store in Denmark, in 2017 Phased out the mono-brand business area in 2016 Supporting management through financing rounds Led a couple of early financing rounds and helped raise capital from new owners in two Pre-IPO financing rounds Strategic positioning and exit Co-lead the exit and IPO process together with Sunstone Capital Featured case Marine Jet Power Establishing an asset-light business model and growing the business through M&A to secure new revenue streams Read more about the case Updates See updates Get updates Policies Privacy Policy ESG Policy Social media