Overview
- A Phia spokesperson confirmed the funding after Bloomberg reviewed the startup’s pitch deck, placing the company’s valuation at $180 million.
- The materials identify Notable Capital’s Hans Tung as lead on the round, with participation from Kleiner Perkins and Khosla Ventures.
- Celebrity backers listed in the deck include Hailey Bieber, Kris Jenner, Sheryl Sandberg and Sara Blakely.
- The raise follows an $8 million seed completed in September, marking a rapid step-up in valuation over a few months.
- Phia describes an AI shopping agent integrated with Chrome and mobile Safari that has roughly 750,000 downloads, and the founders say Bill Gates has not invested.