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Stance IPO

$386.23MM

Series D-1 Valuation, Nov 2025

Completed M&A

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Stance IPO date and status

2009

Founded

Nov 2025

MA Closed

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Company details

Stance was founded in 2009 by Aaron Hennings, Jeff Kearl, John Wilson, Ryan Kingman, and Taylor Shupe. The company has not publicly endorsed plans to participate in an IPO.

Stance is an apparel company that specializes in socks and underwear. Along with its ecommerce presence, the company maintains a number of brick and mortar locations in cities across the United States. Stance has raised more than $115 million in venture capital funding from investors including August Capital, Kleiner Perkins, Menlo Ventures, Shasta Ventures, and Sherpa Capital. The company's last private fundraise was in 2016. The $30 million Series D round resulted in a $400 million valuation.

These comments should not be interpreted to mean that the company is formally pursuing or foregoing an IPO.

stance.com

Sector

Consumer & Lifestyle

Subsector

Clothing, Fashion, Beauty & Apparel

Founded

2009

Headquarters

San Clemente, CA, United States

Founders

Aaron Hennings, Jeffery Kearl, John Wilson, Richard Alden, Simon Dean

Forge Price ¹

Price not available

Market Activity ²

Limited

Last Matched Price

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Post-Money Valuation ³

$386.23MM

Total Funding

$149.74MM

Last Funding Round

Series D-1

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Is Stance a publicly traded company?

Stance became a public company following its M&A on 11/19/2025 and is now a publicly traded company.

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Will Stance go IPO?

Stance became a public company following its M&A on 11/19/2025.

What is Stance’s IPO price?

The IPO price of Stance is not currently available.

When was Stance founded?

Stance was founded in 2009.

What is Stance funding to date?

Stance has raised $149.74MM to date.

Stance major investors

Acme Capital

August Capital

Kleiner Perkins

Menlo Ventures

Mercato Partners

Shasta Ventures

Sherpa Capital

Triplepoint Venture Growth

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Stance pre-IPO valuation and funding rounds

Funding history chart

Funding round and deals details

	Funding Date	Round	Amount Raised	Price per Share	Post-Money Valuation ³	Key Investors
	11/24/2025	Series D-1	$17MM	$10.00	$386.23MM	Undisclosed Investors
Price per Share $ xx.xx Shares Outstanding 1,700,000 Liquidation Pref Order 1 Liquidation Pref As Multiplier 2.5x Conversion Ratio 1.0x Dividend Rate 20.0% Cumulative Non-cumulative Participating Non-participating Participation Cap -- Key Investors Undisclosed Investors
	04/28/2016	Series D	$30MM	$10.00	$381.44MM	August Capital, Coffin Capital & Ventures, Founders Circle Capital, Kleiner Perkins, Menlo Ventures, Mercato Partners, Shasta Ventures, Sherpa Capital, Triple Point Venture Growth
Price per Share $ xx.xx Shares Outstanding 3,000,006 Liquidation Pref Order 1 Liquidation Pref As Multiplier 1.0x Conversion Ratio 1.0x Dividend Rate 8.0% Cumulative Non-cumulative Participating Non-participating Participation Cap -- Key Investors August Capital, Coffin Capital & Ventures, Founders Circle Capital, Kleiner Perkins, Menlo Ventures, Mercato Partners, Shasta Ventures, Sherpa Capital, Triple Point Venture Growth
	03/09/2016	Series C	$57.36MM	$7.89	$278.29MM	Atom Factory, August Capital, Kleiner Perkins, Menlo Ventures, Mercato Partners, Osborn Partners, Shasta Ventures
Price per Share $ xx.xx Shares Outstanding 7,270,578 Liquidation Pref Order 2 Liquidation Pref As Multiplier 1.0x Conversion Ratio 1.0x Dividend Rate 8.0% Cumulative Non-cumulative Participating Non-participating Participation Cap -- Key Investors Atom Factory, August Capital, Kleiner Perkins, Menlo Ventures, Mercato Partners, Osborn Partners, Shasta Ventures
	05/07/2014	Series B-3	$3.44MM	$4.69	$113.87MM	Anthony Saleh, Joshua James, Menlo Ventures, Nasir Jones
Price per Share $ xx.xx Shares Outstanding 733,007 Liquidation Pref Order 3 Liquidation Pref As Multiplier 1.0x Conversion Ratio 1.0x Dividend Rate 8.0% Cumulative Non-cumulative Participating Non-participating Participation Cap -- Key Investors Anthony Saleh, Joshua James, Menlo Ventures, Nasir Jones
	05/07/2014	Series B-2	$14.14MM	$4.69	$113.87MM	Anthony Saleh, Joshua James, Menlo Ventures, Nasir Jones
Price per Share $ xx.xx Shares Outstanding 3,012,734 Liquidation Pref Order 3 Liquidation Pref As Multiplier 0.3x Conversion Ratio 1.0x Dividend Rate 2.2% Cumulative Non-cumulative Participating Non-participating Participation Cap -- Key Investors Anthony Saleh, Joshua James, Menlo Ventures, Nasir Jones
	05/07/2014	Series B-1	$22MM	$4.69	$113.87MM	Anthony Saleh, Joshua James, Menlo Ventures, Nasir Jones
Price per Share $ xx.xx Shares Outstanding 4,687,633 Liquidation Pref Order 3 Liquidation Pref As Multiplier 1.1x Conversion Ratio 1.0x Dividend Rate 9.1% Cumulative Non-cumulative Participating Non-participating Participation Cap -- Key Investors Anthony Saleh, Joshua James, Menlo Ventures, Nasir Jones
	07/22/2011	Series A	$5.81MM	$1.11	$14.38MM	Andre Iguodaia, Kickstart Seed Fund, Mercato Partners, Roc Nation, Universal Music Group
Price per Share $ xx.xx Shares Outstanding 5,225,404 Liquidation Pref Order 3 Liquidation Pref As Multiplier 1.0x Conversion Ratio 1.0x Dividend Rate 8.0% Cumulative Non-cumulative Participating Non-participating Participation Cap -- Key Investors Andre Iguodaia, Kickstart Seed Fund, Mercato Partners, Roc Nation, Universal Music Group
	07/22/2011	Series FF	$600.00	--	$1,500.00	Undisclosed Investors
Price per Share $ xx.xx Shares Outstanding 600,000 Liquidation Pref Order 4 Liquidation Pref As Multiplier 1.0x Conversion Ratio 1.0x Dividend Rate 0.0% Cumulative Non-cumulative Participating Participating Participation Cap 1000 Key Investors Undisclosed Investors

Stance IPO news and media highlights

Shop Eat Surf 09/21/2022

FutureStitch Opens New Sock Manufacturing Facility in Oceanside, Calif.

FutureStitch, which is headquartered in San Clemente, is the cutting-edge knit producer partnering with some of the biggest names in fashion including Stance, TOMS, Crocs, Everlane, and more to create specialized, durable sock designs.

Footwear News 06/23/2022

Crocs and Stance Tap B. Thom for a Collaboration Inspired by the Artist’s Grandmother’s Quilts

The two beloved brands have tapped artist B. Thom for a collaboration, bringing his DIY approach to fine art to the Stance Icon Crew Sock and the Crocs Classic Clog.

Nylon 04/15/2022

Beatrice Domond On Her Stance Socks Collab & Skating In New York

When it comes to skating, socks are an underrated essential. As important as good gear and a practical (yet stylish) ‘fit, a pair of socks must always low-key deliver comfort and ease during any session. So it makes sense that pro skater Beatrice Domond would team up with Stance, one of the sport’s go-to sock brands, on her very own pair.

WSJ 03/20/2018

The Fun Sock Goes High-Fashion (For $210)

The new frontier in fun socks: They’re covered in logos, have designer cred and can cost hundreds of dollars.

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