Who Owns Skims?
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Skims
Skims is a U.S.-based, solutions-oriented apparel brand founded in 2019 that offers inclusive shapewear, underwear, loungewear, and clothing for a wide range of body types and skin tones.
Starts at $10 / item
Skims appears to be independent with no known parent company.
Skims
Skims is a U.S.-based, solutions-oriented apparel brand founded in 2019 that offers inclusive shapewear, underwear, loungewear, and clothing for a wide range of body types and skin tones.
Starts at $10 / item
Skims appears to be independent with no known parent company.
Major Shareholders
Skims
Major Shareholders
| Name | Type | Ownership | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
Kim Kardashian Co‑founder and Chief Creative Officer of Skims; widely reported as the largest individual shareholder with an estimated ~35% stake, based on Forbes/Investopedia net‑worth workups and later coverage after the $5B valuation round. | Founder | 35.0% | Nov 2025 |
Jens Grede Co‑founder and CEO. Media reports and ownership‑focused analyses describe him as holding a stake comparable to Kardashian’s (roughly 30–35%) and note that he and Kardashian retained a controlling stake after major VC rounds; exact percentage is not publicly disclosed and was likely modestly diluted by the Nov. 2025 raise. | Founder | — | Jul 2025 |
Emma Grede Founding partner and Chief Product Officer. Public profiles describe her as owning a significant minority position, often estimated around 8–10% of Skims, making her one of the largest individual shareholders after Kardashian and Jens Grede; precise stake has not been disclosed. | Founder | — | Apr 2025 |
Goldman Sachs Alternatives Alternative-investments platform within Goldman Sachs Asset Management; led Skims’ $225M equity financing at a $5B valuation in November 2025, acquiring a meaningful but undisclosed minority stake. | Institutional | — | Nov 2025 |
Wellington Management Global asset manager that led the July 2023 Series C round of roughly $270M valuing Skims at about $4B, and is widely cited as one of Skims’ largest institutional shareholders; exact ownership percentage is not public. | Institutional | — | Jul 2023 |
Lone Pine Capital Hedge fund that led the $240M Series B financing in January 2022 at a $3.2B valuation; described in press coverage as a key backer while Kardashian and Jens Grede retained a controlling stake. | Institutional | — | Jan 2022 |
Thrive Capital Venture capital firm that led Skims’ $154M Series A round in April 2021 and participated in the $240M Series B in 2022, giving it a significant minority position among the early institutional investors. | Institutional | — | Jan 2022 |
D1 Capital Partners Investment firm that joined the $240M Series B (2022) and the $270M Series C (2023), and is repeatedly listed among Skims’ core institutional investors; its exact ownership percentage is undisclosed. | Institutional | — | Jul 2023 |
Greenoaks Capital Partners Growth-focused investment firm that participated in the 2023 Series C round alongside Wellington, D1 Capital and others, and is cited as part of Skims’ ongoing investor roster. | Institutional | — | Jul 2023 |
Imaginary Ventures Consumer-focused venture firm and one of Skims’ earliest backers (seed and Series A), which also joined later rounds including the 2022 Series B and 2023 Series C; holds a long‑standing minority stake. | Institutional | — | Jul 2023 |
Alliance Consumer Growth (ACG) Consumer growth-equity firm that first invested around 2020 and was part of the investor group in Skims’ $240M Series B round in January 2022, giving it a notable but undisclosed minority position. | Institutional | — | Jan 2022 |
BDT & MSD Partners Investment firm whose affiliated funds participated alongside Goldman Sachs Alternatives in the $225M financing at a $5B valuation in November 2025, acquiring a new minority stake in Skims. | Institutional | — | Nov 2025 |
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