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Nobull, a sportswear and footwear maker with a similar culture in the CrossFit community, has completed another round of funding with a $ 500 million northern valuation, CNBC reported.
Co-founders Marcus Wilson and Michael Schaeffer told CNBC that Nobull saw an explosive rise during the Covid pandemic, as consumers spent on work clothes or went out on hold, but are still in the market for training equipment, either. Relax in either use for their home fitness routines. The same application benefited as Nike, Under Armor, Lululemon and Adidas.
However, the health crisis has also created supply chain constraints and led to declining stocks. Nobull said he intends to use new funding to help replenish stocks.
Boston-based Nobull is best known for his training equipment: items such as light and sweaty shorts, sleeveless blouses and training shoes. Make a special pair of sneakers just for lifting, which will bring you back about $ 300. More recently, he ventured to sell items for other sports and activities, including running, and debuted a $ 180 cycling license last year.
Her women’s business now surpasses her men’s, thanks in part to a growing list of female athletes who serve as Nobull brand ambassadors, including CrossFit Games sportswoman and professional weightlifter Tia-Clair Toomey.
Wilson and Schaeffer are both lifelong athletes and members of the CrossFit community.
“It was kind of crazy,” Schaeffer said of the way Nobull originally got into the world of CrossFit about six years ago. “We both liked CrossFit. We love the community … and that’s what we’ve become organically oriented.”
This call pays off. Last month, CrossFit announced that Nobull will become the main sponsor of its CrossFit games, which will start again this summer. The brand will also serve as the official sponsor for footwear and clothing for the CrossFit community. The partnership is expected to last at least three years.
“We are not a CrossFit brand,” Wilson explained. “But CrossFit is a sport and a form of training for people who train hard and don’t believe in excuses. So there are really great synergies within CrossFit.”
Once he meets the demand in the United States, Nobull’s next ambitions include expanding abroad.
“We have a high global awareness,” Wilson said. “So the other thing we do is develop our ability to distribute products around the world … We want to make sure we take down barriers to those markets for our customers who are already ordering products.”
It continues to sell mainly online. It has three stores in the United States – in Boston, Miami and the SoHo district of New York – which are still temporarily closed due to the pandemic. It hopes to open more in the coming years with no plans to enter wholesale channels such as department stores.
“We’ve become very creative … when it comes to product launches. We’ve just been very flexible, and there’s not a lot of wholesale here, it’s much easier,” Wilson said.
Nobull has raised $ 32 million so far, according to Pitchbook.