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Harry's

Logo: Harry's, Inc., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4

American shaving equipment company

Harry's is an American manufacturer and seller of shaving equipment and men's personal care products via online and retail channels. They utilise a subscription service where customers receive new razor blades, shaving cream, and other grooming products by mail. Based in New York City, it was founded in 2012 by Andy Katz-Mayfield and Jeff Raider and launched its subscription service a year later.3 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Jul 2, 2012Founded1
  • Industryfast-moving consumer goods1
  • HeadquartersPortland, Oregon1
  • Websitewww.harrys.com
  • Legal formcorporation1
  • Business address17711 N E Riverside Parkway, Portland, Or 972305

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Harry's razor, shave gel, and face lotion, January 2019
Photo: Dave6163, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons7

Harry's is an American manufacturer and seller of shaving equipment and men's personal care products via online and retail channels. They utilise a subscription service where customers receive new razor blades, shaving cream, and other grooming products by mail.3

Corporate structure

Harry's sits at the top of its group. 2 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What Harry's reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)

Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1

The story

The company was founded in July 2012 by Andy Katz-Mayfield and Jeff Raider, who met at Bain & Co. It launched its direct-to-consumer subscription service in March 2013.

The original products were designed by Prime Studio Inc., and the branding was developed by the creative agency Partners & Spade (now known as Mythology), who collaborated to create the company's initial range of launch products and packaging.

In January 2014, Harry's acquired the German razor blade manufacturer Feintechnik for $100 million, in an effort to provide control over the entire process of manufacturing their products.

In 2015, the company received a third-round financing of US$75.6 million. In an interview published in July 2016, Katz-Mayfield said Harry's had two million customers.

By January 2017, its shaving products were also available at Target and Walmart stores. In late June, it started selling its products in the United Kingdom.

In February 2018, Harry's raised $112 million in Series D funding co-led by Alliance Consumer Growth and Temasek co-led, with participation from Tao Capital Partners. In October, Harry's launched Flamingo, a women's skin care brand.

In May 2019, Edgewell Personal Care, the owner of the Schick brand of shaving products, announced plans to purchase Harry's for $1.4 billion. The merger was intended to finalise by the end of the first quarter of 2020.

On February 3, 2020, the Federal Trade Commission sued Edgewell to block the merger, stating that bringing Schick and Harry's together could hurt competition and Edgewell backed away from the deal.

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In March 2021, Forbes reported that Harry's had raised a Series E round at a $1.7 billion valuation. In December, Harry's announced it would acquire deodorant brand Lumē for an undisclosed price.

By 2023, the product line generated $300 million out of a total $750 million in annual revenue for the company. In 2025, a year after Reuters reported that Harry's had filed to go public in an IPO, the firm unveiled its first major rebrand since launching in 2013, updating its logo, packaging, website, and visual identity.

From Wikipedia’s article on Harry's, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.6

Leadership

Named in SEC Form D filings

People the company listed in its private-offering notices.

  • Executive Officer, DirectorAndy Katz-Mayfield named Jan 11, 2022 to May 10, 20238
  • Executive OfficerJack Sarno named Jan 11, 2022 to May 10, 20238
  • Executive OfficerJeff Lipkin named Jan 11, 2022 to May 10, 20238
  • Executive Officer, DirectorJeffrey Raider named Jan 11, 2022 to May 10, 20238
  • DirectorDamien Hooper-Campbell named Jan 11, 2022 to May 10, 20238
  • DirectorHelena Foulkes named Jan 11, 2022 to May 10, 20238
  • DirectorKenneth Egan named May 10, 20238
  • DirectorShan-Lyn Ma named Jan 11, 2022 to May 10, 20238
  • DirectorLee Fixel named Jan 11, 20229
  • DirectorMark Clouse named Jan 11, 20229

Products and brands

Manufacturing

Harry's razor blades are manufactured at Feintechnik GmbH Eisfeld in Eisfeld, Germany. Feintechnik was founded in 1920, and was later nationalised in 1948 as VEB Feintechnik Eisfeld, which was later privatized by German government agency Treuhand in 1990. Feintechnik was acquired by Harry's in January 2014 for $100 million. The handles of the Harry's razors are manufactured in China.

Business model

Similar to Warby Parker, which was also co-founded by Jeff Raider, Harry's began with a buy-one-donate-one business model, donating a free razor blade (or the cost of one) to charitable organizations. The program started in 2013 by supporting The Mission Continues to help veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, and it was called the "Give a Shave" program.

By the end of 2013, the "Give a Shave" program had changed slightly such that Harry's would donate 1% of their sales and the employees would donate 1% of their time to charitable organizations like City Year. Currently, the donation model remains 1% of sales, and employees now receive five days of paid time off to volunteer with a registered non-profit organization. Various charities have received this benefit, and Harry's has recently focused on promoting better mental health care for men and suicide prevention, making news for working with organizations such as Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM), HEADstrong Foundation, and The Trevor Project.

From Wikipedia’s article on Harry's, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.6

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. Jul 2, 2012Founded Founded1

Filings

3 filings to the SEC since October 2021: 3 private raises. The latest 3:

  1. May 10, 2023D/A EDGAR
  2. Jan 12, 2022D EDGAR
  3. Jan 11, 2022D EDGAR

Every filing from the last five years, summarized. The full record is on SEC EDGAR.

Funding

Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.

Money received by year$266.2M 2021–2021
Money received by yearMoney received by year, 2021–2021: $266.2M in all. Private raises (Form D) $266.2M.$0$100M$200M$300M2021 · Private raises (Form D): $266.2M2021
Figures by year
YearPrivate raises (Form D)Total
2021$266.2M$266.2M

Private raises

Private offerings the company reported to the SEC on Form D. The amount is what the latest filing says was sold so far, charted in the year of the first sale. Covers filings since Oct 1, 2021.

  1. Dec 28, 2021Raised $140 million in a private offering of equity9 Form D: 11 investors so far Form D
  2. Dec 28, 2021Raised $126.2 million in a private offering of equity8 Form D: $160 million offered in all Form D

SEC filer profile

How Harry's is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, from its EDGAR record and the cover page of its latest annual report.

  • Name on EDGARHARRYS HOLDINGS LLC2
  • CIK0001372739
  • Business address17711 N E Riverside Parkway, Portland, OR 972302
  • Phone503-257-76872
  • On EDGAR sinceAug 11, 20062
  • Filings1 in all: REGDEX (1)2

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