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Carethy is a spanish company based in Barcelona, owned by Laboratorios Vanguard S.L. It operates primarily as an e-commerce platform focused on personal care, cosmetics, and para-pharmacy products. Currently, the company is part of Grupo Fedefarma [1][2] and operates in over 100 countries, with its primary markets being the European Union, the United Kingdom, and Latin America.

History

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Carethy was founded in 2014 in Llinars del Vallés as part of the Bilua Group [3], which also founded companies such as Miscota. With the support of business angels and funding, Carethy spun off from the group with the aim of becoming a leader in the e-commerce sectors of personal care and beauty products.

In 2018, as an independent company, Carethy raised $579,000 in a Series A funding round led by Sabadell Venture Capital and Ona Capital, enabling its operational expansion[4][5]. In the years following, despite being purely online, Carethy expanded into offline retail by opening beauty salons.

By 2021, Carethy's catalog had grown to include over 50,000 products, generating revenues of €15 million.

In 2022, Carethy acquired Bulevip [6][7] to complement its business with a sports nutrition division.[8].

In 2024, the company was integrated into the Grupo Fedefarma [9][10] to strengthen its omnichannel sales and specialization strategy.

References

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  1. ^ Ruiz, Noelia (11 July 2024). "La cooperativa Fedefarma compra el negocio de Bulevip y Carethy tras ir ambas a concurso". www.abc.es.
  2. ^ "Grupo fedefarma integra las unidades productivas de Bulevip y Carethy, para seguir potenciando la especialización de las farmacias". www.pmfarma.com. 19 July 2024.
  3. ^ Rodríguez, Samuel (2022-10-10). "Carethy compra Bulevip.com". Ecommerce News (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-11-05.
  4. ^ "Carethy cierra una ronda de 500.000€ con el apoyo de Sabadell Venture Capital". elreferente.es. 21 June 2018.
  5. ^ "Sabadell VC entra en Carethy en su nueva etapa tras Bilua". www.lavanguardia.com. 17 June 2018.
  6. ^ "Carethy Group compra el marketplace deportivo andaluz, Bulevip". www.cmdsport.com. 10 October 2022.
  7. ^ Rodríguez, Samuel (2022-10-10). "Carethy compra Bulevip.com". Ecommerce News (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-11-05.
  8. ^ "Bulevip, el Amazon granadino de la nutrición y el deporte". cincodias.elpais.com. 8 September 2021.
  9. ^ "La cooperativa Fedefarma compra el negocio de Bulevip y Carethy tras ir ambas a concurso". www.abc.es. 11 July 2024.
  10. ^ "Fedefarma amplía su omnicanalidad integrando Bulevip y Carethy". www.imfarmacias.es. 17 July 2024.