Fresha vs Timely

2021. Fresha, a business platform for salons, spas and beauty and wellness pros, extends Series C by $52.5M



Fresha, a company that offers a comprehensive software suite to assist salons in managing their business operations, has recently secured $52.5 million in funding. Fresha initially gained recognition among its 60,000 customers for its subscription-free booking software. Instead of charging a subscription fee, Fresha generates revenue by taking a percentage of payments or through first-time bookings and marketing messages (if opted for by the customer). Today, Fresha's suite of tools encompasses booking and point-of-sale payment software. These tools are utilized in approximately 120 countries, with the largest markets being the U.S., the U.K., Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Europe. Fresha witnesses tens of millions of appointments booked on its platform every month and has processed a total of $15 billion in transactions to date.


2021. Memory.ai, the startup behind time-tracking app Timely, raises $14M



Memory.ai, a company specializing in AI-powered productivity tools for personal time management, has successfully raised $14 million in funding. Operating from Oslo, Norway, the startup initially gained recognition through its app called Timely. Timely serves as a time tracking tool designed not only for individuals interested in self-quantification but also for those who require accurate time tracking for practical purposes, such as consultants or professionals working on billable hours. Since its launch in 2014, Timely has amassed a user base of 500,000, including over 5,000 paying businesses across 160 countries. The key innovation behind Timely lies in its ability to efficiently track time for specific tasks, rather than just overall working hours, without burdensome data entry requirements.


2021. Fresha raises $100M for its beauty and wellness booking platform and marketplace



Fresha, a versatile commerce tool designed for independent wellness and beauty businesses such as hair salons, nail salons, skin salons, yoga instructors, and more, has secured $100 million in funding. At its core, Fresha offers a completely free subscription platform that enables these businesses to efficiently manage customer bookings. Alongside this, Fresha provides a range of services including a free appointment booking platform, software for account management, a payments service encompassing both physical point of sale and digital interfaces, and a marketplace catering to both business-to-business (B2B) transactions for supplying goods to businesses and business-to-customer (B2C) transactions for businesses to sell goods to customers.


2014. Timely turns your calendar into time tracker



Timely is an innovative time-tracking app that offers a unique approach by focusing on a high-level view of your work week rather than specific tasks or projects. Instead of tracking individual tasks, you estimate the amount of time you will dedicate to a project on a future day. This estimation helps you make informed decisions about taking on additional work or scheduling meetings. Timely is accessible on iOS and the web, and it has recently introduced a new feature that allows users to import meetings and events from their calendars. This feature eliminates the need to manually enter the same information across multiple apps. While Timely is free for individual users, there is a limit on the number of projects that can be managed simultaneously. For optimal utilization, Timely is best suited for teams or companies who can benefit from its paid plans, which start at $49 per month for a team of five individuals.