
CIBC Innovation Banking announced today that it has provided growth capital to Booksy, a mobile-first booking platform that connects beauty, wellness, and health professionals with local customers, facilitating hundreds of millions of appointments annually. The funding will help Booksy accelerate customer acquisition, expand its marketplace, and enhance its platform features.
“This partnership with CIBC Innovation Banking will enable Booksy to continue building on our momentum in the U.S. and Europe,” said Kristina Salen, Chief Financial Officer of Booksy.
Booksy offers a suite of business solutions for small businesses, including its Booksy Biz platform, which provides beauty professionals with tools to attract and retain clients. The Booksy Marketplace, a consumer-facing app, connects customers globally with stylists, barbers, nail artists, salons, and other professionals, allowing them to easily find, book, and manage appointments.
“Our partnership with CIBC Innovation Banking will allow Booksy to continue building on our momentum in the United States and throughout Europe,” Salen added. “Beauty, wellness, and health providers are the backbone of their communities. They bring creativity and passion, while we offer the tools they need to manage and grow their businesses.”
Andrew Schwartz, Managing Director of CIBC Innovation Banking, expressed enthusiasm for supporting Booksy’s growth. “Booksy’s team has created a mission-critical SaaS platform that enables beauty providers to efficiently run their businesses, with over 130,000 providers and 38+ million consumers worldwide.”
About CIBC Innovation Banking
CIBC Innovation Banking provides strategic advice, cash management, and funding solutions to innovation-driven companies across North America, the UK, and Europe, supporting businesses from startup to IPO and beyond. With offices across major innovation hubs, the team leverages CIBC’s commercial, private banking, wealth management, and capital markets expertise to offer tailored support to growing businesses.
About Booksy
Booksy is the largest and fastest-growing booking platform for beauty, wellness, and health professionals, facilitating millions of appointments each year. Its Booksy Biz platform offers tools to help small business owners manage appointments, staff, payments, and customer relationships, while the Booksy Marketplace allows consumers to find, schedule, and manage appointments with local professionals.
Founded in Poland in 2014, Booksy operates in the U.S., UK, Spain, France, and Poland. Backed by investors such as Innovia, Kaya, and Verdane, the company has raised over $100M in Series C funding. For more information, visit booksy.com.