Ownership profile
Who owns Blind Barber?
Blind Barber is a privately held barbershop, lounge, and grooming-products brand operated as Blind Barber, LLC, founded by four co-owners; no private equity firm has been identified as an investor or acquirer.
Ownership profile
Blind Barber
Blind Barber, LLC (also styled The Blind Barber, LLC)
Evidence (9)
The site is owned and operated by Blind Barber, LLC — the named legal entity in both the privacy policy and terms of service.
https://blindbarber.com/pages/privacyTerms & Conditions also identify the operator as 'Blind Barber, LLC, together with our affiliates,' with governing law set in Illinois and dispute forum in Chicago.
https://blindbarber.com/pages/terms-conditionsBlind Barber was co-founded in 2010 by Jeff Laub, Josh Boyd, Adam Kirschenbaum, and Matt Breen; co-owner Jeff Laub publicly described the brand as 'an indie brand' in 2018.
https://mr-mag.com/blind-barber-opens-newest-shop-at-moxy-times-square/The BLIND BARBER trademark is registered to 'The Blind Barber, LLC,' a Limited Liability Company, and has remained under the same registrant since the 2017 filing.
https://trademarks.justia.com/874/62/blind-87462912.htmlPitchBook classifies Blind Barber as a private company with only $1.7M raised, indicating no significant institutional investment round.
https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/234510-94CBInsights lists Bryce Harper as the only identified investor, via a 2018 endorsement/partnership deal — not a PE firm.
https://www.cbinsights.com/company/blind-barberA 2023 Forbes profile confirms founder Jeff Laub remains actively leading the brand and references no external ownership change.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/cassellferere/2023/10/22/blind-barber-launches-app-after-14-years-of-shaping-mens-grooming-culture/Adam Kirschenbaum (co-founder/COO) is described as seeking small-business government grants (STEP program) for international expansion, consistent with founder-run, non-PE-backed operations.
https://www.pacesbdc.org/blindbarberNo PE portfolio pages, acquisition press releases, SEC Form D filings, or news articles were found connecting any private equity firm to Blind Barber.
https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/blind-barberWhat's uncertain
- The privacy policy and terms of service on blindbarber.com are dated September 2019; no updated versions were located — the LLC structure may have changed since then.
- PitchBook and CBInsights data on funding amounts may be incomplete; neither confirmed zero institutional investors with certainty.
- Bryce Harper's 2018 investment/partnership was described as a long-term endorsement deal with an equity component, but the stake size and current status could not be verified from public sources.
- No state business registry record (e.g., New York or Illinois) was directly retrieved to independently confirm LLC standing or any change in membership.
- Tracxn reports Blind Barber has 'not raised any funding yet,' which conflicts slightly with PitchBook's $1.7M figure — the discrepancy could not be reconciled from available sources.