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Happy Returns

Other B2B Software · Santa Monica, United States · Founded 2015

Happy Returns enables in-person returns for online shoppers MoreLess

Happy Returns, a UPS company, specializes in providing seamless return solutions for retailers and e-commerce businesses. Operating in the reverse logistics market, Happy Returns serves a diverse range of clients, from small online merchants to large retail chains. The company's core service is its hassle-free return process, which allows customers to return items at nearly 10,000 locations, including 5,000 UPS locations. This service is supported by advanced technology that includes patent-pending item scanning and verification to prevent return fraud.

Happy Returns' business model focuses on revenue retention and operational efficiency for its clients. By consolidating returns and streamlining the refund and exchange process, the company helps retailers reduce costs and improve customer satisfaction. The service also includes analytics and insights to help businesses optimize their return policies and processes.

Happy Returns makes money through service fees charged to retailers for using its return network and technology solutions. The company boasts a 93 Net Promoter Score (NPS) and an 86% shopper adoption rate, indicating high levels of customer satisfaction and engagement.

Keywords: reverse logistics, return solutions, e-commerce, retail, customer experience, fraud prevention, operational efficiency, revenue retention, analytics, UPS.

Company overview

Happy Returns company information

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Status
Acquired
Founded
2015
Headquarters
Santa Monica, United States
Employees
194
Open positions
8
Dealroom signal
77.3
client focusb2ctechnologyIoT InternetOfThingsbusiness modelSaaSsectorShoppingsectorRetailsectorCustomer ServicesectorInvestingsectorIn-Store TechindustryEnterprise Software

Valuation & funding

Happy Returns funding history

Company financing events and reported valuations.

Deal typeDateAmountValuationInvestorsSource
ACQUISITIONExit Oct 2023 $0 United Parcel Service
ACQUISITIONExit May 2021 $0 PayPal
EARLY VCEquity / VC Apr 2019 $11M $44M Upfront Ventures · PayPal
SERIES BEquity / VC Dec 2017 $8M $32M U.S. Venture Partners
SERIES AEquity / VC Sep 2017 $4M $16M Maveron · Lowercase Capital · Upfront Ventures
CONVERTIBLEEquity / VC Aug 2016 R/GA Accelerator
SEEDEquity / VC Apr 2016 Lowercase Capital · Maveron · Upfront Ventures · Brian Spaly
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Financials

Workforce over time

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YearEmployees
2026 193
2025 179
2024 84
2023 84
2022 84
2021 66
2020 81
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Growth signals

Happy Returns website traffic

Latest recorded traffic for Happy Returns is 3.6M monthly website visits, down 2.7% over the last three months. Happy Returns's team grew 8.4% over the past year.

Latest monthly visits3.6M 3-month web change-2.7% 1-year team growth+8.4%
Monthly website visits105 observations · Oct 2017–Jul 2026
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Comparisons

Happy Returns compared with similar companies

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Talent graph

Happy Returns's talent

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Team profiled 22 named & role-tagged
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Key operators 3 quality Hidden — book a demo/100
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Investors

12 investors on Happy Returns's cap table

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Seed 5 investors entered at this stage
Series A 3 investors entered at this stage
Other known 4 additional known investors
United Parcel Service
PayPal Ventures
R/GA Connected Commerce Accelerator
R/GA Ventures

Global footprint

Where Happy Returns has talent and traffic

Workforce by country
3 countries with
team presence
🇺🇸 United States98.2%
🇮🇳 India0.9%
🇦🇺 Australia0.9%
3 countries shown

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Market sentiment

What the market is saying about Happy Returns

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