Company overview

Short Story is the premiere personal styling service for petite women 5’4” and under. The industry forgot about petites. We didn’t. We’re an award-winning, tech-powered retailer on a mission to deliver standout style, perfect fits, and magical moments of discovery without endless try-ons or hemming drama. Powered by data and rapid feedback loops, built with heart, and curated by humans, we’re flipping retail on its head. We move fast, test relentlessly, and build with empathy—obsessing over fit, quality, and what customers actually want.We’re not just selling clothes—we’re engineering a better retail model. At Short Story, fit isn’t an afterthought. It’s the whole story.
Founded in 2019
San Francisco, California, USA
152 employees (89 in marketing)
36% recommend to a friend
36% positive business outlook

Salaries

Typical salary range

$115,000 – $135,000

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People

Hiring activity

Open marketing jobs over time

5 open now

Headcount trend

Company growth over the last 12 months

Headcount +11.8% year over year

Funding

Total funding

$2.9M

Last raise

$2.9M

Seed, 5 years ago

Funding history

Sep 2021

Seed Round Short Story · $2.9M

Aug 2019

Pre Seed Round Short Story

Audience

Monthly website visitors
325.5K
Month over month-29.7%
Quarter over quarter-49.8%
Top sourceDirect (63%)
Ad budget per month$98.0K
Average search rank43.3
Traffic source mix
Direct
63%
Search
28.5%
Referral
3.9%
Social
3.7%
Paid referral
0.7%

LinkedIn followers

Follower count and growth

Total followers

7.7K

12-mo growth

+18.7%

Monthly growth

+1.4%

News

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