Bombas is an apparel brand. The company originally sold socks and began selling T-shirts in 2019. For every item purchased, a clothing item is donated to a homeless shelterorhomelessness-related charity.
Bombas launched in 2013, after founders Randy Goldberg and David Heath[1] learned that socks are the most requested clothing item in homeless shelters.[2] They established the brand’s mission to donate one pair of socks for every pair purchased.[2]
The company first received funding in 2013, raising nearly $145,000 through the crowdfunding website Indiegogo. A year later, the company raised $1 million in seed funding from friends and family.[3] The founders appeared on a September 2014 episode of ABC’s Shark Tank and secured a deal with Daymond John, with John providing $200,000 for 17.5% of the company.[4] In 2018, the company exceeded $100 million in revenue.[5]
By April 2020, Bombas had donated 35 million pairs of socks.[6]
In June 2020, Bombas released a collection of socks for which the company would donate an apparel item to a charity supporting LGBT youth for each item purchased.[7] As of October 2023, they’ve done $1.3 billion in retail sales.[8]
In 2024, it was announced that Bombas would participate as one of the brand partners in the merchandising campaign for the upcoming first film of the two-part film adaptation of the musical Wicked for Universal Pictures.[9][10][11]
