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12Society
Websiteurl
12Society.com
Company typeenum
Private
Founded yearint
2012
Short descriptiontext

12Society is a Canada-based commerce platform, founded in 2012, that enables brands to distribute physical products through celebrity curation and viral social media marketing. It operates with 1-10 employees and has no disclosed revenue or post-2012 operating activity in the source data.

Ownership categoryenum
Headcount rangeband
1–10
akta.pro rankint
HeadquartersWest Hollywood, United States
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West Hollywood
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United States
HQ regionstring
North America
Markets served

Serves global market

Keyword5 values
celebrity commerce platform, social commerce, influencer marketing, brand distribution, product curation
Industry4 codes
PRIMARYMPAFAEAM
Merchandise & Commerce Enablement for Creators (Merch, Shops, Drops, Affiliates)
Media, Entertainment & Sports/Gaming & Interactive Entertainment (Video Games, Esports)/Game Streaming, Video & Creator Ecosystems (Game Content)
SECONDARYCRAFANAJ
Social Commerce Enablement (Shops, Catalog, Checkout, Link-in-bio)
SECONDARYCRAFANAE
Shoppable Video & Short-form Commerce Platforms
SECONDARYCRAFABAA
Fashion & Accessories Marketplaces
Consumer Products & Retail/E-commerce & Marketplaces/Vertical/Specialist Marketplaces
NAICS code2 codes
  • General Merchandise Retailers455
  • Clothing, Clothing Accessories, Shoe, and Jewelry Retailers458
SIC code2 codes
  • Services-Advertising Agencies7311
  • Retail-Apparel & Accessory Stores5600
Product category
Celebrity Commerce Platform
Cost components4 values
Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Operations
GTM typeB2B
B2B
Offering typeDigital Commerce or Conte…
Digital Commerce or Content
Core offering1 text field

12Society operates a commerce platform that enables brands to distribute physical products through celebrity curation and viral social media marketing. The platform bridges brands, celebrities, and consumers by leveraging celebrity-led product curation and social-driven promotional channels to drive product sales and brand awareness.

Differentiator
Functional benefit
Problem solved
Product and service1 record
1Celebrity Curation Commerce Platform
CategoryCelebrity Commerce
Description

A digital commerce platform that allows brands to distribute physical products through celebrity curation and viral social media marketing, connecting brands with celebrity curators to drive product discovery and sales among consumers.

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Peers10 records
TypeDirect peer
Description

A creator-commerce platform connecting influencers with brands and shoppers, operating affiliate and shoppable content tooling at scale — the closest direct analog to 12Society's celebrity curation model.

TypeDirect peer
Description

A social shopping and creator-driven e-commerce platform aggregating retailers and influencers; comparable in offering a curated, shoppable experience tied to influencer content.

TypeDirect peer
Description

An influencer marketing and content commerce platform connecting brands with creators to drive measurable commerce outcomes, structurally similar to 12Society's celebrity/brand marketplace.

TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Meta's native creator-led commerce surface within Instagram, allowing brands and creators to sell directly; competes for the same celebrity-curated shopping demand as 12Society but at vastly larger scale.

TypeBroad incumbent
Description

ByteDance's integrated social commerce experience enabling creators to sell products via short-form video; offers the celebrity-virality-to-purchase conversion loop that 12Society pioneered but with much larger distribution.

TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Amazon's creator-driven live commerce offering, leveraging celebrity and influencer hosts to drive product sales on Amazon's marketplace; overlaps with 12Society's celebrity-curation commerce concept.

TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Pinterest's curated, influencer- and brand-driven shopping experience that turns inspiration into commerce; comparable in offering curated discovery feeds connected to product purchase.

TypeEmerging player
Description

An influencer marketing platform helping brands run creator-led campaigns, including shoppable activations; comparable to 12Society on the creator-commerce tooling layer even if more focused on campaign delivery.

TypeDirect peer
Description

A social commerce marketplace where curators/sellers drive discovery via followers and brand-building feeds; similar two-sided social-commerce marketplace mechanics to 12Society.

TypeDirect peer
Description

A subscription curation platform built around influencer-driven lifestyle boxes with celebrity collaborators; a useful precedent for 12Society's curated celebrity commerce model.

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Customer concentration

Classification, Details

Ideal customer profile1 record

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Profile, Firmographic size, Sales motion, Sales cycle length, Buying structure, Purchase trigger, Buyer persona, Geography, Industry vertical, Primary use case, Description, Pain points, Evidence proof points, Target buyer

Technology focused
Yes
API detail
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No

Docs URL, Description

AI maturity
App detail

Has app

Core technology
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Number of profiles
Profiles1 record

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Name, Designation, Designation category, Overview, Profile commentary, Source

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Funding overview

Funding stage, Last funding date, Total funding USD

Funding rounds1 record

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Round, Amount USD, Date, Pre money valuation, Total investors, Investors, News

Investors1 record

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Name, Type, Date of entry, Rounds participated, Website

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Each record includes

Name, Acquisition type, Announced date, Completed date, Status, Website, News

Investment

Each record includes

Name, Round, Announced date, Lead investor, Website, News

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12Society

Celebrity Commerce Platform12Society.com

12Society is a Canada-based commerce platform, founded in 2012, that enables brands to distribute physical products through celebrity curation and viral social media marketing. It operates with 1-10 employees and has no disclosed revenue or post-2012 operating activity in the source data.

12Society firmographics

Firmographics
Name
12Society
Website
https://12Society.com
Company type
Private
Founded year
2012
Headcount range
1–10 employees
Short description
12Society is a Canada-based commerce platform, founded in 2012, that enables brands to distribute physical products through celebrity curation and viral social media marketing. It operates with 1-10 employees and has no disclosed revenue or post-2012 operating activity in the source data.
Ownership category
akta.pro rank

12Society industry classification

Industry
Product category
Celebrity Commerce Platform
NAICS
General Merchandise Retailers (455), Clothing, Clothing Accessories, Shoe, and Jewelry Retailers (458)
SIC
Services-Advertising Agencies (7311), Retail-Apparel & Accessory Stores (5600)
akta.pro industry
PRIMARYMPAFAEAM
Merchandise & Commerce Enablement for Creators (Merch, Shops, Drops, Affiliates)
Media, Entertainment & Sports/Gaming & Interactive Entertainment (Video Games, Esports)/Game Streaming, Video & Creator Ecosystems (Game Content)
SECONDARYCRAFANAJ
Social Commerce Enablement (Shops, Catalog, Checkout, Link-in-bio)
SECONDARYCRAFANAE
Shoppable Video & Short-form Commerce Platforms
SECONDARYCRAFABAA
Fashion & Accessories Marketplaces
Consumer Products & Retail/E-commerce & Marketplaces/Vertical/Specialist Marketplaces

Keywords

  • Celebrity commerce platform
  • Social commerce
  • Influencer marketing
  • Brand distribution
  • Product curation

Where 12Society is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city
West Hollywood
HQ country
United States
HQ region
North America

Markets served

12Society business model

Business model
GTM type
B2B
Offering type
Digital Commerce or Content
Cost components
Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Operations

12Society product offering

Product offering

Core offering

12Society operates a commerce platform that enables brands to distribute physical products through celebrity curation and viral social media marketing. The platform bridges brands, celebrities, and consumers by leveraging celebrity-led product curation and social-driven promotional channels to drive product sales and brand awareness.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

  • Celebrity Curation Commerce Platform A digital commerce platform that allows brands to distribute physical products through celebrity curation and viral social media marketing, connecting brands with celebrity curators to drive product discovery and sales among consumers.

Companies that use 12Society

Customer profile

Ideal customer profiles1 record

12Society technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API
No
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

12Society competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Direct peers

  • LTK (formerly RewardStyle): A creator-commerce platform connecting influencers with brands and shoppers, operating affiliate and shoppable content tooling at scale — the closest direct analog to 12Society's celebrity curation model.
  • ShopStyle: A social shopping and creator-driven e-commerce platform aggregating retailers and influencers; comparable in offering a curated, shoppable experience tied to influencer content.
  • Ahalogy: An influencer marketing and content commerce platform connecting brands with creators to drive measurable commerce outcomes, structurally similar to 12Society's celebrity/brand marketplace.
  • Poshmark: A social commerce marketplace where curators/sellers drive discovery via followers and brand-building feeds; similar two-sided social-commerce marketplace mechanics to 12Society.
  • FabFitFun: A subscription curation platform built around influencer-driven lifestyle boxes with celebrity collaborators; a useful precedent for 12Society's curated celebrity commerce model.

Broad incumbents

  • Instagram Shopping: Meta's native creator-led commerce surface within Instagram, allowing brands and creators to sell directly; competes for the same celebrity-curated shopping demand as 12Society but at vastly larger scale.
  • TikTok Shop: ByteDance's integrated social commerce experience enabling creators to sell products via short-form video; offers the celebrity-virality-to-purchase conversion loop that 12Society pioneered but with much larger distribution.
  • Amazon Live: Amazon's creator-driven live commerce offering, leveraging celebrity and influencer hosts to drive product sales on Amazon's marketplace; overlaps with 12Society's celebrity-curation commerce concept.
  • Pinterest Shopping: Pinterest's curated, influencer- and brand-driven shopping experience that turns inspiration into commerce; comparable in offering curated discovery feeds connected to product purchase.

Emerging players

  • Fohr: An influencer marketing platform helping brands run creator-led campaigns, including shoppable activations; comparable to 12Society on the creator-commerce tooling layer even if more focused on campaign delivery.

Market position

Customer concentration

12Society social profiles

Digital presence

12Society financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

12Society leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

12Society funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

12Society M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about 12Society

What does 12Society do?

12Society operates a commerce platform that enables brands to distribute physical products through celebrity curation and viral social media marketing. The platform bridges brands, celebrities, and consumers by leveraging celebrity-led product curation and social-driven promotional channels to drive product sales and brand awareness.

When was 12Society founded?

12Society was founded in 2012. It employs 1 to 10 people.

Where is 12Society based?

12Society is headquartered in West Hollywood, United States, in the North America region.

Who are 12Society's main competitors?

Direct peers on record are LTK (formerly RewardStyle), ShopStyle, Ahalogy, Poshmark and FabFitFun. Broad incumbents are Instagram Shopping, TikTok Shop, Amazon Live and Pinterest Shopping. Fohr is listed as an emerging player.

Does 12Society have an API?

No public API is recorded for 12Society.

What industry is 12Society in?

12Society's product category is Celebrity Commerce Platform. Its primary akta.pro industry code is MPAFAEAM, Merchandise & Commerce Enablement for Creators (Merch, Shops, Drops, Affiliates), with a secondary code of CRAFANAJ, Social Commerce Enablement (Shops, Catalog, Checkout, Link-in-bio). Its NAICS code is 455 and its SIC code is 7311.

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TechCrunchConsolidation Heats Up In Subscription Economy, As Quarterly Buys Celeb-Endorsed Rival 12SocietyQuarterly.co, a subscription giftbox service, is acquiring 12Society, a rival startup with a similar celebrity-endorsed subscription model, in a small cash and equity deal expected to close within the next two weeks. The deal will result in 12Society's closure this summer, with its celebrity co-founders—including Nas, Nick Cannon, Blake Griffin, Kevin Love, Tim Lincecum, and Michael Strahan—taking an equity stake in Quarterly and joining its influencer pool. Quarterly CEO Mitch Lowe, a Netflix co-founder, aims to position the company as a stronger player amid increasing consolidation in the subscription commerce space as larger competitors like Walmart enter the market.TechCrunchBeing More AccessibleNasir Jones, co-founder of 12Society and a recording artist, shares his perspective on how artists can leverage social media and direct-to-consumer models to build independent careers, reflecting on his album reaching No. 1 on the Billboard 200 as validation of this approach. The article argues that platforms like Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram have fundamentally changed the creator-audience relationship, citing Louis C.K. 's independent ticket and special sales as a model for artistic freedom and financial independence. Jones positions 12Society within a broader trend of companies like Five Four Club and Trunk Club that are transforming retail through personalized discovery and accessibility.TechCrunch12Society: A Lifestyle Site Curated & Co-founded By Stars Like Nick Cannon, Nas And Tim Lincecum12Society, a lifestyle platform co-founded by celebrities including Nick Cannon and Tim Lincecum, launched an online subscription service. Subscribers pay $39 per month for a box containing four to six premium products hand-picked by the co-founders. The company aims to engage the 18- to 35-year-old male demographic.TechCrunchTim “The Freak” Lincecum Co-founds Stealth Startup 12Society, More Celebs To ComeCo-founders of JungleCents, Sameer Mehta and Nadir Hyder, are launching a new startup called 12Society with Tim Lincecum and Chirayu Patel. The company is a guy-focused lifestyle venture targeting the 18-35 male demographic, with plans for six celebrity co-founders. It is in stealth mode and raising its first round of outside funding.