ClipDart

What ClipDart does

ClipDart, founded in 2016 by Kyle Parker, is a dual-entity social enterprise operating as ClipDart, Inc. (B2B for-profit) and The ClipDart Giveback (501(c)(3), Tax ID 87-4483782). The company provides on-site, culturally competent haircare services to underserved communities — including Black and other minority students at predominantly white institutions, seniors, individuals experiencing homelessness, LGBTQ+ populations, and people with disabilities — across 30+ U.S. states through a network of 400+ contracted hair professionals and 200+ partner organizations, with cumulative impact of 40,000+ haircuts. The company pivoted from a failed consumer app model during COVID-19 to its current B2B event-booking model in which organizations submit a form, receive a quote, and have ClipDart dispatch a contracted professional to their facility.

The underlying operating model is service-led rather than software-led: there is no public-facing booking app, no API, and no disclosed SDK; the "Platform" at clipdart.io functions as a brand surface rather than a transactional product. ClipDart's technology differentiation lies in domain specialization (culturally competent haircare for textured hair, seniors, LGBTQ+ clients), a novel NIL (Name, Image, Likeness) program at Arizona State University — the first to channel student-athlete NIL into direct community giveback — and a dual-entity structure that blends market-rate enterprise contracts with charitable funding.

ClipDart's revenue is generated through four streams: (1) B2B partnership fees and enterprise event bookings from colleges, K-12 schools, senior centers, homeless shelters, and corporate HR departments; (2) tiered corporate sponsorships ($7,600 Kickstarter, $15,200 Advocate, $22,000 Catalyst, $30,000 Legacy, all multi-year, tax-deductible) that fund monthly on-site events; (3) individual tax-deductible donations to The ClipDart Giveback; and (4) government grants, including the first county-level public-health grant awarded to a haircare organization in Arizona history (Maricopa County, 2024). ClipDart, Inc. additionally directs 5% of its profits to the nonprofit arm. Distribution is exclusively field-sales enterprise — no retail locations, no direct-to-consumer subscription, no app-store presence — and outbound marketing relies on earned media (66 press mentions 2021-2026), athlete/influencer content, and a 20,000+-follower organic social footprint.

Name

ClipDart

Legal name

ClipDart, Inc.

Website

https://clipdart.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

ClipDart is a dual-entity social enterprise and 501(c)(3) nonprofit that delivers on-site, culturally competent haircare to underserved communities — including college students, seniors, and individuals experiencing homelessness — across 30+ U.S. states through B2B organizational partnerships, corporate sponsorships, and government grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mobile Haircare Services

NAICS

Beauty Salons (812112), Personal Care Services (8121)

SIC

Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Mobile Hairdressing Services (At-Home/On-Location) (HSALAAAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Haircutting & Styling Services (HSALAAAD), Textured Hair & Protective Styling (Braids/Twists/Locs) (HSALAAAH)

Keywords

• Mobile haircare services
• Culturally competent haircare
• Nonprofit wellness services
• On-site barbering
• Community mental wellness

Headquarters

HQ city

Phoenix

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. B2B Social Enterprise (ClipDart, Inc.): ClipDart, Inc. operates as a B2B social enterprise providing on-site and culturally competent haircare services to organizations. Revenue comes from organizational partnerships with colleges, K-12 schools, housing communities, and HR departments for employee benefits.
2. Sponsorship Programs: Corporate sponsorship levels ranging from $7,600 (Kickstarter) to $30,000 (Legacy). Sponsors fund free monthly haircare events at partner organizations of their choice, with logo placement, speaking opportunities, and annual report inclusion.
3. Individual Donations (The ClipDart Giveback): Tax-deductible donations to The ClipDart Giveback (501(c)(3) nonprofit, EIN: 87-4483782) fund free haircare for underserved communities at hospitals, schools, senior centers, and shelters.
4. Government Grants: Multiple government grants including being the first hair care organization in Arizona history to receive a county grant from Maricopa County Department of Public Health.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

ClipDart provides on-site, culturally competent haircare services to underserved communities through a B2B model, partnering with colleges, universities, K-12 schools, homeless shelters, senior centers, healthcare providers, and HR departments to deliver free haircuts that address mental wellness. Services are executed by a national network of 400+ contracted hair professionals across 30+ U.S. states, with the for-profit ClipDart, Inc. entity complemented by The ClipDart Giveback, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that funds free services through donations and grants.

Product overview

ClipDart is a dual-entity organization consisting of ClipDart, Inc. (B2B social enterprise) and The ClipDart Giveback (501(c)(3) nonprofit), working together to provide on-site and culturally competent haircare to underserved communities. The organization operates through an event booking service, corporate sponsorship program with four tiers (Kickstarter, Advocate, Catalyst, Legacy), and an innovative NIL Program partnering with ASU football players Kanye Udoh and Jordan Crook to fund free haircuts. The ClipDart Giveback nonprofit arm raises funds through donations and accepts 5% of profits from ClipDart, Inc. to serve the most underserved populations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• On-Site Haircare Event Booking Service

Quantifiable outcome

• 40,000+ haircuts provided across 30+ states
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• Arizona State University (ASU)flagshipGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 June 2025Groundbreaking NIL partnership with ASU football players Kanye Udoh and Jordan Crook—the first athletes ever to sign an NIL deal with an organization using student-athletes' NIL to directly give back to campus and community. Athletes help raise awareness and drive donations to fund free haircuts for underserved ASU students and Phoenix communities.
• University of RochestercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 September 2024ClipDart's local partner in New York. Kyle Parker is a 2018 University of Rochester graduate. The university partnership provides haircuts to underserved students on campus. University serves as their primary regional partner.
• Banner HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare provider partnership providing free haircuts to seniors through ClipDart's services. Banner Health seniors receive culturally competent haircare addressing wellness needs.
• Social Spin FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSocial services partnership providing free haircuts for individuals experiencing homelessness. Monthly haircare events help recipients gain confidence for job applications and daily life.
• TaskForce ChicagocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLGBTQ+ services organization partnership providing haircuts for trans individuals who face discrimination at traditional barbershops. Services address community members' specific needs.
• Brown UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity partnership providing on-site culturally competent haircare for students. Featured among 200+ partner organizations and 70+ college partnerships.
• Best BuddiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNonprofit partnership serving individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. ClipDart provides haircare addressing discrimination barriers faced by people with disabilities.
• Santa Clara CountycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCounty government partnership providing public health services. One of many local government partnerships across ClipDart's 30+ state footprint.
• OneTencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorkforce development organization supporting Black talent. Partnership provides haircare as part of holistic support services for career development.
• Santa Monica CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity college partnership. SMC hosted talk by ClipDart CEO Kyle Parker on mental health through culturally competent haircare, sponsored by college departments.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Sport Clips: Sport Clips is a national men's and boys' haircare franchise with a sports-themed positioning. It is relevant as a broad incumbent, and ClipDart's own ASU football NIL partnership overlaps thematically with Sport Clips' sports-catering positioning.
• Great Clips: Great Clips is the largest U.S. haircare chain with thousands of franchised salons. It represents the broad incumbent category against which mobile and on-demand haircare models compete for the same end-user demand.

Direct peers

• Priv: Priv is a mobile beauty and wellness services app that brings stylists and other providers to client homes. It shares ClipDart's on-site, app-enabled service delivery architecture for personal-care professionals.
• StyleSeat: StyleSeat is an online booking marketplace for hair, beauty, and barbering professionals. While ClipDart's B2B event booking differs, both operate as platform layers connecting haircare providers with demand.
• GLAMSQUAD: GLAMSQUAD delivers on-demand mobile beauty services (hair, makeup, nails) to client locations. It is the closest direct peer to ClipDart in terms of the core mobile/on-site service delivery model, although ClipDart's customer base and pricing model differ (free/sponsored vs. paid).
• ShearShare: ShearShare is a marketplace platform connecting licensed stylists and barbers to salon chairs and on-demand opportunities. It is comparable to ClipDart's distributed-contractor model for haircare professionals, with similar economics around independent contractor labor pools.

Others

• Pattern Beauty: Pattern Beauty is a textured-hair-care brand founded by Tracee Ellis Ross targeting Black consumers with culturally specific products. It is adjacent to ClipDart in addressing underserved haircare needs, though it operates in product rather than service delivery.
• Carol's Daughter: Carol's Daughter is a long-standing beauty brand serving Black and textured-hair consumers, now owned by L'Oréal. It is thematically adjacent to ClipDart's mission focus on culturally competent care for textured-hair communities.

Emerging players

• INFLCR: INFLCR (now part of Teamworks) is an athlete content and NIL platform widely used by college athletic departments. It sits in the same NIL infrastructure layer that ClipDart's ASU partnership relies on for athlete-driven content and outreach.
• Opendorse: Opendorse is the leading NIL athlete marketing and content platform, used by athletes, schools, and brands to monetize name-image-likeness. It is comparable to ClipDart because ClipDart's NIL program (with ASU) operates in the same NIL ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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