What KULT does

KULT Milano (legal entity KULT Srl) is a Milan-based, privately held multi-location beauty services company founded in 2017. It operates as a "multi-visionary creative house" combining four service lines — hair salon, tattoo studio, piercing, and an aesthetic beauty room — under one brand, serving individual consumers seeking personalized beauty and body art experiences. The company runs two physical locations in Milan (Corso San Gottardo 3 in the Navigli/Porta Ticinese district and Via Bellotti 7 in Porta Venezia), with the second location also functioning as a rotating contemporary art gallery and a rentable event venue. The Porta Venezia site represents the brand's most recent expansion and its positioning pivot toward experiential, cultural retail.

The underlying technology stack is basic consumer-grade: a WordPress-based marketing website with WooCommerce for the online shop and gift cards, a separate booking platform (booking.kultmilano.com), and integrations with PayPal, Stripe, Visa, and MasterCard for payments. Google Analytics and reCAPTCHA are used for traffic analysis and spam prevention. There is no proprietary platform, no mobile app, and no API; the company is GDPR-compliant and participates in the IAB Europe Transparency & Consent Framework under TCF ID 332.

Revenue is generated through one-time service transactions across the four service lines, supplemented by digital gift card sales (€50–€250 denominations), retail hair products via the online shop, and venue rental for private and corporate events. Customer acquisition is driven by organic social media (Instagram, WhatsApp), earned media in Italian fashion and beauty publications, and local SEO. The business is founder-led (Giampaolo) with approximately 29 employees and operates as a capital-light, cash-funded enterprise with no disclosed venture or private equity investment.

Name

KULT

Legal name

KULT Srl

Website

https://kultmilano.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

KULT Milano is a privately held Milan-based beauty services company founded in 2017, offering hair styling, tattoo, piercing, and aesthetic treatments to individual consumers across two Milan locations (Navigli and Porta Venezia). It combines multi-service beauty with a rotating art gallery and event venue concept.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Milan

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Hair Salon Services: Professional hair services including consultation, cutting, coloring, and styling. One-time service transactions.
2. Tattoo Studio Services: Custom tattoo services performed by resident artists. One-time service transactions.
3. Beauty Room Services: Aesthetic services including traditional aesthetics, body treatments, facial treatments, nail salon, laser hair removal, and Comfort Zone skincare products.
4. Gift Cards: Prepaid gift cards available in denominations of €50, €100, €150, €200, and €250.
5. Hair Products Retail: Online shop selling hair care products.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

KULT Milano is a multi-location beauty services business in Milan offering professional hair salon services (consultation, cutting, coloring, styling), tattoo and piercing services, and aesthetic/beauty treatments (Beauty Room). The company operates two physical salons in Milan (Porta Ticinese and Porta Venezia) and also generates revenue through gift cards and venue rental for private events. KULT positions itself as a multi-visionary creative house that combines beauty services with a rotating contemporary art gallery experience.

Product overview

KULT Milano is a multi-location beauty and creative services business offering a unified portfolio of services centered around personal expression and aesthetics. The core offering consists of three integrated service lines: Hair Salon Services (located at Corso San Gottardo and Via Bellotti 7) providing consultations, cut and color treatments, and styling; Tattoo Studio offering custom tattoos, cover-ups, and piercing services performed by five resident artists; and Beauty Room providing traditional and advanced aesthetic treatments, laser hair removal, and nail services. Additional offerings include Gift Cards (available in €50-€250 denominations) and Venue Rental for private events. The business operates two locations: Porta Ticinese (Corso San Gottardo 3, Navigli district) and Porta Venezia (Via Bellotti 7), with both locations serving as creative hubs combining beauty services with art and cultural experiences.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• La Beauty Room: Esthetic center offering traditional and advanced esthetics, laser hair removal, nail salon services, and Comfort Zone skincare products with locations at Corso San Gottardo 3 and Piazzale Fratelli Zavattari 6, Milano.
• KULT Hair
• KULT Tattoo
• KULT Piercing

Products and services

• Hair Salon Services Full-service hair salon offering consultations, cut and color treatments, and styling services, including precision cutting, balayage, color treatments (brunettes, blondes, vibrant tones), blowouts, waves, and editorial-inspired finishes. Targeted at individual consumers seeking professional hair styling in Milan.
• Tattoo Studio Services Custom tattoo services offered by a team of professional artists including Vanessa, Alice Candy, Crapman, Grace, and Rodrigo. Services include custom tattoo designs and tattoo cover-ups. Targeted at individual consumers seeking professional tattoo artistry in Milan.
• Beauty Room Services (La Beauty Room) Beauty center offering traditional and advanced aesthetic treatments, nail salon services, laser hair removal, and Comfort Zone skincare products, including treatments for face, body, and wellness rituals. Operated under the La Beauty Room brand at Corso San Gottardo 3 and Piazzale Fratelli Zavattari 6, Milan. Targeted at individual consumers seeking aesthetic and skincare services.
• Piercing Services Professional piercing services offering titanium, colored, and gold jewelry options for new piercings and upgrades to existing piercings. Performed by artist Vanessa at the tattoo studio. Targeted at individual consumers seeking body piercing services in Milan.
• KULT Gift Cards Digital gift cards available in denominations of €50, €100, €150, €200, and €250 for gifting KULT Milano services. Targeted at consumers and gift purchasers.
• Venue Rental for Private Events Rental of KULT Milano's locations for private events including corporate meetings, photo shoots, art exhibitions, and other occasions. Available at Porta Venezia and Porta Ticinese locations. Targeted at corporate clients, event organizers, photographers, and exhibition curators.

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Great Lengths: Italian-founded premium hair extensions brand operating via certified salons globally, comparable as an Italy-rooted premium hair-services brand with a salon-network model.

Direct peers

• Rossano Ferretti Hair Spa: Italian luxury hair salon concept founded by a named creative director, comparable to KULT in founder-led premium positioning and international press coverage.
• Jean Louis David: European chain of branded hair salons offering cut, color, and styling services, comparable as a multi-location branded salon model.
• Toni&Guy: Global premium hair salon franchise with strong editorial and education branding, comparable to KULT's premium multi-service salon positioning at a much larger scale.
• Aldo Coppola: Italian premium hair salon chain with multiple locations and a strong editorial footprint, directly comparable to KULT as a high-end, design-forward Milan-style salon brand.
• Compagnia della Bellezza: Italian network of franchised hair and beauty salons, comparable as a multi-location branded personal-care operator in the Italian market.

Broad incumbents

• L'Oréal Professionnel Salons: Global beauty conglomerate's professional salon division, comparable as a broad incumbent supplying and shaping premium salon service standards.
• Davines: Italian premium haircare brand with a strong salon-partner ecosystem and community-led identity, comparable to KULT as a design-forward Italian beauty brand with salon distribution.
• Wella Professionals (Salon Channel): Global haircare brand operating primarily through salons and education, comparable as a wider incumbent shaping the premium salon ecosystem in which KULT operates.

Others

• 10 Corso Como: Milan-based concept store combining retail, café, art gallery, and event programming, comparable to KULT's Porta Venezia concept of fusing beauty services with curated art and experiential retail.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/kult_milano
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kultmilano

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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