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Bluestem Brands

Eden Prairie, MN · Founded 2002 · Privately Held (backing)

Provider of e-commerce and catalogue retailing services intended to serve value-conscious consumers. Bluestem Brands is based in Eden Prairie, MN and was founded in 2002. It was valued at $253 million at a buyout in Aug 2020, the last priced event on record. It has raised $5 million across 2 recorded rounds; the latest was a $2.6 million seed round in Dec 2013.

PMV mark · valuation
$253.2M
Oct 2026
Priced at
a buyout
Aug 2020
Total raised
$5.0M
Last round
Seed Round
Dec 2013

Bluestem Brands key facts

as of Oct 2026
  • Provider of e-commerce and catalogue retailing services intended to serve value-conscious consumers.
  • Bluestem Brands is valued at approximately $253.2M as of Oct 2026, set at a buyout, Aug 2020; nothing has traded since, per PrivateMarketView’s mark.
  • It has raised $5.0M across 2 recorded rounds; the latest was Seed Round ($2.6M) in Dec 2013.
  • Notable investors include Monroe Capital, Cerberus Capital Management, Mount Logan Management, BCP Investment (Specialized Finance), Main Street Capital.
  • Bluestem Brands has filed 3 Form Ds with the SEC since 2011, most recently Dec 2013 ($2.6M sold to 9 investors).
  • Status: Privately Held (backing).
PrivateMarketView mark
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$253.2M

Valued at $253.2M at a buyout, Aug 2020. Nothing has traded since.

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Bluestem Brands funding rounds

2 rounds
Dec 2013Seed Round$2.6MSEC filing▮
Jun 2012Seed Round$311KSEC filing▮
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Bluestem Brands valuation

Bluestem Brands was valued at $253 million at a buyout in Aug 2020. That is the last priced event on record: no secondary trade or institutional fund mark has moved the figure since.

How much has Bluestem Brands raised?

Bluestem Brands has raised $5 million in total; 2 of its rounds are on record. The largest on record was a $311,158 seed round in Jun 2012; the most recent was a $2.6 million seed round in Dec 2013.

Bluestem Brands has filed 3 Form Ds with the SEC since 2011, most recently in Dec 2013 ($2.6 million sold to 9 investors).

Bluestem Brands investors

5 investors are on record for Bluestem Brands, including Monroe Capital, Cerberus Capital Management, Mount Logan Management and BCP Investment (Specialized Finance). The seed round in Dec 2013 drew 9 investors.

About Bluestem Brands

Provider of e-commerce and catalogue retailing services intended to serve value-conscious consumers. The company offers online shopping platforms, direct mail catalogues, flexible payment options, and customer financing programs, thereby helping customers access merchandise with budget-friendly terms and enabling inclusive purchasing opportunities

Sector
Consumer Products and Services (B2C)
HQ
Eden Prairie, MN, United States
Founded
2002
Employees
1,038
Ownership
Privately Held (backing)

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