“Can a salon operating system monetise its real-time view of cash flow by becoming the lender and payments rail for an underserved hair & beauty vertical?”
Barespace started in 2022 as a salon operating system built by founders with prior behind-the-chair experience, bundling bookings, HR, payroll, inventory and payments for hair and beauty businesses. By 2026 it had expanded beyond pure SaaS into embedded finance with Barespace Capital, offering working-capital loans directly inside the OS — leveraging its real-time view of salon cash flow to underwrite businesses that traditional lenders struggle to assess.
Barespace processes payments through Barespace Payment Services (self-operated).
Barespace's lending and capital products are provided by Barespace Capital (in-house).
The Embedded Finance Index 2026 maps 2 layers in Barespace's stack: Payments / PSP (Barespace Payment Services (self-operated)); Lending (Barespace Capital (in-house) and Barespace Capital).
Barespace was founded by Conor Moules and Glenn McGoldrick and is founded in 2022, headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.
Barespace has raised €4.68M in total (latest round: Seed, 2026 (€2.9M)).
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