# Betsie Larkin

> Betsie Larkin is an American singer, songwriter and the founder and CEO of Honeylove. Her collaborations with Ferry Corsten and Armin van Buuren took her onto international stages, where unreliable shapewear prompted her to develop her own garments. Honeylove launched publicly in 2018, joined Y Combinator and expanded from shapewear into bras, tops and other intimates.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at Honeylove
- **Organizations:** Honeylove
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Boston University
- **Known for:** Collaborated with Ferry Corsten, Armin van Buuren, Paul van Dyk, ATB and other electronic music producers., Founded Honeylove and participated in Y Combinator Summer 2018., Honeylove raised approximately $314,000 in its initial Kickstarter campaign.

## Career timeline

- **2008-2009** — Collaborated with Ferry Corsten on Made of Love and Feel You, appearing on Twice in a Blue Moon.
- **2011** — Released the electronic music album All We Have Is Now.
- **2016** — Formed the company that became Honeylove; its published history dates the first compression-panel sketch to May.
- **2017** — Visited a manufacturer and saw an early prototype in June.
- **2018** — Launched Honeylove publicly, raised approximately $314,000 through Kickstarter and joined Y Combinator Summer 2018.
- **2019** — Honeylove closed a $13 million Series A led by Lightspeed Venture Partners.
- **2020** — Honeylove launched its first bra in September.
- **2021** — Honeylove began a retail partnership with Nordstrom late in the year.
- **2026** — Appeared with Igor Lebovic on Operators to discuss building Honeylove.

## Achievements

- Collaborated with Ferry Corsten, Armin van Buuren, Paul van Dyk, ATB and other electronic music producers.
- Founded Honeylove and participated in Y Combinator Summer 2018.
- Honeylove raised approximately $314,000 in its initial Kickstarter campaign.
- Honeylove ranked No. 660 on the 2024 Inc. 5000 and No. 1,438 in 2025.
- Honeylove reports more than three million women have bought its products.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Betsie Larkin and Igor Lebovic appeared together on the September 10 Operators episode about building Honeylove.
- **2025-08** — Honeylove appeared at No. 1,438 on the 2025 Inc. 5000 list.

## Links

- Website: https://www.betsielarkin.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/betsielarkin
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/betsielarkin
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/betsielarkin/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/betsielarkinofficial

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Last updated: 2026-10-12