by Rachel Velebny | Jul 8, 2021 | Automotive, Digital Auto Retail, Financials / Deals
CarNext, a European-wide online automotive b-to-b and b-to-c marketplace, has become a standalone company, and has raised €400 million ($474 million U.S.) to accelerate its growth. It is being carved out from LeasePlan, a Dutch car leasing company op... Join now to...
by Rachel Velebny | Jul 6, 2021 | Marketplaces
IAB Europe has published its 2020 AdEx Benchmark Report and while overall advertisers spent 6.3% more year-on-year, the Classifieds, Directories, and Affiliates segment declined 9.1%. In the report IAB cited a weak job market and high consumer savings as the main...
by Rachel Velebny | Jul 2, 2021 | Automotive
Dutch automotive resale marketplace AutoCircuit, owned by Mediahuis, has merged with AutoTrack and joined the Automotive MediaVentions group of brands. Automotive MediaVentions is a joint venture between Benelux rivals DPG Media and Mediahuis, formed in 2019, which...
by Rachel Velebny | Jun 28, 2021 | Niche Marketplaces
ThredUp has released its annual Resale Report projecting that the fashion resale market will grow eleven times faster than retail over the next five years, pushing the total secondhand market value to $77 billion by 2025. The research behind the report comes from...
by Rachel Velebny | Jun 25, 2021 | Niche Marketplaces, Financials / Deals
The California-based marketplace has raised $195 million in a Series F investment round and according to Goat Group this raises its valuation to $3.7 billion, more than double its $1.8 billion valuation in Sept. 2020. Other notable figures from the press release:...
