Deb Stowe | June 08, 2023 | Marketplaces, Niche Marketplaces, Financials / Deals
Swoperz, a U.K.-based marketplace where children can swap used clothing, has raised £250,000 ($312,000 U.S.) in pre-seed funding, which it will use to continue to...
Damian Shore | June 06, 2023 | Automotive, Niche Marketplaces, Digital Auto Retail, Financials / Deals
Barcelona-headquartered MundiMoto, which buys, reconditions and sells used motorcycles, has closed a €10.0 million ($10.7 million million U.S.) funding round,...
Ben Salisbury | June 01, 2023 | HRTech, Recruitment, Niche Marketplaces, Financials / Deals
DropStat, an AI-powered workforce automation platform that helps healthcare organizations tackle staffing shortages, has raised $5.5 million in a seed funding...
Tariq Ahmed Saeedi | June 01, 2023 | Marketplaces, Niche Marketplaces
Turkey-based refurbished electronics marketplace EasyCep has teamed up with insurers Colendi Sigorta and Axa Sigorta to offer insurance for secondhand mobile...
Konstantin Kalabin | May 31, 2023 | Marketplaces, Niche Marketplaces, Intel
Amazon Spain changes Warehouse category name into Secondhand Amazon sites in other countries set to follow example with the rebrand First clear step to...
Deb Stowe | May 31, 2023 | Marketplaces, Niche Marketplaces, Financials / Deals
Revenue at Thailand-based clothing marketplace Pomelo fell by 18.5% year on year (y-o-y) to $28.4 million U.S. in 2021, according to regulatory filings seen by...
AIM Group | May 31, 2023 | Marketplaces, Niche Marketplaces, Financials / Deals
Reliving.nl, a Netherlands-based marketplace for secondhand furniture, has met nearly half of its €1.5 million ($1.6 million U.S.) funding target through...
Patrick Kosmider | May 31, 2023 | Marketplaces, Niche Marketplaces, Financials / Deals
Cocoli, a Berlin-based platform for buying and selling pre-owned designer furniture, has raised €3.0 million ($3.2 million U.S.) in a seed funding round, website...
Deb Stowe | May 30, 2023 | Marketplaces, Niche Marketplaces, Financials / Deals
Vinted CEO Thomas Plantenga has outlined his vision to make the fashion marketplace a future-focused company, rather than chasing short-term profitability. In an...
Deb Stowe | May 28, 2023 | Marketplaces, Niche Marketplaces
Ecommerce giant EBay has launched a dedicated platform for secondhand wedding wear. The hub will offer bridal and bridesmaid dresses, accessories and vintage suits...
Deb Stowe | May 26, 2023 | Niche Marketplaces, Financials / Deals
London-based online sneaker marketplace Laced has secured $12 million U.S. in Series A investment, taking its total funding to date to more than $17 million. The...
Ben Salisbury | May 25, 2023 | Marketplaces, Niche Marketplaces
Katchin, a watch and jewellery marketplace that launched in the U.K. in January, is expanding into Germany and France and plans to launch in North America in 2024....
Charles Lavery | May 24, 2023 | Real Estate, Niche Marketplaces, PropTech & IBuying, Financials / Deals
Malaysia-based LiveIn, a long-stay rental proptech site aimed at students and younger workers, has acquired local competitor KT Management. The proptech operators...
Patrick Kosmider | May 24, 2023 | Automotive, Niche Marketplaces
France-based Motul, a manufacturer of lubricants for engines and industry, is expanding its business model by launching a motorcycle-subscription programme in...
Deb Stowe | May 23, 2023 | Marketplaces, Niche Marketplaces
Fashion retailer Zara is to expand its secondhand service across Europe this year. In a statement shared with the AIM Group, citing its last results presentation,...
Damian Shore | May 23, 2023 | Automotive, Niche Marketplaces
According to Josep Talavera, co-founder and CEO of Barcelona-based MundiMoto (LinkedIn profile), the company is on course to have 1,500 motorcycle rental clients...
Deb Stowe | May 22, 2023 | Marketplaces, Niche Marketplaces
Lithuania-based fashion marketplace Vinted has launched in Romania, its strategy director has announced. “We’ve just launched Vinted in our 19th market: Romania,”...
Ben Salisbury | May 17, 2023 | Real Estate, Niche Marketplaces, PropTech & IBuying
A new property platform that helps homeowners sell off-market properties has gained 10,000 registered buyers since launching at the end of 2022. Ostrich launched...
Damian Shore | May 15, 2023 | Marketplaces, Niche Marketplaces
ReFunk, a Dublin-headquartered marketplace for upcyled furniture, has launched in the U.K., according to its LinkedIn Post. Upcycled pieces of furniture are...
Deb Stowe | May 13, 2023 | Niche Marketplaces, Financials / Deals
Luxury resale marketplace The RealReal saw total revenue fall by 3% year on year (y-o-y) in Q1 to $142 million U.S., despite an increase of 4% in gross merchandise...
Deb Stowe | May 13, 2023 | Niche Marketplaces
Source: Vestiaire Collective on LinkedIn Fashion resale site Vestiaire Collective has announced the record-breaking sale of a Hermès Kelly bag, which changed hands...
Deb Stowe | May 12, 2023 | Recruitment, Niche Marketplaces, Financials / Deals
Freelance marketplace Fiverr saw Q1 revenue rise by 1.5% year on year to $88.0 million. The number of active buyers as of Mar. 31 was up by 0.3% to 4.3 million,...
Deb Stowe | May 11, 2023 | Recruitment, Niche Marketplaces, Financials / Deals
Upwork posted year-over-year revenue growth of 14% in Q1 2023, to $161 million, in what the freelance marketplace described as a “better-than-expected” first...
Tariq Ahmed Saeedi | May 11, 2023 | Niche Marketplaces
South Korea-based appliances and electronics retailer Lotte HiMart will pull the plug on its c-to-c secondhand appliance marketplace E-Himart by the end of this...
Christian Allred | May 10, 2023 | Real Estate, Niche Marketplaces, Intel
Pandemic increases desire for rural land Land marketplaces have capitalized on demand Added-value services key as listing income still small Land marketplaces are...
Deb Stowe | May 04, 2023 | Recruitment, Niche Marketplaces, Financials / Deals
Job platform Gigs has announced its official launch, alongside the raising of $2.7 million in pre-seed funding, which it will invest in product, engineering,...
Deb Stowe | May 03, 2023 | Marketplaces, Niche Marketplaces, Intel
Company teams up with brands, resellers for luxury goods Also launches used furniture hub in the U.K. Clear desire to shift image, attract younger audiences EBay...
Ben Salisbury | May 03, 2023 | Marketplaces, Niche Marketplaces
A new online marketplace for selling luxury watches has launched in the U.K. Sell My Watches aims to provide a seamless and hassle-free way for customers to sell...
AIM Group | May 02, 2023 | Niche Marketplaces, People on the Move
South Korea-based SLDT, which operates niche marketplace SoldOut, has appointed Kim Ji-hoon (pictured) as its new CEO, said parent company Musinsa. Kim is a...
Damian Shore | May 02, 2023 | Marketplaces, Niche Marketplaces
Having appointed a new CEO in January, Bilbao-based secondhand clothing marketplace Micolet is aiming to become the main challenger to Vinted in Europe. In...
