Deb Stowe | May 11, 2022 | Niche Marketplaces
Poland’s Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKIK) has fined fashion marketplace Vinted PLN 5.3 million ($1.2 million U.S.) over payment issues. In its...
Damian Shore | May 11, 2022 | Real Estate, Niche Marketplaces
Cocampo, a newly launched property marketplace that focuses on rural land and farms in Spain, is picking up speed and on course to increase its number of...
Damian Shore | May 11, 2022 | Recruitment, Niche Marketplaces, People on the Move
Temporary work platform JobAndTalent has appointed Jon Kamaluddin chairman of its board of directors. “Jon Kamaluddin will play a significant role in shaping...
Deb Stowe | May 10, 2022 | Recruitment, Niche Marketplaces
Freelance marketplace Fiverr has launched a feature that lets voiceover artists provide artificial intelligence-generated auditions for roles without having to...
Damian Shore | May 10, 2022 | Niche Marketplaces
Co-founded in 2020 by four students at Trinity College Dublin, Irish company ReFunk operates a marketplace for ‘upcyled’ furniture – discarded objects that are...
Damian Shore | May 03, 2022 | Niche Marketplaces
Flash-sale company Veepee is expanding its second-hand site Re-Cycle to Spain. Re-Cycle was launched in France two years ago and collects used products from Veepee...
Deb Stowe | April 10, 2022 | Recruitment, Niche Marketplaces
Two black businesswomen have launched AfroFreelancer.com, a gig platform to support minority freelancers and college students. The site, which lists freelance...
Deb Stowe | April 09, 2022 | Marketplaces, Niche Marketplaces, Financials / Deals
Campsider, a France-based marketplace for second-hand outdoor and sporting goods, has secured €2 million ($2.2 million U.S.) in investment, which it will use to...
Deb Stowe | April 05, 2022 | Niche Marketplaces, Financials / Deals
Fashion marketplace Trendsales turned a profit for the first time in 2021, marking 54% growth, taking merchandise sales above €40 million ($43.9 million U.S.). The...
Damian Shore | April 05, 2022 | Real Estate, Niche Marketplaces
Her Roomies, an accommodation rental platform for women, is about to complete a round of financing that will see it raise €200,000 through crowd equity platform...
Tariq Ahmed Saeedi | March 31, 2022 | Marketplaces, Niche Marketplaces, Financials / Deals
Turkey-based refurbished electronics marketplace EasyCep raised $11 million in Series A funding at a $100 million valuation, said the company. Founded in 2018 and...
Deb Stowe | March 31, 2022 | Niche Marketplaces, Financials / Deals
Kaiyo, a full-service marketplace for second-hand furniture, has raised $36 million in Series B funding, which the New York-based company will use to step up...
Deb Stowe | March 23, 2022 | Marketplaces, Niche Marketplaces, Financials / Deals
Fashion marketplace Poshmark achieved $326 million in net revenue in 2021, a 25% gain year-over-year versus 2020. Its gross merchandise value (GMV) was up by a...
Deb Stowe | March 22, 2022 | Niche Marketplaces, Financials / Deals
ThredUp recorded annual revenue of $252 million in 2021, up by 35% year-over-year. The fashion marketplace reported an annual gross margin of 70.7% and gross...
Deb Stowe | March 19, 2022 | Niche Marketplaces, Financials / Deals
Bangkok-based fashion marketplace Pomelo has reportedly raised $1.9 million U.S. from Rich Sport, a distributor of global fashion and lifestyle products on the...
Deb Stowe | March 16, 2022 | Niche Marketplaces, Financials / Deals
Vestiaire Collective is taking over fellow fashion marketplace Tradesy. The terms of the deal have not been made public. Announcing the deal, Vestiaire Collective...
Tariq Ahmed Saeedi | March 15, 2022 | Niche Marketplaces, Financials / Deals
Taiwan-based fashion resale startup PopChill plans to further strengthen its c-to-c element and expand across the region with its latest $2.2 million in funds....
Damian Shore | March 15, 2022 | Automotive, Niche Marketplaces, Financials / Deals
Having increased its turnover from €1 million in 2019 to €15 million ($1.1 million U.S. to $16.5 million U.S.) during 2021, Barcelona-based used-motorcycle...
Deb Stowe | March 14, 2022 | Recruitment, Niche Marketplaces
Freelance marketplace Fiverr has joined the raft of companies suspending their business in Russia following the invasion of Ukraine. In an announcement on the...
Deb Stowe | March 11, 2022 | Niche Marketplaces, Financials / Deals
Rebelle is prospecting for acquisitions to help it become the leading managed marketplace for luxury second-hand fashion in Europe, while continuing to invest in...
Deb Stowe | March 06, 2022 | Niche Marketplaces, Financials / Deals
California-based Fashionphile has posted close to $500 million in sales, according to a report in Forbes. The platform developed out of an EBay store-turned...
Tariq Ahmed Saeedi | March 05, 2022 | Marketplaces, Niche Marketplaces, Financials / Deals
South Korea-based general goods platform Joongna has invested in used-bicycle marketplace WrightBrothers and second-hand children's clothing app CornerMarket in...
Deb Stowe | March 03, 2022 | Niche Marketplaces, People on the Move
Source: LinkedIn Fashion marketplace Vestiaire Collective has appointed Olaf Zschiedrich as its chief technology officer. “Happy to share that I joined Vestiaire...
Deb Stowe | March 02, 2022 | Niche Marketplaces, Financials / Deals
Fashion marketplace Pomelo has netted close to another $600,000 U.S. in funding from new and existing investors, according to reports. The news appeared on the...
Damian Shore | February 24, 2022 | Niche Marketplaces
A significant number of Spanish users are unhappy with the selling experience on Lithuanian used-fashion marketplace Vinted, website Consumidor Global reports. One...
Deb Stowe | February 19, 2022 | Recruitment, Niche Marketplaces, Financials / Deals
Fiverr posted $79.8 million in revenue in the fourth quarter of 2021, a gain of 43% year over year, the freelance marketplace has announced. This compares to $29.5...
Deb Stowe | February 18, 2022 | Niche Marketplaces, Financials / Deals
Germany-based fashion marketplace Rebelle is set to IPO on Nasdaq First North Growth Market, the Europe-based bourse. The company intends to offer newly issued...
Deb Stowe | February 15, 2022 | Marketplaces, Niche Marketplaces, Financials / Deals
Singapore-based Reebelo has secured $20 million U.S. in Series A funding, which the tech marketplace will use to increase headcount, adopt new services, and enter...
Damian Shore | February 09, 2022 | Niche Marketplaces
French marketplace Back Market, which specializes in the sale of refurbished consumer electronics (particularly smartphones), has opened an office in Barcelona....
Deb Stowe | February 01, 2022 | Niche Marketplaces
Fashion rental platform Hurr is extending its services to include resale. The London-based site has hitherto offered peer-to-peer fashion rentals, direct...
