OfferUp

Launched in 2011 by Nick Huzar, former co-founder and CTO of Konnects, Inc., and Arean van Veelen, OfferUp is a mobile-driven local marketplace that competes with companies such as eBay, Craigslist and Facebook Marketplace.

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New OfferUp CEO Aims To Grow Commercial Side Of Local Commerce Platform
New OfferUp CEO Aims To Grow Commercial Side Of Local Commerce Platform
June 28, 2021  |  eCommerce

OfferUp, like a lot of businesses, started out as an attempt to solve the problem of its founder, Nick Huzar; namely a room full of...

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Shopping App Rankings Rock Retail As Battles Brew Between Titans
Shopping App Rankings Rock Retail As Battles Brew Between Titans
May 13, 2021  |  eCommerce

As battles royale go, the retail wrestling match between Amazon and Walmart is getting brutal. We track it attentively in our Whole Paycheck series, a...

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OfferUp Merges With letgo, Combines Marketplace Apps
OfferUp Merges With letgo, Combines Marketplace Apps
August 31, 2020  |  eCommerce

Recommerce marketplace OfferUp has integrated with similar app letgo and will combine its app with the letgo app for a new marketplace promising an increased amount...

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COVID Creates A Seller’s Market In reCommerce
COVID Creates A Seller’s Market In reCommerce
May 13, 2020  |  Payment Methods

Whether it’s called “certified pre-owned” or just plain “used,” reCommerce has never been hotter. Online marketplaces are well-situated for a COVID-triggered digital shift, personified by...

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Toronto To Launch ‘Digital Main Street’ To Help SMBs Get Online
Toronto To Launch ‘Digital Main Street’ To Help SMBs Get Online
May 12, 2020  |  SMBs

In Toronto, a new service called DMS ShopHERE, powered by the Schulich School of Business, aims to help small companies and artists move their businesses online....

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NY, Mass Plan Phased Reopenings As Robots, Recommerce Show Promise
NY, Mass Plan Phased Reopenings As Robots, Recommerce Show Promise
May 12, 2020  |  Coronavirus

As they gear up to restart their economies amid the pandemic, states from New York to Massachusetts are planning phased reopenings. New York Governor Andrew...

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Stay-At-Home Orders Great News For Home Goods Sellers Like Wayfair
Stay-At-Home Orders Great News For Home Goods Sellers Like Wayfair
May 12, 2020  |  Retail

Roman philosopher Gaius Plinius Secundus, better known as Pliny the Elder, famously said “Home is where the heart is” somewhere around the year 45 AD...

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OfferUp CEO: Reinventing Commerce One Local Seller At A Time
OfferUp CEO: Reinventing Commerce One Local Seller At A Time
May 11, 2020  |  eCommerce

Recommerce has been on the rise for the better part of a decade now, and it seems countless marketplaces have sprung up to offer consumers...

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OfferUp, letgo To Merge As Biz Nets $120M In VC Funds
OfferUp, letgo To Merge As Biz Nets $120M In VC Funds
March 25, 2020  |  Acquiring

OfferUp has been winning recently, closing out a $120 million funding round and acquiring its top competitor, letgo, according to a blog post on the...

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