OfferUp continues to attract big-time investor interest. And the latest backer of the Bellevue-based online marketplace is a fixture in the so-called “PayPal mafia.” PayPal co-founder Max Levchin recently invested… Read More
Unicorns may once again be living up to their name. The elusive creatures — which in venture capital parlance means privately-held companies valued at more than $1 billion — are… Read More
Andreessen Horowitz partner Jeff Jordan loves him some online marketplaces. Jordan, the OfferUp and Airbnb investor and former eBay executive who spoke at the GeekWire 2016 Summit, is a big… Read More
On Monday, Facebook announced Marketplace, an internal one-to-one e-commerce division, setting up the Silicon Valley giant for fierce competition with services like Craigslist, eBay and Bellevue, Wash., based OfferUp, possibly… Read More
Jeff Jordan has worked with pretty much every type of technology company in his career. He is a general partner at the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz. He was previously CEO and then executive… Read More
Facebook officially launched its Marketplace on Monday, once again attempting to carve out a piece of peer-to-peer local sales. The feature, which Facebook has been testing for the past year, allows… Read More
Bellevue, Wash.-based OfferUp says it has closed a $119 million funding round, led by private equity firm Warburg Pincus. The round has been rumored for weeks, and it pushes the mobile marketplace… Read More
OfferUp has more than doubled its employee count in the last year and is reportedly set to raise $120 million in a round that would give the company a valuation of… Read More
Craigslist competitor OfferUp is set to raise $120 million in a round that would give the Bellevue, Wash.-based company a valuation of $1.2 billion, according to a report from the Wall… Read More
When Mary Meeker delivered her annual “Internet Trends” report on Wednesday, it was packed with charts and graphs mentioning some of the biggest and most successful companies in tech. Roughly… Read More
Peter Wilson had no qualms with his role at Google, heading up the tech giant’s engineering operations out of its Kirkland, Wash. campus. But he just couldn’t pass up the… Read More
OfferUp, the Seattle-based mobile marketplace challenging Craiglist, is on pace to process over $14 billion worth of transactions this year, and it’s hiring to fuel that growth. The company is currently seeking… Read More
We’re living in a mobile world, and some of the top apps for smartphones and tablets are developed right here in the Pacific Northwest. This is your chance to help pick the best… Read More
There are giants among us. Today’s category in the GeekWire Awards — Next Tech Titan — recognizes a tech company that’s on the cusp of making a very serious dent… Read More
OfferUp is quietly testing mobile payments for users of its community marketplace in Seattle, giving buyers the option to pay sellers through its app without exchanging cash — and giving itself another potential selling point over… Read More
Over the past two decades, Craigslist has maintained its market share in the online classified space, despite neglecting to make any major updates to its interface or optimize for mobile. With 20… Read More
When OfferUp launched four years ago, aiming to take on industry titan Craigslist, it looked a lot like David challenging Goliath. But as it turns out, David is growing up quickly. The Bellevue,… Read More
The ranks of would-be Craigslist killers continues to grow, but one young Seattle startup is taking a different approach in its effort to give everyday people a new way to sell… Read More
It’s not easy making the so-called “startup leap.” You may have a well-paying, comfortable job that supports your family. The amount of risk involved, both financial and emotional, can sometimes be… Read More
There’s a new way for Seattleites to get rid of their old electronics. San Francisco-based Gone is launching today in Seattle, bringing its on-demand selling app to the Emerald City. Gone makes… Read More
OfferUp — one of the Seattle area’s most valuable, secretive and fastest growing startups — announced more than $90 million in total funding on Wednesday as the online marketplace for… Read More
This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast: Amazon posts record job growth and a surprise profit, and bites back at the New York Times, two months after the publication… Read More
OfferUp could be the most valuable Seattle startup you’ve never heard about. This little-known consumer Internet startup — which connects buyers and sellers looking to unload or pick-up everything from toaster ovens… Read More
Find a date, grab a coffee on the go, book a fabulous vacation destination, breeze through airport check-in or unload some of the junk in your basement. This year’s finalists… Read More
We’re kicking off the GeekWire Awards voting today, and we’re starting with a big one: Startup of the Year. One of 13 categories at the GeekWire Awards, Startup of the… Read More
OfferUp — a Bellevue startup that helps people buy and sell everything from bed frames to bicycles to used cars — is in the process of raising $60 million to $100… Read More
OfferUp CEO Nick Huzar knows you have a bunch of stuff in your garage, and he wants to help you sell it. With a history in startups and a passion… Read More
A new Seattle-based startup is offering a way to sell stuff with an app, sparing you the pains of meeting that crazy cat lady via Craigslist or eBay. OfferUp launched… Read More