Articles about OfferUp

OfferUp cuts 22% of headcount as it aims to expand beyond used goods — read CEO’s memo to staff

OfferUp, the Seattle-area company behind a popular used goods marketplace, is cutting 22% of its headcount in a bid to… Read More

As stolen bikes are hawked online, cyclists call out digital marketplaces and run crime-fighting efforts

On a fall day in 2021, Erin Dallin locked his cherished baby blue bicycle to a rack near the University… Read More

Former CEO of OfferUp launches nonprofit StuffTV to spark conversation about consumption

The average U.S. adult will produce 128,000 pounds of trash in their lifetime. Sure, it sounds like a big number.… Read More

IRS delays implementation of tax policy change being fought by marketplace companies

The Internal Revenue Service is delaying by one year the implementation of a tax policy change that was being fought… Read More

Marketplace companies say change in tax policy creates unnecessary burden for online sellers

When Dan Marx helped launch a new startup this summer, he pictured himself having to learn more about bicycles and… Read More

More tech layoffs hit Seattle region as mobile marketplace OfferUp cuts 19% of workforce

Bellevue, Wash.-based mobile marketplace operator OfferUp is laying off about 19% of its staff, joining a growing list of tech… Read More

OfferUp adds job listings to its mobile marketplace, allowing users to search for work in app

While you’re looking for a used couch, bike, baby stroller or some other random item on OfferUp, maybe you can… Read More

Tech Moves: Remitly CFO will step down; OfferUp hires former Kellogg exec; and more

— Susanna Morgan is stepping down as CFO of Remitly. Morgan joined the Seattle-based digital remittance company in 2018, following finance… Read More

Tech Moves: Porch Group CFO will step down; OfferUp legal leader joins SeekOut

— Porch Group CFO Marty Heimbigner is leaving the Seattle-based home services company. In a new SEC filing posted Friday,… Read More

Meet the unicorns: A look at the Seattle-area startups that boast valuations over $1 billion

Editor’s note: This post has been updated to add startups that were not initially included in the list. Icertis’ valuation… Read More

Tech Moves: OfferUp names new CTO; Amazon data center leader departs; and more

— Mobile marketplace OfferUp hired former Splunk VP of Engineering Melissa Binde as its new CTO. Binde previously held senior… Read More

Tech Moves: OfferUp adds diversity chief; Convoy engineering VP departs; ex-Twitter VP joins Kraken

— Mobile marketplace OfferUp announced Melinda Starbird as the company’s first chief people and diversity officer. Starbird previously was VP… Read More

Tech Moves: Adriane Brown joins KKR board; AI2 adds HR exec; Ossia and LevelTen hire CFOs; more

— Adriane Brown, managing partner at Seattle VC firm Flying Fish, joined the board of global investment firm KKR. This… Read More

Q&A: In CEO shuffle at OfferUp, two leaders offer up what’s working, what’s next for mobile marketplace

Todd Dunlap has experience launching new products and scaling businesses. In a long career at Microsoft, Dunlap got the original… Read More

OfferUp hires former Booking.com managing director Todd Dunlap as new CEO

Seattle-area startup OfferUp has a new CEO. The popular mobile marketplace hired former Booking.com managing director Todd Dunlap to lead… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire Podcast: What Seattle’s billion-dollar startups say about the region’s tech industry

Here’s what we’re talking about on the GeekWire Podcast this week: Seattle’s tech community just reached a new milestone: 10… Read More

Tech Moves: OfferUp hires chief product officer; Flyhomes adds marketing VP; and more

— Mobile marketplace OfferUp appointed Niti Bashambu as its new chief product officer. Bashambu was most recently chief product officer… Read More

Seattle area boasts 10 fast-growing unicorns: Can you name the billion-dollar startups?

The unicorn — that supposed elusive creature of the startup world — is becoming a bit more commonplace in these… Read More

OfferUp and Letgo combine used goods marketplaces into one app following acquisition

OfferUp on Monday merged the Letgo marketplace onto its app following the company’s acquisition earlier this year. With the addition… Read More

GeekWire 200 Update: Seattle and Pacific NW startups raise big funding rounds amid pandemic

The leading privately-held companies across the Pacific Northwest are raising giant swaths of cash and increasing their valuations despite the… Read More

OfferUp hires Amazon Web Services and RealNetworks veteran Michael Eggers as CFO

Longtime tech executive Michael Eggers has joined OfferUp as its new chief financial officer. ‘America needs our help’: Q&A with… Read More

Tech Moves: Smartsheet CFO to retire; Boeing exec joins Prime Air; OfferUp adds execs; and more

— Smartsheet CFO Jenny Ceran will retire after transitioning to a successor. The collaboration work management company, which went public… Read More

‘America needs our help’: Q&A with OfferUp CEO Nick Huzar after Seattle-area startup lands $120M

With many physical stores closed and online retailers facing shipping delays, it’s difficult to buy just about anything amid the… Read More

OfferUp raises $120M, will acquire rival Letgo; OLX Group to own 40% of combined entity

It’s a big day for OfferUp. The Bellevue, Wash.-based mobile marketplace startup today announced a $120 million funding round and… Read More

Pacific Northwest startups well-represented in new Andreessen Horowitz top 100 marketplace list

Six Pacific Northwest startups made Silicon Valley venture capital titan Andreessen Horowitz’s new ranking of the 100 top consumer marketplaces. … Read More

GeekWire 200 update reveals trending startups in edtech, consumer tech, B.C. and more

There’s a growing cohort of education tech companies across the Pacific Northwest. A flurry of up-and-coming startups are sprouting up… Read More

Heads up, OfferUp: Craigslist finally releases an official app to attract mobile-minded shoppers

Looks like Craigslist finally found an app developer on Craigslist. The longtime internet classifieds site, which launched in 1995, has… Read More

Seattle area police arrest suspect in OfferUp-related armed robberies

Police in Bellevue, Wash., arrested a 17-year-old suspected of two armed robberies of victims targeted using the online marketplace OfferUp… Read More

A new world for unicorns: What the WeWork flop means for Seattle’s top startups and IPO prospects

WeWork’s dramatic fall from grace, which saw its valuation fall from $47 billion to a reported $8 billion amid an… Read More

Tech Moves: Dave Asprey steps down as Bulletproof CEO; Microsoft names chief U.S. digital officer; Accolade adds former Microsoft CFO to board

Dave Asprey, founder of Bulletproof 360, is stepping down from his role as CEO. Asprey announced that he’d be handing… Read More