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Quince: The Factory-Direct Retailer Valued at $10.1 Billion
Quince is a San Francisco retailer founded in 2018 that sells factory-direct apparel and homeware. This covers the founders, the…
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What Is Agoda? The Singapore-Based Booking Site Owned by Booking Holdings
Agoda is a Singapore-based online travel agency founded in 2005 and owned by Booking Holdings since 2007. Here is who…
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Priceline: How Name Your Own Price, Express Deals and Pricebreakers Work
Priceline is a US online travel agency owned by Booking Holdings, known for naming your own price. This explains Express…
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StubHub and Viagogo: How the Two Ticket Resale Marketplaces Are Connected
Viagogo bought StubHub from eBay for $4.05 billion in 2020. This explains how the two ticket resale marketplaces are related,…
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Etsy: How the Handmade and Vintage Marketplace Works for Buyers and Sellers
Etsy is a marketplace for handmade, vintage and craft goods founded in Brooklyn in 2005. This covers how buying works,…
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Eneba: The Lithuanian Marketplace for Game Keys and Digital Gift Cards
Eneba is a Kaunas-based marketplace for game keys, gift cards and subscriptions sold by third-party merchants. This covers the founders,…
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Depop: The Social Secondhand Fashion App Etsy Bought for $1.6 Billion
Depop is a London-based secondhand fashion marketplace founded in 2011 and bought by Etsy in 2021. Here is how its…
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Shein: The Fast-Fashion Retailer Founded in Nanjing and Headquartered in Singapore
Shein is a fast-fashion retailer founded in Nanjing in 2008 and now headquartered in Singapore. Here is its history, who…
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Handshake AI: How a College Career Network Became an Expert Data Supplier for AI Labs
Handshake is a 2014 career network for students that launched Handshake AI in 2025 to supply expert-labelled data to AI…
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Back Market: How a Marketplace for Refurbished Phones and Laptops Works
Back Market is a Paris-founded marketplace where vetted refurbishers sell phones and laptops. This explains how it works, what the…