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Ebay

NASDAQ: EBAYalso invests · investor profile

San Jose, US · Incorporated in Delaware · 8 known investors

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eBay is an online marketplace platform that enables buyers and sellers to trade a wide variety of goods across categories including technology, fashion, collectibles, vehicles, and home goods. The platform provides auction and fixed-price purchasing options for consumers and businesses globally.

Founders & leadership

POPierre Omidyar
Pierre OmidyarFounderFounder of eBay; founder of Omidyar Network
JIJamie Iannone
Jamie IannonePresident and Chief Executive Officer
PA
Peggy AlfordSenior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
CBCornelius Boone
Cornelius BooneSenior Vice President, Chief People Officer
JLJulie Loeger
Julie LoegerSenior Vice President, Chief Growth Officer
MRMazen Rawashdeh
Mazen RawashdehSenior Vice President, Chief Technology Officer
JSJordan Sweetnam
Jordan SweetnamSenior Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer
SW
Samantha WellingtonSenior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary
TA
Tom AllasonFounder
RGRon Gura
Ron GuraProduct Director; led the eBay Israel Innovation CenterformerCo-founder & CEO of Empathy
YBYonatan Bergman
Yonatan BergmanLead Software Engineer, then Engineering ManagerformerCo-founder & CTO of Empathy

Investors · 8

Founder mafia

2 people who came through Ebay went on to found or lead other companies.

Related companies · 2

Companies working in the same space as Ebay.

Acquisitions · 4

Early investors' stakes continue via these deals
Alando

Alando was a German online peer-to-peer auction marketplace founded in Cologne in 1999 by the Samwer brothers and partners, modeled on eBay.

Caramel

Caramel built an online checkout platform for private used-car sales, handling identity verification, financing, insurance, and DMV title transfer paperwork between buyers and sellers.

Decide

Online shopping research service predicting price movements on consumer products; acquired by eBay in 2013.

Milo

Milo.com was a local-shopping search engine that tracked real-time in-store inventory and prices across roughly 52,000 US stores, covering about 3 million products.

Frequently asked questions

What does Ebay do?
eBay is an online marketplace platform that enables buyers and sellers to trade a wide variety of goods across categories including technology, fashion, collectibles, vehicles, and home goods. The platform provides auction and fixed-price purchasing options for consumers and businesses globally.
Who founded Ebay?
Ebay was founded by Pierre Omidyar.
Who are Ebay's investors?
Ebay's investors include Alpine Meridian, Baseline Ventures, Frontier Venture Capital, Maveron, Silver Lake Partners, Benchmark, Headline, Notion Capital.
Where is Ebay headquartered?
Ebay is headquartered in San Jose, US.