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.

Where is eBay headquartered?

eBay is headquartered in San Jose, US.

eBay

NASDAQ: EBAYalso invests · investor profile

San Jose, US · Incorporated in Delaware · 5 known investors

Find your way into eBay

299 people in our graph share verified history with the eBay team — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Danny Rimerunlockedknows Ron Gura · together at Empathy (overlapped)

×2knows the team · via Empathy

knows the team · via Reichman University

×2knows the team · via The Open University of Israel

×5knows the team · via Israeli Air Force

knows the team · via eBay

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.

E-commerce Marketplaces

Founders & leadership

Pierre OmidyarFounder & ChairmanFounder of eBay; founder of Omidyar Network

Ron Gura in 𝕏Product Director; led the eBay Israel Innovation CenterformerCo-founder & CEO of Empathy

Jamie IannonePresident and Chief Executive Officer

Peggy AlfordSenior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

Cornelius BooneinSenior Vice President, Chief People Officer

Julie LoegerinSenior Vice President, Chief Growth Officer

Mazen RawashdehinSenior Vice President, Chief Technology Officer

Jordan SweetnaminSenior Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer

Samantha WellingtonSenior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary

Yonatan Bergman inLead Software Engineer, then Engineering ManagerformerCo-founder & CTO of Empathy

Investors · 5

Alpine MeridianNew York

Baseline VenturesJackson · $100K – $1Mvia Steve Anderson · inferred

Frontier Venture CapitalBoulder · $50K – $500K

MaveronSeattle · $100K – $8M

Silver Lake PartnersMenlo Park

Founder mafia

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

Ron GuraProduct Director; led the eBay Israel Innovation CenterFounded Empathy Yonatan BergmanLead Software Engineer, then Engineering ManagerFounded Empathy

Competitors · 2

by search overlap

Poshmark, Inc.223407 shared keywordsPoshmark is a fashion resale marketplace that enables individuals to buy and sell secondhand clothing and accessories through a mobile-first platform. The company operates a community-driven commerce model focused on sustainable fashion across the U.S. and Canada.

Wayfair147146 shared keywordsWayfair offers a product specialist service where technical experts provide specialized product knowledge and personalized recommendations to help shoppers make informed purchasing decisions.

Companies competing with eBay for the same Google search keywords, organic and paid, via search-intersection analysis.

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.
Where is eBay headquartered?: eBay is headquartered in San Jose, US.