Ebay
NASDAQ: EBAYalso invests · investor profileSan 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



Investors · 8
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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 dealsAlando was a German online peer-to-peer auction marketplace founded in Cologne in 1999 by the Samwer brothers and partners, modeled on eBay.
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.
Online shopping research service predicting price movements on consumer products; acquired by eBay in 2013.
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.








