eBay

About

eBay is an online marketplace that connects a global network of buyers and sellers.

San Jose,California,United States
10001 - max
http://ebay.com

Highlights

Details

Last Funding Type: Post-IPO Debt
Last Funding Money Raised: $1.15B
Industries: Auctions,E-Commerce,Internet,Marketplace,Retail
Founded date: Sep 1, 1995
Number Of Employee: 10001 - max
Operating Status: Active
Stock Symbol: nasdaq:EBAY
Legal Name: eBay Inc.

eBay is an online marketplace.

The platform connects millions of buyers with sellers globally utilizing PayPal to ensure secure transactions. eBay products can be sold either via a silent auction in which users are able to input the maximum price they are willing to pay and for which the site will automatically increase bids as necessary up to that maximum, or via the Buy It Now feature that enables its users to purchase items at a set price.

Its featured products are categorized as fashion, hope and garden, electronics, motors, collectibles, antiques and visual art, stationery, electronics, and more.

eBay was founded in September 1995 by Pierre Omidyar in San Jose, California.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds

Total Funding Amount

4

$1.21B

eBay has raised a total of $1.21B in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Nov 7, 2022 from a Post-IPO Debt round.

Announced Date	Round	Money Raised	Number of Investors	Lead Investors	Post Valuation
Nov 7, 2022	Post-IPO Debt	$1.15B	—	—	—	Detail
Sep 24, 1998	IPO	$63M	—	—	—	Detail
Jan 1, 1998	Series Unknown	—	1	—	—	Detail
Jun 1, 1997	Series Unknown	$6.70M	1	Benchmark	—	Detail

Investments

Number of Investments

Number of Lead Investments

44

13

eBay has made 44 investments. Their most recent investment was on Dec 14, 2022, when Nametag raised $2M.

Date Company Name	Round	Money Raised	Industry	Lead Investor
Dec 14, 2022 Nametag	Seed	$2M	Cryptocurrency	—
May 5, 2022 Funko	Post-IPO Secondary	$263M	Art	—
Dec 14, 2021 Optoro	Series E	$25M	E-Commerce	Yes
Nov 18, 2020 Heyday	Series A	$175M	Digital Marketing	—
Jul 18, 2019 Paytm Mall	Corporate Round	$150M	E-Commerce	Yes

Investors

Number of Lead Investors

Number of Investors

1

2

eBay is funded by 2 investors. Benchmark and Maveron are the most recent investors.

Investor Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round
Benchmark	Yes	Series Unknown
Maveron	—	Series Unknown

Employee Profiles

Number of Employee Profiles

123

eBay has 123 current employee profiles, including Executive Pierre Omidyar

Executive

Board member

Board member

Board member

Executive

Exits

eBay has had 16 exits. eBay most notable exits include Volta Charging , Meetup

Date	Company Name	Exit Type	Industry
Aug 27, 2021	Volta Charging	M&A	Advertising	Detail
Mar 30, 2020	Meetup	M&A	Communities	Detail
Mar 19, 2020	Bypass Mobile	M&A	Digital Entertainment	Detail
May 21, 2018	Magento Commerce	M&A	Cloud Computing	Detail
May 9, 2018	Flipkart	M&A	E-Commerce	Detail

Acquisition

eBay has acquired 69 organizations. Their most recent acquisition was Jump on Jul 16, 1998. They acquired Jump for 0.

Date Company Name	Industry	Acquisition Type	Price
Jul 16, 1998 Jump	E-Commerce	—	—	Detail
Apr 26, 1999 Butterfield & Butterfield	Internet	—	—	Detail
May 18, 1999 Billpoint	Financial Services	—	—	Detail
Jun 22, 1999 alando.de	E-Commerce	—	—	Detail
Jun 13, 2000 Half.com	E-Commerce	acquisition	$ 350M	Detail