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Back Market

Marketplace for professionally refurbished electronics — phones, laptops, tablets, appliances.
Ecommerce 📍 Paris, France Founded 2014
Current Valuation
$5.7B
as of 2022-Q1
UNICORN

IPO Outlookprivate

Is Back Market going public?
No. Back Market is private and has not filed to go public. There is no S-1 on file.
What is Back Market's valuation in 2026?
Back Market is valued at $5.7B as of 2022-Q1, set by its Series E ($510M, Jan 2022). That is the last confirmed mark, not a live price — private shares do not trade continuously.
Has Back Market filed an S-1?
No public S-1 is on file for Back Market.
Who are Back Market's investors?
Back Market's investors include Sprints Capital, General Atlantic, Goldman Sachs, Eurazeo, Aglae Ventures, Generation Investment Management.
Answers are derived from the roster record shown on this page — filing status, last round and confirmed marks. Where the record is silent, the answer says so rather than guessing.
Back Market is the world's largest marketplace for professionally refurbished electronics, connecting consumers with vetted refurbishers across smartphones, laptops, tablets, and home appliances. France's most valuable startup at its 2022 $5.7B Series E peak. After a difficult 2023, the company restructured operations and grew revenue 25% to $415M in 2024, forecasting €3B+ GMV.

Company Profile

CEO
Thibaud Hug de Larauze
Founded
2014
HQ
Paris, France
Employees
~700
Total Raised
$1.0B
Est. Revenue
$415M (2024-Q4)
Growth
~25% YoY
Last Round
Series E — $510M (Jan 2022) · Lead: Sprints Capital
IPO Status
private

Fundraising Status

Series E · $510M · 4y 7mo ago
privateTotal raised $1.0B

Latest Funding Round

RoundAmountDateLead InvestorPost-Money
Series E$510MJan 2022Sprints Capital

Talent Signal

Hiring trend
First snapshot
trend accrues with monthly sweeps
Open roles
16
via ashby
Product-build share
44%
engineering, research, product, design
Trajectory
steady
balanced build + GTM — 44% builders vs 56% go-to-market/G&A — scaling both sides.
Actively hiring with no tracked executive churn.
Open roles by month
Open roles by month16Aug '26
Open roles by function
Open roles by functionSales & GTM3Research2Engineering2Ops & People2Data & ML2Other2Finance & Strategy1Product1Marketing1
product-building   go-to-market / G&A
Senior Data Scientist - Care AI Engineering Manager Hands-on - SubscriptionSenior Software Engineer - Seller Experience Senior Data Scientist - PricingSenior/Staff Product Manager, US GrowthSenior Data Analyst - Strategy & Commercial
Counted from Back Market's live job board as of 2026-08-17; role functions classified from posting titles. Open-role counts are an activity signal, not headcount. Refreshed monthly.

Founders & Key People

Thibaud Hug de LarauzeQuentin Le BrousterVianney Vaute

Investors

Sprints Capital · General Atlantic · Goldman Sachs · Eurazeo · Aglae Ventures · Generation Investment Management

Products

  • Back Market Marketplace
  • BackUp (trade-in)
  • Verified Refurbishers Program

Competitors

Swappa · Gazelle · Amazon Renewed · eBay Refurbished · Rebuy
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Private-company numbers are not real-time. Reflects publicly disclosed valuations from press releases, news reports, and tender offers as of 2022-Q1. Refreshed quarterly.