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Faire

The online wholesale marketplace connecting independent retailers and brands.
Faire is a wholesale marketplace that helps independent retailers discover and buy inventory from unique brands. The platform provides financial tools like net-60 terms and free returns to help small businesses compete with larger retailers.
E-commerce 📍 San Francisco, CA Founded 2017
Current Valuation
$5.2B
as of 2025-Q4
UNICORN

QL Price

$5.2B
0% vs last round
QuantLogix's current estimate for Faire, published 2026-10-08 — in line with the last disclosed round of $5.2B (2025-Q4).
Confidence
low
Basis
round anchored
What backs this price
Last disclosed round $5.2B 2025-Q4 weight 0.59
How this price has held up
No round has priced for Faire since QuantLogix began publishing a price for it, so there is nothing to grade yet. The claim above is on the record from 2026-10-08 and will be graded against the next priced round. See the full accuracy record →
How to actually get exposure to Faire →
Which publicly-traded funds already hold it, what $10,000 buys, and whether any route is open to you.
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IPO Outlookprivate

Is Faire going public?
No. Faire is private and has not filed to go public. There is no S-1 on file.
What is Faire's valuation in 2026?
Faire is valued at $5.2B as of 2025-Q4, set by its Series I ($100M, Nov 2025). That is the last confirmed mark, not a live price — private shares do not trade continuously.
Has Faire filed an S-1?
No public S-1 is on file for Faire.
Who are Faire's investors?
Faire's investors include Sequoia Capital, Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Y Combinator, DST Global and 2 more.
How much has Faire raised?
Faire has raised $1.7B in total, most recently a Series I of $100M in Nov 2025.
Is Faire publicly traded — can you buy Faire stock?
No. Faire is a private company — its shares are not listed on any exchange and there is no ticker. The routes to exposure are pre-IPO secondary marketplaces and funds (accredited investors), employee tender offers when the company runs one, and public companies with read-through exposure. QuantLogix maps every route it can verify for Faire on its Pre-IPO Access Desk.
How to actually get exposure to Faire →
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.

Company Profile

CEO
Max Rhodes
Founded
2017
HQ
San Francisco, CA
Employees
~1,500
Total Raised
$1.7B
Est. Revenue
$500M (2025)
Growth
over 40% YoY
Last Round
Series I — $100M (Nov 2025) · Lead: WCM Investment Management
IPO Status
private

Fundraising Status

Series I · $100M · 11 mo ago
privateTotal raised $1.7B

Latest Funding Round

RoundAmountDateLead InvestorPost-Money
Series I$100MNov 2025WCM Investment Management—

Talent Signal

Hiring trend
▶ Hiring steady
0% vs 2026-08
Open roles
67
via greenhouse
Product-build share
63%
engineering, research, product, design
Trajectory
steady
product-led hiring — 63% of open roles build product; the rest are go-to-market and G&A.
Actively hiring with no tracked executive churn.
Open roles by month
Open roles by month67Aug '2667Sep '26
Open roles by function
Open roles by functionEngineering15Research11Sales & GTM8Finance & Strategy7Marketing5Product5Data & ML5Security4Ops & People2
■ product-building   ■ go-to-market / G&A
Director of Applied AI/ML Science - AdsGlobal Safety & Security LeaderPrincipal Product Manager, Financial ProductsProduct Engineer - Brand - Fullstack, Backend or FrontendSenior Applied AI/ML Scientist - Brand GrowthSenior Applied AI/ML Scientist - Compass
Counted from Faire's live job board as of 2026-09-15; role functions classified from posting titles. Open-role counts are an activity signal, not headcount. Refreshed monthly.

Founders & Key People

Max RhodesMarcelo CortesDaniele PeritoJeff Kolovson

Investors

Sequoia Capital · Founders Fund · Khosla Ventures · Lightspeed Venture Partners · Y Combinator · DST Global · Forerunner Ventures · WCM Investment Management

Products

  • Faire marketplace
  • Faire Direct
  • Insider
  • Faire Forecast
  • Faire mobile app

Competitors

Alibaba · Bulletin · Tundra · Abound · Ankorstore
B2BWholesaleRetailMarketplaceSaaS
Private-company numbers are not real-time. Reflects publicly disclosed valuations from press releases, news reports, and tender offers as of 2025-Q4. Refreshed quarterly.