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Faire

The online wholesale marketplace connecting independent retailers and brands.
E-commerce 📍 San Francisco, CA Founded 2017
Current Valuation
$5.2B
as of 2025-Q4
UNICORN

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.
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.
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.

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 · 9 mo ago
privateTotal raised $1.7B

Latest Funding Round

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

Talent Signal

Hiring trend
Hiring steady
24% of roles posted in last 30d
Open roles
67
via greenhouse
Product-build share
52%
engineering, research, product, design
Trajectory
steady
product-led hiring — 52% 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 '26
Open roles by function
Open roles by functionEngineering12Finance & Strategy9Sales & GTM8Research8Marketing7Product6Data & ML6Other4Ops & People3
product-building   go-to-market / G&A
Director of Applied AI/ML Science - AdsHead of Product, Value PillarPrincipal Product Manager, Financial ProductsProduct Engineer - Brand - Fullstack, Backend or FrontendProduct Engineer - Retailer Experience & Growth - Fullstack, Backend or FrontendSenior Applied AI/ML Scientist - Compass
Counted from Faire'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

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.