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Ghost
B2B marketplace helping brands and retailers buy and sell surplus inventory.
Stage
growth
Status
private
Coverage
full
Why Ghost is interesting
Ghost scaled a private surplus-inventory exchange; Union Square Ventures led its Series A while a16z appears on the cap table.
Key facts
- Series A (2022): led by Union Square Ventures (/fund/union-square-ventures) with Eniac and Equal Ventures (Eniac blog); a16z on cap table
- Series C (2024): $40M led by L Catterton; USV among existing investors (PR Newswire)
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Industries
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FAQs about Ghost
Funding context and why this company shows up in venture coverage.
Ghost is a B2B marketplace for surplus inventory. Brands and retailers privately buy and sell excess, returned, and off-season stock without public discounting that can damage brand perception.
Union Square Ventures (/fund/union-square-ventures) led Ghost's Series A (2022). Andreessen Horowitz (/fund/andreessen-horowitz) is also on the cap table. L Catterton led the $40M Series C (2024).
Ghost is at Series C based on its 2024 $40M round.
Surplus inventory is a multi-billion-dollar problem for apparel and consumer brands. Ghost provides a private liquidation channel — preserving brand value while recovering margin on dead stock.
No. Ghost remains a private company.
Last updated: 2026-07-24