Startup profile for Ghost: latest funding, latest known valuation, total disclosed funding, investors, status, sources, and why the company is interesting. Part of the Venture Capital Tracker startup directory.
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Ghost funding, valuation and investors

B2B marketplace helping brands and retailers buy and sell surplus inventory.

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Funding, valuation & investors

Answer-first snapshot

Latest funding

Series C

$40M · 2024

Latest known valuation

Not publicly disclosed

Total disclosed equity funding

$40M

Excludes debt, grants, acquisitions, secondaries, and IPO proceeds.

Current status

private

growth · New York, New York

Investors in latest funding

Lead: L Catterton

Other: Union Square Ventures

Sources: latest funding Last verified: 2026-07-25

Overview

Ghost operates a B2B marketplace where brands and retailers privately buy and sell surplus, excess, and returned inventory — giving retailers a liquidation channel without public discounting.

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.

Product & use cases

Ghost operates a private B2B marketplace where brands and retailers buy and sell surplus, excess, and returned inventory without public discounting.

  • Private liquidation of excess apparel inventory
  • Off-season stock recovery for consumer brands
  • Retailer-to-retailer surplus trading

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)

Funding history (newest first)

Series C

2024 $40M

Source: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ghost-raises-40m-series-c

Series A

2022 undisclosed

Source: https://www.eniac.vc/blog/ghost-series-a

Investors in our directory

Funds linked from Ghost's profile — open a fund page for stage focus and related deal articles.

Andreessen Horowitz Union Square Ventures

Competitive landscape

Edge: Private marketplace preserves brand value vs. public flash sales; Series C capital from L Catterton scales network.

Surplus inventory is a multi-billion-dollar problem for apparel brands. Ghost's private channel avoids brand damage from public discounting. Network effects depend on buyer/seller liquidity on both sides.

  • B-Stock direct

    B2B liquidation marketplace; Ghost emphasizes private brand-safe channels.

  • TJ Maxx / off-price retail alternative

    Physical off-price channel; Ghost is digital B2B.

  • Liquidation.com direct

    Online liquidation auctions; less brand-controlled than Ghost.

Notable stories

  • USV-led Series A (2022) with Eniac and Equal Ventures — a16z on cap table.
  • L Catterton led $40M Series C (2024) as company scaled private surplus exchange.

Industries

Marketplaces Enterprise SaaS

FAQs about Ghost

Practical answers founders, operators, and investors typically search for.

Ghost is a B2B marketplace for brands and retailers to privately buy and sell surplus inventory.
Union Square Ventures (/fund/union-square-ventures) led Series A. a16z (/fund/andreessen-horowitz) is on cap table. L Catterton led $40M Series C (2024).
Both are B2B liquidation; Ghost emphasizes private brand-safe channels without public discounting.
Series C — $40M in 2024.
Surplus inventory destroys margin; Ghost provides private liquidation preserving brand perception.
Consumer brands and retailers with excess, returned, or off-season inventory.
No — B2B only; inventory moves between businesses, not to end consumers directly.
New York, New York.
No — remains private.
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