Cardpool
Founders
Not read from YC yet; the weekly run fills these in.
Same space
Competitors
Closest in what they build, same category.
Adjacent
Overlapping tags, a different niche.
TremendousW11How businesses send money to people at scale. Fast, free, global.Shared: gift, card, freeActive
AptDecoW14AptDeco is the easiest way to buy and sell used furnitureShared: buy, sell, sellerActive
- WinterW22Credit card checkout for NFTsShared: card, buy, sellAcquired
TradeW17We're building Africa's Commodity Exchange.Shared: trade, buy, exchangeInactive
AgentcardS26cards for AI agentsShared: cardActive
Also from W10
Batchmates in Winter 2010.
About Cardpool
Cardpool is a gift card exchange marketplace where anybody can buy, sell, or trade their new or pre-owned gift cards. Customers can buy gift cards up to 30% off their face value, sell their gift cards for up to 90% of their face value in cash, trade their gift cards for an Amazon.com Gift Card, or donate their gift card to charity. Cardpool provides free shipping for both buyers and sellers, a 100-day return policy, and policy of only selling gift cards that have no expiration date and no monthly fees.
San Francisco, CA, USA
Cardpool: questions
Which YC batch was Cardpool in?
Cardpool was in Y Combinator's Winter 2010 batch (W10).
Is Cardpool still active?
Y Combinator lists Cardpool as acquired.
Where is Cardpool based?
Cardpool lists San Francisco, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.
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