6 Two Sided Marketplace Success Stories [2023]
Here are some real life success stories of starting a two sided marketplace:
1. Afluencer ($24K/year)
Brett Owens (from Sacramento, CA, USA) started Afluencer over 2 years ago.
My name is Brett Owens and I am the Founder and Chief Matchmaker at Afluencer. We match Brands with the best Influencers to promote their products. And likewise, we help Influencers (from Nano to Micro to Mega), Creators, and Ambassadors find “Collabs”, which are paid gigs being offered by Brands.
Here’s an excerpt from our latest influencer newsletter where we talk about the latest pay-per-post opportunities being offered in our app:
2. Closing Credits ($600K/year)
Buford Taylor (from London, UK) started Closing Credits almost 2 years ago.
Why hello! I’m Buford Taylor, founder of Closing Credits, an education marketplace for creators.
It’s been around for 11 months and it has just crossed the $500k revenue mark.
Learn more about starting a two sided marketplace:
Where to start?
-> How much does it cost to start a two sided marketplace?
-> Pros and cons of a two sided marketplace
Need inspiration?
-> Examples of established two sided marketplace
-> Marketing ideas for a two sided marketplace
Other resources
4. Vettted ($1.2K/year)
Vasco Monteiro (from Lisbon, Portugal) started Vettted over 2 years ago.
Building a marketplace is one of the hardest business models you can get into, but we’re extremely confident we’ll make it work.
5. Merrative ($24K/year)
Harshala Chavan (from Mumbai, Maharashtra, India) started Merrative about 3 years ago.
I am Harshala Chavan from Mumbai India - a maker, community-builder, and writer in the publishing and content industry.
Today, Merrative can provide on average USD 200 worth of projects to our talent. We generate on an average USD 1500 per month in marketplace transactions and are hungry to scale up!
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