<s>
OfferUp	B-Application
is	O
an	O
online	O
mobile-first	O
C2C	O
marketplace	O
with	O
an	O
emphasis	O
on	O
in-person	O
transactions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
OfferUp	B-Application
was	O
created	O
in	O
2011	O
by	O
Nick	O
Huzar	O
,	O
former	O
co-founder	O
and	O
CTO	O
of	O
Konnects	O
,	O
Inc.	O
,	O
and	O
Arean	O
van	O
Veelen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
OfferUp	B-Application
is	O
a	O
mobile-driven	O
local	O
marketplace	O
that	O
competes	O
with	O
companies	O
such	O
as	O
eBay	B-Application
,	O
Craigslist	O
,	O
and	O
Facebook	O
Marketplace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
,	O
OfferUp	B-Application
was	O
named	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
Hottest	O
Startups	O
by	O
Forbes	O
,	O
citing	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
explosive	O
growth	O
between	O
funding	O
rounds	O
throughout	O
the	O
year	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
speculated	O
to	O
take	O
over	O
Craigslist	O
's	O
share	O
of	O
the	O
C2C	O
marketplace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
then	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
has	O
become	O
a	O
large	O
marketplace	O
for	O
buyers	O
and	O
sellers	O
and	O
was	O
named	O
one	O
of	O
"	O
The	O
7	O
Most	O
Innovative	O
Startups	O
in	O
Seattle	O
"	O
by	O
Inc	O
.	O
OfferUp	B-Application
was	O
in	O
the	O
Top	O
50	O
most	O
downloaded	O
free	O
apps	O
on	O
Apple	O
Appstore	O
and	O
Google	O
Play	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
praised	O
for	O
being	O
more	O
user-friendly	O
to	O
list	O
products	O
on	O
than	O
sites	O
like	O
eBay	B-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
OfferUp	B-Application
is	O
based	O
out	O
of	O
Bellevue	O
,	O
Washington	O
and	O
is	O
currently	O
used	O
in	O
several	O
major	O
cities	O
across	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
with	O
plans	O
to	O
expand	O
internationally	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Mary	O
Meeker	O
,	O
a	O
partner	O
at	O
Kleiner	O
Perkins	O
Caulfield	O
&	O
Byers	O
,	O
during	O
her	O
2016	O
“	O
Internet	O
Trends	O
”	O
report	O
,	O
OfferUp	B-Application
saw	O
the	O
average	O
daily	O
time	O
spent	O
per	O
user	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
growing	O
from	O
12	O
minutes	O
per	O
day	O
in	O
November	O
2014	O
to	O
25	O
minutes	O
in	O
June	O
2015	O
,	O
on	O
par	O
with	O
Instagram	O
and	O
Snapchat	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
than	O
Twitter	O
and	O
Pinterest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
also	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
gross	O
merchandise	O
volume	O
has	O
grown	O
at	O
a	O
faster	O
pace	O
than	O
eBay	B-Application
at	O
the	O
same	O
stage	O
as	O
the	O
respective	O
companies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
eBay	B-Application
North	O
America	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
ten	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
OfferUp	B-Application
's	O
employee	O
numbers	O
have	O
also	O
experienced	O
rapid	O
growth	O
,	O
starting	O
at	O
11	O
employees	O
in	O
2015	O
,	O
growing	O
to	O
67	O
in	O
2015	O
,	O
and	O
218	O
employees	O
in	O
January	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
25	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
OfferUp	B-Application
announced	O
they	O
were	O
acquiring	O
rival	O
Letgo	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
led	O
by	O
Letgo	B-Application
owner	O
OLX	O
Group	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Letgo	B-Application
app	B-Application
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
was	O
merged	O
into	O
the	O
OfferUp	B-Application
app	B-Application
on	O
August	O
31	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
June	O
2021	O
,	O
OfferUp	B-Application
has	O
been	O
downloaded	O
around	O
90	O
million	O
times	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2020	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
raised	O
another	O
$120	O
million	O
through	O
the	O
acquisition	O
of	O
Letgo	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
OfferUp	B-Application
platform	O
,	O
offered	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
web	O
,	O
facilitates	O
buying	O
and	O
selling	O
of	O
used	O
goods	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
OfferUp	B-Application
currently	O
offers	O
a	O
“	O
bump	O
”	O
feature	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
move	O
their	O
item	O
to	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
queue	O
for	O
increased	O
visibility	O
at	O
a	O
fee	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Transactions	O
are	O
completed	O
using	O
cash	O
or	O
through	O
OfferUp	B-Application
's	O
in-app	O
payment	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
OfferUp	B-Application
conducted	O
surveys	O
about	O
marketplace	O
opportunities	O
and	O
saw	O
that	O
women	O
,	O
in	O
particular	O
,	O
were	O
hesitant	O
because	O
of	O
safety	O
concerns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
April	O
2019	O
,	O
OfferUp	B-Application
has	O
won	O
the	O
following	O
awards	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Geekwire	O
App	B-Application
of	O
the	O
Year	O
Award	O
in	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
OfferUp	B-Application
has	O
been	O
used	O
to	O
list	O
stolen	O
goods	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
attempts	O
to	O
complete	O
transactions	O
on	O
OfferUp	B-Application
items	O
have	O
resulted	O
in	O
the	O
seller	O
or	O
buyer	O
being	O
robbed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
woman	O
in	O
Columbus	O
,	O
Ohio	O
,	O
was	O
robbed	O
at	O
gunpoint	O
in	O
2018	O
when	O
she	O
attempted	O
to	O
sell	O
a	O
camera	O
and	O
lens	O
to	O
a	O
buyer	O
who	O
saw	O
her	O
listing	O
on	O
LetGo	B-Application
,	O
which	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
was	O
independent	O
from	O
OfferUp	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2019	O
,	O
KIRO-TV	O
reported	O
that	O
a	O
woman	O
in	O
Tacoma	O
,	O
Washington	O
found	O
her	O
stolen	O
weed	O
wacker	O
on	O
OfferUp	B-Application
and	O
arranged	O
to	O
meet	O
the	O
seller	O
in	O
person	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
in	O
2019	O
,	O
a	O
robber	O
in	O
Cleveland	O
listed	O
an	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
XS	I-Operating_System
Max	I-Operating_System
for	O
sale	O
on	O
OfferUp	B-Application
;	O
he	O
then	O
stole	O
passports	O
,	O
cash	O
,	O
a	O
wallet	O
,	O
a	O
watch	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
items	O
from	O
two	O
victims	O
who	O
intended	O
to	O
buy	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shoplifted	O
items	O
have	O
been	O
listed	O
for	O
sale	O
on	O
OfferUp	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2021	O
,	O
a	O
local	O
news	O
station	O
in	O
Charlotte	O
,	O
North	O
Carolina	O
found	O
a	O
listing	O
on	O
OfferUp	B-Application
for	O
power	O
tools	O
that	O
had	O
been	O
stolen	O
from	O
a	O
Home	O
Depot	O
store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
to	O
concerns	O
about	O
crime	O
affecting	O
OfferUp	B-Application
buyers	O
and	O
sellers	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
developed	O
guidelines	O
and	O
worked	O
with	O
local	O
police	O
departments	O
to	O
create	O
Meetup	O
Spots	O
,	O
safe	O
places	O
to	O
complete	O
transactions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
OfferUp	B-Application
has	O
established	O
community	O
meetup	O
spots	O
at	O
police	O
stations	O
and	O
some	O
California	O
Ralph	O
's	O
supermarkets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Donated	O
placards	O
and	O
information	O
are	O
available	O
to	O
police	O
departments	O
that	O
request	O
them	O
through	O
the	O
OfferUp	B-Application
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
OfferUp	B-Application
app	B-Application
displays	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
community	O
meetup	O
spots	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
in-person	O
protections	O
,	O
OfferUp	B-Application
says	O
its	O
anti-fraud	O
technology	O
guards	O
users	O
by	O
detecting	O
signs	O
of	O
possible	O
scams	O
based	O
on	O
keyword	O
usage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
OfferUp	B-Application
also	O
implemented	O
TruYou	O
,	O
a	O
two-step	O
verification	O
program	O
that	O
requires	O
registrants	O
to	O
provide	O
a	O
government-issued	O
ID	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
driver	O
’s	O
license	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
valid	O
cell	O
phone	O
number	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
selfie	O
photo	O
while	O
inside	O
the	O
app	B-Application
.	O
</s>
