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Auctomatic

Y CombinatorWinter 2007AcquiredConsumerHome and Personal

What they do

Problem

Individual online marketplace sellers struggle to efficiently list products, manage sales across multiple platforms, and optimize pricing and operations to maximize profits.

Solution

Auctomatic provides an auction and marketplace management system that centralizes listing, sales management, and analytics/optimization tools for sellers on sites like eBay and Amazon.

Who it's for

Individual and small-to-mid-size sellers who sell products across online marketplaces such as eBay, Amazon, and Overstock.

Founders

Harj Taggar
Founder

Harj Taggar was previously the co-founder & CEO of Triplebyte, a technical skills assessment for software engineers, funded by Y Combinator in 2015. Before that, he joined YC in 2010 as the first non-founding partner. During college he founded Auctomatic, which was funded by YC in 2007 and acquired by Live Current Media in 2008.

Kulveer Taggar
Founder

Scaled Zeus to over $450M in revenue before selling it late 2023 (YC TopCo in 2019) to Blueground. Raised over $200M from investors like Airbnb, Initialized, SIG, Soros. Investing out of Phosphor Capital.

Patrick Collison
Founder

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