Beckett - About the company
Beckett is an acquired company based in Dallas (United States), founded in 1979 by James Beckett. It operates as a Developer of social networking platform catering to fans interested in sports cards. Beckett has raised an undisclosed amount in funding from HPS Investment Partners and Freedom 3 Capital. The company has 28 active competitors, including 1 funded and 2 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like PSA, CollX and SGC.
Company Details
Developer of social networking platform catering to fans interested in sports cards. It provides users with an online service that allows their members to set up unique personal profiles that can be linked together through a network of sports fans. Beckett members can view each others' profiles, communicate with others, post comments, and describe their sports interests.
- Website
- beckett.com
- Social
- Email ID
- *****@beckett.com
- Phone Number
- +1 **********
Key Metrics
Founded Year
1979
Location
Dallas, United States
Stage
Acquired
Latest Funding Round
Investors
Ranked
1st among 28 active competitors
Employee Count
201 as on Aug 31, 2026
Exit Details
Acquired by Collectors Universe (Dec 16, 2025)
Legal entities associated with Beckett
Beckett is associated with 1 legal entity given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
BECKETT COLLECTIBLES, LLC CIN: 32055336864 , United States, Deadpooled | Apr 25, 2018 | - | - | - |
Beckett's acquisition details
Beckett got acquired by Collectors Universe on Dec 16, 2025.
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Beckett's funding and investors
Beckett has raised funding over 1 round. Its latest funding round was a Unattributed round on Feb 28, 2023 for $*****. 2 investors participated in its latest round. Beckett has 3 institutional investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Beckett:
Date of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Feb 28, 2023 | 1374689 | Unattributed | 1097066 | 3045016 | 5847711 | 8676929 |
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Beckett's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of Beckett is James Beckett.
Here are the details of Beckett's key team members:
- James Beckett: Founder of Beckett.
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Beckett's employee count trend
Beckett has 201 employees as of Aug 26. Here is Beckett's employee count trend over the years:
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Beckett's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Beckett include PSA, CollX and SGC. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Beckett, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |  Beckett 1979, Dallas (United States), Acquired | Developer of social networking platform catering to fans interested in sports cards | - | 59/100 | |
2nd | PSA 1991, Santa Ana (United States), Unfunded | Online platform offering sports card grading solutions | - | - | 57/100 |
3rd |  CollX 2021, Haddonfield (United States), Series A | Developer of mobile applications for scanning and trading sports cards | $17.3M | 56/100 | |
4th |  SGC 1998, Boca Raton (United States), Acquired | Grading platform for sports cards | - | - | 39/100 |
5th |  True Grade 2021, United States, Unfunded | Provider of a sports cards grading platform | - | - | 38/100 |
6th |  Validoe 2022, Unfunded | Developer of an application providing authentication, pre-grading, and re-grading services | - | - | 31/100 |
7th |  TAG Grading 2016, Burbank (United States), Unfunded | Provider of authentication and grading services for collectible trading cards | - | - | 22/100 |
8th | Cards and Grading 2021, Singapore (Singapore), Unfunded | Provider of authentication and grading services for cards and collectibles | - | - | 20/100 |
9th |  Only Graded 2020, London (United Kingdom), Unfunded | Valuation services for alternative assets | - | - | 17/100 |
10th |  CGC Cards 2019, Sarasota (United States), Unfunded | Online platform for grading sports and non sports cards | - | - | 16/100 |
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Beckett's Investments and acquisitions
Beckett has not made any investments yet. Beckett has made 4 acquisitions.Here is the list of latest three $acquisitions:
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Filter this listDate of Investment/Acquisition | Type | Company Name | Founded Year | Location |
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Sep 19, 2022 | Acquisition | 2020 | Houston (United States) | |
Sep 12, 2022 | Acquisition | 2020 | New York City (United States) | |
Oct 26, 2017 | Acquisition | 2012 | Dallas (United States) |
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Reports related to Beckett
Here is the latest report on Beckett's sector:
News related to Beckett
Filter this listMedia has covered Beckett for 1 event in last 1 year.
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Collectors Acquires Beckett,grading competitor of PSA in the collectible marketYahoo•Dec 16, 2025•Beckett, Collectors Universe, Beckett Collectibles
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Beckett Reaches Contract Extension with Industry's Most Prominent Authentication TeamPR Newswire•Jan 02, 2025•Beckett
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Beckett Brings Zasshi-Sized Manga to the World's First & Only Manga Grading ServicePR Newswire•Oct 16, 2024•Beckett
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Beckett Takes a Giant Leap: Expands Grading Services to Include MangaPR Newswire•Jan 10, 2024•Beckett
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Beckett Collectibles Appoints Kevin Isaacson as Chief Executive OfficerNewswire•May 10, 2023•Beckett, Sports Collectors Digest
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Beckett Collectibles Appoints Kevin Isaacson as Chief Executive OfficerACCESSWIRE•May 10, 2023•Beckett
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Beckett Announces Acquisition of NoXX, Appointment of Scott Roskind as Beckett's Chief Visionary OfficerGlobeNewswire•Sep 12, 2022•Beckett, NOXX
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Palantir Announces Partnership with Beckett CollectiblesBusiness Wire•Aug 31, 2022•Palantir, Beckett
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Beckett Announces Move to New Plano, TX, Headquarters, Aligned With Strategic Goals and GrowthGlobeNewswire•Aug 12, 2022•Beckett
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