When was Beckett founded?

Beckett was founded in 1979 and raised its 1st funding round 44 years after it was founded.

Where is Beckett located?

Beckett is headquartered in Dallas, United States.

How many employees does Beckett have?

As of Sep 30, 2026, the latest employee count at Beckett is 204.

Is Beckett a funded company?

Beckett is a funded company, having raised a total of $***** in its 1st and only funding round, a Unattributed round on Feb 28, 2023.

When was the latest funding round of Beckett?

Beckett's latest funding was a $***** Unattributed round on Feb 28, 2023, with participation from 2 investors. Its primary sector is Sports Tech. In United States, the Sports Tech sector has seen $836M in funding in 2026 to date.

Where does Beckett rank among its competitors?

Beckett ranks 2nd amongst 27 active competitors, only 1 of which is funded. CollX, which secured $10M in Nov, 2024.

Who are the top competitors of Beckett?

Beckett's top competitors include CollX, PSA and SGC. Among them, CollX secured the most recent funding round in November, 2024.

Beckett - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

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 27 active competitors, including 1 funded and 2 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like CollX, PSA 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.

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Key Metrics

Founded Year

1979

Location

Dallas, United States

Stage

Acquired

Latest Funding Round

Unattributed, Feb 28, 2023, $*****

Investors

HPS Investment Partners & 2 more

Ranked

2^nd among 27 active competitors

Employee Count

204 as on Sep 30, 2026

Investment & Acquisitions

Due Dilly & 3 more

Similar Companies

CollX & 26 more

Exit Details

Acquired by Collectors Universe (Dec 16, 2025)

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Beckett is associated with 1 legal entity given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Reports
BECKETT COLLECTIBLES, LLC CIN: 32055336864 , United States, Deadpooled	Apr 25, 2018	-	-	-

Beckett got acquired by Collectors Universe on Dec 16, 2025.

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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	8542979	Unattributed	7067449	5546412	5477026	2876589

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The founders of Beckett is James Beckett.

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Beckett's employee count trend

Beckett has 204 employees as of Sep 26. Here is Beckett's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Beckett include CollX, PSA and SGC. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Beckett, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	CollX 2021, Haddonfield (United States), Series A	Developer of mobile applications for scanning and trading sports cards	$17.3M	Brand Foundry, 114 Ventures & 22 others	61/100
2nd	Beckett 1979, Dallas (United States), Acquired	Developer of social networking platform catering to fans interested in sports cards	-	Freedom 3 Capital, HPS Investment Partners ... & 1 others	59/100
3rd	PSA 1991, Santa Ana (United States), Unfunded	Online platform offering sports card grading solutions	-	-	57/100
4th	SGC 1998, Boca Raton (United States), Acquired	Grading platform for sports cards	-	-	45/100
5th	True Grade 2021, United States, Unfunded	Provider of a sports cards grading platform	-	-	38/100
6th	Card Grader AI 2026, Unfunded	Developer of artificial intelligence tools for grading collectible trading cards	-	-	32/100
7th	Titan Grading Labs Dublin (United States), Unfunded	Provider of authentication and professional grading services for trading cards	-	-	24/100
8th	CoreMatrix Labs London (United Kingdom), Unfunded	Developer of artificial intelligence software for automated collectible card grading	-	-	24/100
9th	TAG Grading 2016, Burbank (United States), Unfunded	Provider of authentication and grading services for collectible trading cards	-	-	22/100
10th	Cards and Grading 2021, Singapore (Singapore), Unfunded	Provider of authentication and grading services for cards and collectibles	-	-	20/100

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Beckett has not made any investments yet. Beckett has made 4 acquisitions.

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Date of Investment/Acquisition	Type	Company Name	Founded Year	Location
Sep 19, 2022	Acquisition	Due Dilly	2020	Houston (United States)
Sep 12, 2022	Acquisition	NoXX	2020	New York City (United States)
Oct 26, 2017	Acquisition	CBCS Comics	2012	Dallas (United States)