When was Cardpool founded?

Cardpool was founded in 2009 and raised its 1st funding round 1 year after it was founded.

Where is Cardpool located?

Cardpool is headquartered in San Francisco, United States.

Is Cardpool a funded company?

Cardpool is a funded company, having raised a total of $***** in its 1st and only funding round, a Seed round on 2010.

When was the latest funding round of Cardpool?

Cardpool's latest funding was a $***** Seed round on 2010, with participation from 2 investors. Its primary sector is Online Gifting. In United States, the Online Gifting sector has seen $15.5M in funding in 2026 to date.

Where does Cardpool rank among its competitors?

Cardpool ranks 6th amongst 15 active competitors, only 1 of which is funded. Raise, which secured $63M in Feb, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of Cardpool?

Cardpool's top competitors include Raise, CardCash and My Prepaid Center. Among them, Raise secured the most recent funding round in February, 2025.

Cardpool - 2026 Company Profile, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Cardpool is a gift card exchange marketplace where anybody can buy, sell, or trade their new or pre-owned gift cards. Customers can buy gift cards up to 30% off their face value, sell their gift cards for up to 90% of their face value in cash, trade their gift cards for an Amazon.com Gift Card, or donate their gift card to charity. Cardpool provides free shipping for both buyers and sellers, a 100-day return policy, and policy of only selling gift cards that have no expiration date and no monthly fees.

Website: cardpool.com
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Key Metrics

Founded Year

2009

Location

San Francisco, United States

Stage

Deadpooled

Total Funding

$125K in 1 round

Latest Funding Round

Seed, 2010, $*****

Investors

Y Combinator & 4 more

Ranked

6^th among 15 active competitors

Similar Companies

Raise & 50 more

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Cardpool has raised a total funding of $125K over 1 round. Its latest funding round was a Seed round on 2010 for $*****. 2 investors participated in its latest round. Cardpool has 4 institutional investors and 1 angel investor.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Cardpool:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
2010	3921	Seed	4631	8277	9597	8885

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Top competitors of Cardpool include Raise, CardCash and My Prepaid Center. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Cardpool, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Raise 2011, Chicago (United States), Series D	Online marketplace offering gift cards for cash	$220M	Accel, Bessemer Venture Partners & 26 others	73/100
2nd	CardCash 2008, Brick Township (United States), Acquired	Online retailer of discounted gift cards for various brands	$6M	Guggenheim Partners, Sterling National Bank	64/100
3rd	My Prepaid Center 2011, Pleasanton (United States), Unfunded	Customized prepaid gift card platform	-	-	41/100
4th	Plastic Jungle 2006, San Mateo (United States), Acqui-Hired	Gift card and voucher management system for businesses to increase revenue	$34.4M	Western Technology Investment, Icon Ventures ... & 7 others	33/100
5th	Gift Card Granny 2009, Fort Collins (United States), Funding Raised	Discount gift cards online with cash back rewards and customization	-	Wolfe	31/100
6th	Cardpool 2009, San Francisco (United States), Deadpooled	Gift Card Exchange	$125K	Lowercase Capital, Freestyle & 3 others	29/100
7th	CardCookie 2013, Beaverton (United States), Unfunded	Online marketplace for pre-owned gift cards	-	-	25/100
8th	EJ Gift Cards 2013, New York City (United States), Unfunded	Platform to sell gift cards	-	-	24/100
9th	CardSell 2012, Seattle (United States), Unfunded	App-based platform for pre-owned gift cards	-	-	24/100
10th	CardFlip 2014, Scottsdale (United States), Unfunded	Online platform for buying preowned gift cards	-	-	23/100