Gumroad - About the company
Gumroad is a series A company based in San Francisco (United States), founded in 2011 by Sahil Lavingia and Alex Steinberg. It operates as a Provider of digital commerce tools for selling online creative content. Gumroad has raised $16.2M in funding from investors like Accel, First Round Capital and SV Angel, with a current valuation of $*****. The company has 984 active competitors, including 62 funded and 33 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Hotmart, Kajabi and Thinkific.
Company Details
Provider of digital commerce tools for selling online creative content. This platform enables individuals to distribute and monetize various digital assets, including educational materials, design files, and software templates. Users manage product storefronts, configure payment collection methods, and process transactions through integrated online workflows.
- Website
- gumroad.com
- Social
- Registered Address
- 548 Market St, #41309, San Francisco, CA
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2011
Location
San Francisco, United States
Stage
Series A
Total Funding
$16.2M in 4 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Post Money Valuation
$***** as on Dec 31, 2021
Ranked
2nd among 984 active competitors
Annual Revenue
$10M - $50M as on Dec 31, 2023
Employee Count
560 as on Sep 30, 2026
Legal entities associated with Gumroad
Gumroad is associated with 1 legal entity given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gumroad, Inc. CIN: 0001532978 , United States, Active | $10M - $50M (As on Dec 31, 2023) | 1 (As on Dec 31, 2023) | - |
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Gumroad's funding and investors
Gumroad has raised a total funding of $16.2M over 4 rounds. Its first funding round was on Feb 08, 2012. Gumroad has 18 institutional investors and 3 angel investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Gumroad:
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Filter this listDate of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
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Feb 22, 2024 | 9321578 | Series A | 7028166 | 9073725 | 5982651 | 3706777 |
Mar 16, 2021 | 8569372 | Series A | 3492871 | 6357661 | 8823852 | |
May 07, 2012 | 3343221 | Series A | 6786259 | 8914734 | 5763912 |
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Gumroad's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of Gumroad are Sahil Lavingia and Alex Steinberg.
Here are the details of Gumroad's key team members:
- Sahil Lavingia: Founder & CEO of Gumroad. They are also an angel investor in 26 startups.
- Alex Steinberg: Co-Founder PowerMinutes, Create The Roadmap To Your Dream of Gumroad.
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Gumroad's employee count trend
Gumroad has 560 employees as of Sep 26. Here is Gumroad's employee count trend over the years:
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Gumroad's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Gumroad include Hotmart, Kajabi and Thinkific. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Gumroad, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st | Hotmart 2011, Amsterdam (Netherlands), Series C | Cloud-based eCommerce solution that enables merchants to sell digital products | $130M | 75/100 | |
2nd | Gumroad 2011, San Francisco (United States), Series A | Provider of digital commerce tools for selling online creative content | $16.2M | 73/100 | |
3rd |  Kajabi 2010, Irvine (United States), Series A | Provider of a platform for creating and selling digital products | $550M | 70/100 | |
4th | Provider of online academy builder | $25M | 70/100 | ||
5th | Teachable 2013, New York City (United States), Acquired | Provider of software for hosting online courses and digital products | $15.2M | 68/100 | |
6th | Provider of platform enabling creators to build websites and mobile applications | $1.42M | 60/100 | ||
7th | Provider of platform enabling creators to build, launch, grow, and monetise content | $2.32M | 60/100 | ||
8th |  Nas.io 2019, New York City (United States), Series A | Platform offering AI-powered online business creation | $23M | 59/100 | |
9th |  CYPHER LEARNING 2015, Plano (United States), Late Stage | Provider of cloud and app-based learning management system for schools and corporates | $40M | 57/100 | |
10th | Provider of SaaS-driven course management solutions for educators | $50M | 55/100 |
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Gumroad's Investments and acquisitions
Gumroad has made no investments or acquisitions yet.
Reports related to Gumroad
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News related to Gumroad
Media has covered Gumroad for 1 event in last 1 year, It was about people movement.
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Ershad Kunnakkadan From Kerala to San Francisco becomes Gumroad’s new CEONew Indian Express•Nov 22, 2025•Gumroad
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Gumroad has filed a notice of an exempt offering of securities to raise $6,280,108.00 in New Equity Investment.intelligence360•Jul 07, 2023•Gumroad
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Nigerian retail automation platform Bumpa raises $4M, led byrealnewshub.com•Oct 19, 2022•Bumpa, SHL Capital, Magic Fund, Plug and Play Tech Center and 11 others
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Wow! Gumroad Raises Max $5 Million Reg CF Offering in One Day on RepublicCrowdfund Insider•Mar 16, 2021•Gumroad
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Gumroad founder Sahil Lavingia launches new seed fund in collaboration with AngelListTechCrunch+•Aug 05, 2020•Gumroad, Sahil Lavingia, AngelList
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Gumroad founder wants to help Twitter users launch donation-matching campaignsVentureBeat•Mar 04, 2017•Gumroad
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