When was musicMagpie founded?

musicMagpie was founded in 2007 and raised its 1st funding round 4 years after it was founded.

Where is musicMagpie located?

musicMagpie is headquartered in Macclesfield, United Kingdom.

How many employees does musicMagpie have?

As of Aug 31, 2026, the latest employee count at musicMagpie is 235.

Is musicMagpie a funded company?

musicMagpie is a funded company, having raised an undisclosed amount across 3 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** PE round, raised on Apr 15, 2011.

When was the latest funding round of musicMagpie?

musicMagpie's latest funding was a $***** Conventional Debt round on Apr 20, 2021, with participation from 1 investor.

Where does musicMagpie rank among its competitors?

musicMagpie ranks 2nd amongst 38 active competitors, of which 3 are funded. It stands 4th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was reboxed, which secured $2M in Nov, 2023.

Who are the top competitors of musicMagpie?

musicMagpie's top competitors include Back Market, Intelligent Servers and reboxed. Among them, reboxed secured the most recent funding round in November, 2023.

musicMagpie - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding, Competitors & Financials

musicMagpie is an acquired company based in Macclesfield (United Kingdom), founded in 2007 by Steve Oliver, Jamie Evawin, Steve W and Steve Oliver. It operates as an Online buy-back platform for multi-category pre-owned consumer electronic products. musicMagpie has raised an undisclosed amount in funding. The company has 38 active competitors, including 3 funded and 8 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Back Market, Intelligent Servers and reboxed.

Company Details

Online buy-back platform for multi-category pre-owned consumer electronic products. The product catalog includes laptops, smartwatches, tablets, books, DVDs, phones, and other electronic products.

Website: musicmagpie.co.uk
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Key Metrics

Founded Year

2007

Location

Macclesfield, United Kingdom

Stage

Acquired

Latest Funding Round

Conventional Debt, Apr 20, 2021, $*****

Investors

SVB & 3 more

Ranked

2^nd among 38 active competitors

Employee Count

235 as on Aug 31, 2026

Similar Companies

Selsmart & 205 more

Exit Details

Acquired by AO (Dec 01, 2024)

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musicMagpie is associated with 1 legal entity given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
ENTERTAINMENT MAGPIE LIMITED CIN: 6277562 , Germany, Active	Jun 12, 2007	-	544 (As on Nov 30, 2021)

musicMagpie got acquired by AO on Dec 01, 2024.

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musicMagpie has raised funding over 3 rounds. Its first funding round was on Apr 15, 2011. Its latest funding round was a Conventional Debt round on Apr 20, 2021 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. musicMagpie has 4 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of musicMagpie:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Apr 20, 2021	5923573	Conventional Debt	7412055	3191486	1191128	8796883
Oct 2015	7477447	PE	6706864	7231901	9298136	NVM
Apr 15, 2011	3898847	PE	6056317	6706910	8610088	LDC

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The founders of musicMagpie are Steve Oliver, Jamie Evawin, Steve W and Steve Oliver.

Here are the details of musicMagpie's key team members:

Steve Oliver: Founder and Managing Director of musicMagpie and founder of 1 other company. They are also an angel investor in 2 startups and serve on the board of 1 company.
Jamie Evawin: Co-founder of musicMagpie.
Steve W: Owner of musicMagpie.
Steve Oliver: Founder and Managing Director of musicMagpie.

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musicMagpie's employee count trend

musicMagpie has 235 employees as of Aug 26. Here is musicMagpie's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of musicMagpie include Back Market, Intelligent Servers and reboxed. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of musicMagpie, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Back Market 2014, New York City (United States), Series E	Online marketplace for refurbished electronic products	$1.02B	Aglae Ventures, Eurazeo & 10 others	75/100
2nd	musicMagpie 2007, Macclesfield (United Kingdom), Acquired	Online buy-back platform for multi-category pre-owned consumer electronic products	-	SVB, LDC & 2 others	62/100
3rd	Intelligent Servers 2011, Harrogate (United Kingdom), Acquired	Online platform reselling refurbished IT equipment	-	FW Capital & 2 others	43/100
4th	reboxed 2019, London (United Kingdom), Seed	Online marketplace platform offering refurbished smartphones and accessories	$4.59M	ACF Investors, Ministry of Sound & 39 others	39/100
5th	Tech.trade 2014, Airdrie (United Kingdom), Unfunded	Online B2C marketplace offering refurbished consumer electronic products	-	-	39/100
6th	Mazuma Mobile 2006, Morecambe (United Kingdom), Acquired	Online platform offering second-hand multi-category electronic products	-	-	34/100
7th	Spring 2011, London (United Kingdom), Seed	Online platform offering second-hand multi-category electronic products	$13.4M	Cross Pond Investment Holding, GrowthInvest ... & 25 others	33/100
8th	Envirofone 2005, Macclesfield (United Kingdom), Acquired	Online platform offering refurbished smartphones	-	-	31/100
9th	The Big Phone Store 1999, Wolverhampton (United Kingdom), Unfunded	Online marketplace offering pre-used and new electronics products	-	-	28/100
10th	RueZone 2017, Ruislip (United Kingdom), Unfunded	Online reseller of pre-owned electronic products	-	-	28/100