Building Europe's fair-fee
sneaker platform.
snkrvalue is the first EU-native sneaker data and marketplace platform combining computer vision identification, multi-source price aggregation, and DAC7-compliant marketplace infrastructure. Community Marketplace launches at 10,000 active users with 6.5% founding commission. StockX charges 12%. GOAT charges 12.4–15%.
Pre-Seed Round
Structure: convertible note, converting at seed. Seed gate: >€50k GMV/month, App Store approved, crowdfund >€50k raised.
A collector-first social app, not a marketplace UI.
Retention on a trading-only app is transactional — users disappear between sales. snkrvalue ships as a daily-use collector community: track, streak, compare, comment, flex. The marketplace is the last tab, not the first. This is how we build the daily active user base that makes the marketplace defensible.
Market Opportunity
StockX and GOAT are US-centric and structurally non-compliant with EU DAC7 reporting requirements. The regulatory tailwind (mandatory seller income reporting from 2025) creates a structural moat for a platform that builds compliance-first.
Use of Funds
| Category | Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| Performance marketing (DACH) | €40,000 | |
| iOS development (Phase 2) | €35,000 | |
| Content + SEO acceleration | €15,000 | |
| Legal + compliance | €20,000 | |
| API + infrastructure | €10,000 | |
| Working capital / buffer | €30,000 | |
| Total | €150,000 |
Current Status (2026-04-19)
Unit Economics
At €200 average sale value: default 6.5% commission = ~€10 net per transaction after Stripe EU processing (1.5% + €0.25). Every pledge tier is profitable from trade 1, no volume subsidies required.
Seed-stage GMV target: >€50,000/month (€6,000 net revenue at default commission). Achieved via Verified Shop B2B supply (10 DACH shops contacted, 3 confirmed intent as of 2026-04) + community collector demand.
Competitive Moat
DAC7 requires EU marketplace operators to report seller income from 2025. Building compliance-first means US giants face a 12-18 month EU entry lag to retrofit compliance into US-optimised infrastructure.
474/500 top sneakers mapped to eBay Product IDs — transforms eBay data quality from ~60% to ~99% precision on flagship models. Tedious work that is not easily replicated quickly.
User-submitted sold receipts → OCR + StockX cross-check = unique sold-price signal. No competitor has this. Community data compounds over time.
100-spot Founding Cohort with feature voting rights + lifetime commission lock creates founders who are financially incentivised to grow platform GMV.
Founder
Solo-building snkrvalue in public. Full-stack (Next.js, Expo, Supabase). EXIST Gründerstipendium application in preparation. Former contractor background — shipping from day one.
Comparable Exits
Raised $600M at $3.7B valuation (2021). Acquired Stadium Goods at $250M (2018).
EU-based authenticator marketplace. Raised €12M Series A (2022). Operating in 30+ countries.
Sneaker community platform acquired by GOAT Group (2022). Community-first → strategic acquisition thesis.
snkrvalue's acqui-hire and strategic fit: EU-native compliance infrastructure + community data + DAC7-ready seller onboarding = natural fit for GOAT EU expansion or Klekt data acquisition.
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