The problem
Brands stuck with excess stock need to sell it fast without discounting publicly or hurting their channels
What they do
Private B2B marketplace where brands sell surplus and wholesale inventory to vetted buyers
Traction 28K+ brands listed, $12B+ total MSRP on platform; 6,000+ members in late 2024
Hiring trend
- Open roles
- 4
- Ops roles
- 1
- Headcount
- ~220 (LinkedIn/Tracxn; Revelio counts far fewer)
Shrinking: team -7.8% YoY (Dealroom), Revelio shows -25.7% YoY; 6 open roles
Latest news
Sep 2026
Building a live selling unit on TikTok and Whatnot; hiring GM, hosts, moderators ↗Glassdoor
2.6 ★ 3 reviews ↗Funding
- Last round
- $40M
- Stage
- Series C
- Date
- Oct 2024
Led by L Catterton
- Hiring+14 open roles on the live job board (3–9 roles = +1)
- Funding recency+0.5Series C · $40M, Oct 2024 (24 months ago): 12–24 months = +0.5
- Traction+0.75Some growth: 28K+ brands listed, $12B+ total MSRP on platform; 6,000+ members in late 2024
- Red flags−11 significant flag in the last 24 months, −1 eachShrinking headcount: Dealroom team -7.8% YoY; Revelio -25.7% YoY (Q1 2026) after -21% in 2025. No new round in ~24 months.Dealroom, team growth -7.8% (1 yr) ↗ · Revelio Labs, Ghosts Inc headcount -25.7% YoY (Mar 2026) ↗
- Total1.251 + 0.5 + 0.75 − 1 = 1.25 → Cool-down
Cool-down rule: score under 1.5 and headcount is shrinking or there were layoffs.
Distance (10K) is a separate read on how long the lead can last. It doesn't change the score.
Distance
10K · edge: grows with users
Two-sided surplus marketplace with 28K+ brands, but B-Stock is the bigger veteran and headcount is shrinking.
Sources: ghst.io homepage stats ↗ · Closo, Ghost vs B-Stock ↗ · Dealroom, team -7.8% YoY ↗
Watch-outs
Shrinking headcount: Dealroom team -7.8% YoY; Revelio -25.7% YoY (Q1 2026) after -21% in 2025. No new round in ~24 months.
Sources: Dealroom, team growth -7.8% (1 yr) ↗ · Revelio Labs, Ghosts Inc headcount -25.7% YoY (Mar 2026) ↗
Open ops roles · 1
Last checked Oct 25, 2026