BuyWander
Marketplaces · Auctions
3open roles
$75kmedian advertised pay
$21Mlatest round · Series A · Sep 2026 · 1 mo ago
2backers · Inspired Capital, Madrona Venture Group
Overview
BuyWander is an online marketplace and auction platform for second-chance items such as customer returns and overstock. It operates warehouses and fulfillment centers in several US states and hires pickers, team leads and software engineers. The company is headquartered in Plymouth, Minnesota, United States.
How BuyWander hires
Truth index
B 75/100
Median time to fill
35 days
Ghost roles
0%
Stale roles
100%
Reposted roles
0%
BuyWander scores B on the Alion truth index (A is best, E worst), measured over 6 open roles re-checked against its own hiring board: 0% look like ghost listings, 100% have gone stale and 0% are the same role posted again. Its roles close in a median of 35 days. It measures how much of what this employer publishes turns into a real, finite search - not the employer as a workplace. How the index is computed
Funding and backers
Total raised
$21M
1 round on record
Latest round
$21M
Series A · Sep 2026 · 1 mo ago
Team
11-50
employees, estimated range
Hiring now
27
+6 posted in 30 days
Backers
2
Inspired Capital, Madrona Venture Group
The money's age
Fresh money
1 months since the last round · and hiring
Momentum
44/100
hiring for its size, in the news, fresh money
Last sign of life
this month
a posting or a news item
The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
Sep 15
Raised a round Series A $21M
Tractionpublic signals, read monthly
Web presence
top 5%
of 133.2M domains by links, Common Crawl
Funding rounds
| Round | Date | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Series A | Sep 2026 | $21M | — | rutlandherald.com |
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Jobs
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Salary insights
Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$75k
Typical range
$44k – $175k
Open positions
11
9
Jobs
Junior
11.1%
Middle
22.2%
Senior
55.6%
Staff
11.1%
| Level | Jobs | Median | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junior | 1 | $110k | $110k |
| Middle | 2 | $98k | $75k – $120k |
| Senior | 5 | $75k | $65k – $175k |
| Staff | 1 | $44k | $44k |
Highest paying role
Controller
$175k
Normalized to USD per year
All salaries at BuyWander
By role, level and city, against the market · 11 jobs with pay
Growth
Hiring Momentum
35/100
Slowing
Open positions
27
0 opened / 0 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
37 days
faster than 36% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~7 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics
0%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Management
40% ▲
Administrative
17% ▼
Industrial Engineering
10% ▼
Leadership
7% ▲
Finance
7% ▼
Operations
7% ▼
Actively hiring for Management (+5 in 30 days)
Activity Timeline
+8 jobs in a week
Sep 2026
Added PostgreSQL to stack
Sep 2026
Added FastAPI to stack
Sep 2026
Added C# to stack
Sep 2026
Added Microsoft Excel to stack
Sep 2026
Financials
Total raised
$21M
Latest round
Series A
Funding rounds
1
Funding rounds
| Round | Announced | Amount | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Series A | 2026 | $21M | Details |
Tech stack
Technologies named in job postings at BuyWander over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
30
Postings analysed
8
Stack modernity
77/100AI adopter
Languages
Python
SQL
C#
JavaScript
Frameworks & libraries
FastAPI
Scikit-learn
Vue.js
Databases
Pinecone
Snowflake
ElasticSearch
OpenSearch
Cloud & platforms
Metabase
AWS
Databricks
Looker
AI & ML
Claude
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30 technologies · by team · pay by technology · changes · similar stacks
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Shared investors
Inspired CapitalVia a fund
Madrona Venture GroupVia a fund
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News
BuyWander secures $21M in Series A funding
Following its recent relocation to Kent, Washington, BuyWander Inc. has raised $21 million in Series A funding as the Spokane Valley-founded auction marketplace prepares to expand into more U.S. cities, invest in technology, and build its leadership team.
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BuyWander raises $21m for national expansion
Auction-based marketplace BuyWander has completed a $21m Series A funding round, increasing its total capital raised to $28m.
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Auction Marketplace Buywander Secures $21M in Funding
Buywander, an auction-based marketplace for returned and overstocked retail inventory, has secured $21 million in funding to scale its operations.
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BuyWander raises $21M as retail returns startup expands nationwide from new Seattle HQ
BuyWander's expansion is backed by rapid operational momentum, hitting 400% year-over-year growth. The platform now counts 50,000 active and winning customers who have saved a cumulative $200 million Read More
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BuyWander moves HQ from Spokane to Seattle area as retail-returns startup grows team to 325 people
BuyWander, the Spokane-born retail returns marketplace, has moved its headquarters to the Seattle area and grown to 325 employees as it expands nationally, adding four executives including two former Amazon leaders.
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BuyWander Brings Treasure-Hunt Shopping to Sacramento with New Warehouse Opening
/PRNewswire/ -- BuyWander, the fast-growing retail returns marketplace redefining how customers shop, save, and reduce waste, today announced the grand opening...
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Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
11
Hiring now
8
Countries
1
Busiest office
Plymouth
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Plymouth
United States
HQ
5 open roles 7 posted in 90 days 1-10 est. staff $51k Avg Salary
hires for Industrial Engineering, Management, Customer Success
Portland
United States
Plant / site
7 open roles 3 posted in 90 days 1-10 est. staff $75k Avg Salary
hires for Management, Customer Success, Field & Service
Kent
United States
Corporate office
Kent
3 open roles 3 posted in 90 days 33% engineering 1-10 est. staff $137k Avg Salary
hires for Finance, Data Science
18819 90th Ave S #190D, Kent, WA 98031
West Valley City
United States
Plant / site
3 open roles 4 posted in 90 days 1-10 est. staff $70k Avg Salary
hires for Leadership, Administrative, Management
Sacramento
United States
Plant / site
Sacramento
3 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 1-10 est. staff
hires for Management, Field & Service
2080 Enterprise Blvd Suite 100, Sacramento, CA 95691
Denver
United States
Plant / site
Denver
3 open roles 3 posted in 90 days 1-10 est. staff $98k Avg Salary
hires for Management, Field & Service
4700 Florence Street, Denver, CO 80202
Addison
United States
1 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 1-10 est. staff
hires for Field & Service
Spokane
United States
Regional office
Spokane
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 1-10 est. staff
hires for Field & Service
12606 East Sprague Avenue, Spokane Valley, WA 99216
Chicago
United States
Regional office
Chicago
Addison, IL 60601
Minneapolis
United States
Regional office
Minneapolis
13310 Industrial Park Blvd Suite 100, Plymouth, MN 55441
Salt Lake City
United States
Regional office
Salt Lake City
West Valley City, UT 84119
Earlier presence
Seattle, United States
Schertz, United States