hobbyDB
About this raise
hobbyDB, with a valuation of $14.5 million, is raising funds on Wefunder. It is a free resource for the collecting community, built by collectors, for collectors. The database allows collectors to explore, track, and organize their collections. The price tracker on hobbyDB also keeps track of how much the collection is worth. hobbyDB has 530,000 users with collections worth $1.35 billion. Christian Braun founded hobbyDB in October 2013. The current crowdfunding campaign has a minimum target of $20,000 and a maximum target of $535,000. The campaign proceeds will be used to finance the company’s operations, implement the UX design, and build image recognition.
Investment Overview
Invested $137,578 :
Deal Terms
Company & Team
Company
- Year Founded
- 2013
- Industry
- Arts & Crafts
- Tech Sector
- Distribution Model
- B2B/B2C
- Margin
- High
- Capital Intensity
- Low
Financials
- Revenue -0.1% YoY
- $430,152
- Monthly Burn
- $22,388
- Cash on Hand
- $106,993
- Gross Margin
- 76%
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Funding history
Close Date | Platform | Valuation | Total Raised | Security Type | Status | Reg Type |
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06/21/2024 | Wefunder | $18,798,145 | $119,927 | Equity - Preferred | Funded | RegCF |
04/30/2023 | Wefunder | $16,425,000 | $87,957 | Equity - Preferred | Funded | RegCF |
04/22/2022 | Wefunder | $14,505,811 | $137,578 | Equity - Preferred | Funded | RegCF |
12/28/2020 | Wefunder | $11,000,000 | $107,110 | Equity - Preferred | Funded | RegCF |
04/17/2020 | Wefunder | $17,600,000 | $274,333 | Equity - Preferred | Funded | RegCF |
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Revenue History
Note: Revenue data points reflect the latest of either the most recent fiscal year's financials, or updated revenues directly from the founder, at each raise's close date.
Valuation History
Price per Share History
Note: Share prices shown in earlier rounds may not be indicative of any stock splits.
Employee History
Founder Profile
hobbyDB Founder Christian Braun on Serving the Collector Community
Collecting items or fan merchandise (fan merch) can be an engrossing hobby. But scouring the internet to explore collectibles can prove tedious and time-consuming.hobbyDB functions as a database, marketplace, and guide for the collectible items and fan merch community. Users can keep up with price changes on specific items, manage their collections with the app, explore collectibles based on a variety of categories, and more. We reached out to founder and CEO Christian Braun to hear more about the inspiration behind the company and how the team got together.
Note: This interview was conducted over phone and email. It has been lightly edited for clarity and length.