3 Creator Marketplace Success Stories [2024]

Pat Walls

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Updated: November 1st, 2023

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1. Sharetribe ($2.4M/year)

Juho Makkonen, the CEO and co-founder of Sharetribe, came up with the idea for their online marketplace software while working on a research project at a Finnish university. After receiving multiple requests from non-technical founders to use their technology for their own ideas, they realized there was a market for a solution that allowed non-technical founders to build their own marketplace websites without coding skills. Today, Sharetribe powers over 1000 marketplaces in 70+ countries, with some customers raising millions in venture capital.

How much they make: $2.4M/year
How much did it cost to start: $100K
Current team size: 24

How We Built A 7-Figure SaaS Product And Raised $1M+ Through Crowdfunding

Sharetribe is a SaaS product that makes it easy for non-technical founders to create their online marketplace without coding skills; with more than 1000 marketplaces in 70+ countries powered by Sharetribe software, it began with an idea of Juho Makkonen and a co-founder, spinning out of their first marketplace research project.

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Juho started Sharetribe over 12 years ago

Revenue

Juho grew the business to $200K/month

Costs

It cost Juho $100000 to start the business

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3. Sharetribe

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How much they make: $2.4M/year
Where they're located: Helsinki, Finland
How much did it cost to start: $100K
Current team size: 24
Website traffic: 700K/month