GOAT Group (YC W11) — Platform for the greatest products from the past, present and future
GOAT Group represents the leading platforms for authentic sneakers, apparel and accessories. Operating four distinct brands–GOAT, Flight Club, Grailed and alias–GOAT Group has a global community of over 50M members across 170 countries.
GOAT Group is a Y Combinator company in the Winter 2011 batch. Its directory entry describes it as: Platform for the greatest products from the past, present and future. The founders listed are Eddy Lu (Founder), Daishin Sugano (Founder/CPO) (Y Combinator directory entry, January 17, 2012).
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GOAT Group represents the leading platforms for authentic sneakers, apparel and accessories. Operating four distinct brands–GOAT, Flight Club, Grailed and alias–GOAT Group has a global community of over 50M members across 170 countries.
We are backed by some of the leading names in venture capital including Accel Partners, Andreessen Horowitz, Index Ventures, Matrix Partners, NEA, SV Angel, Upfront Ventures, Webb Investment Network and Y Combinator.
Eddy Lu
Founder
Daishin Sugano
Founder/CPO
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One of 49 companies held here in Consumer › Apparel and Cosmetics.
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