Tise community using second-hand fashion

Social marketplace · Nordics

Tise turned second-hand shopping into a strategic asset

Tise built a social marketplace that made second-hand fashion attractive, accessible and engaging.

NOK210.5M

2025 Revenue

+10.4%

Revenue Growth in 2025

2025

Acquired by Ebay

The opportunity

Making second-hand shopping mainstream

Tise recognised that consumers would embrace resale for more than sustainability alone.

Fashion, affordability and social discovery made second-hand shopping desirable, while the digital platform made buying and selling convenient.

2.5 M+

Registered users

6.5 M

Items sold

150 k

Daily active users

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The circular model

Keep fashion moving between people.

Tise makes circular consumption work by connecting people who want to sell pre-owned items with people who want to discover and buy them.

Products can find new owners and be listed again, extending their useful life.

Tise community and marketplace

Bankability indicators

Strategic value creates an exit before profitability is proven

Tise illustrates how an investor can create value by backing a business that changes consumer behaviour, builds a scalable platform and becomes strategically relevant to a larger player.

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Proven consumeradoption

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Marketplace network effects

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Proven strategic exit

“Circularity becomes truly powerful when it’s an attractive lifestyle choice for everyone. Tise has done this at scale in the Nordics, enabling a successful exit eBay, to the world's leading marketplace. ”
Lene Elizabeth Hodge - Investment Manager, Nysnø Climate Investments