Startup Intros · Mar 2022
Startup Intros reported Boardcave completed a $500K funding round in March 2022 and associated it with Y Combinator.
Building the world’s largest online surf gear store.
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Boardcave is an Australia-based surf-gear e-commerce marketplace that connects surfers with surfboard shapers/manufacturers and sells surfboards, surf hardware, and related accessories through an online platform with educational content and fit guidance.
Primary product
Online surf gear marketplace and surfboard store
Founded
2012
Headquarters
Burleigh Heads, Queensland, Australia
Team size
1-10
Industry
Technology, Information and Internet
Sub-industry
E-commerce marketplace for surf gear
Offices
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Business model
Stage
Accelerator-backed with grant, seed, and venture funding history
Total raised
$1.6M
Latest round
Seed Round · Aug 2022
Latest amount
$125K
Investors
Public messaging emphasizes a lean, surfing-obsessed, practical culture that values experience, qualifications, teamwork, and cultural fit; founder profiles also stress work-life balance and working smarter, not harder.
Pricing
Retail/marketplace pricing for surfboards and surf accessories; exact commission or take-rate is not publicly stated.
Differentiators
Technology
Customers
Competitors
Estimated revenue
Approximately US$5.8M ARR (public estimates also cluster around US$1M-US$10M)
Estimated monthly visits
48.6K
Traffic estimate as of Jun 2026
Startup Intros · Mar 2022
Startup Intros reported Boardcave completed a $500K funding round in March 2022 and associated it with Y Combinator.
LinkedIn · Feb 2022
Ryan Mets announced that Boardcave had been backed by Y Combinator and was participating in the Winter 2022 batch.
LinkedIn · Feb 2022
Chris Greben confirmed Boardcave’s YC backing and the team’s participation in YC Winter 2022.
Business Insider · Aug 2017
Profile of Boardcave’s origin story and Cavewire product; describes how the company solved cross-supplier tracking and logistics problems for surf retail.
The Surfers View · Oct 2015
Describes Boardcave’s board recommendation technology, Cavewire, and the company’s expansion into operations and retailer integrations.