LinkedIn · May 2026
Company post highlighting a Times Square billboard milestone and community gratitude.
a platform for maximizing the thrill of collecting trading cards
Company research
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Jul 30, 2026
Overview
CatchBack Cards is a YC W26 trading-card platform for Pokémon, sports, One Piece, and related collectibles. It combines custom digital mystery packs, physical-card vaulting, a flat-fee marketplace, and instant buyback/liquidity features to make collecting more transparent and liquid.
Primary product
Digital mystery packs and a $1 flat-fee trading-card marketplace with instant buyback offers
Founded
2025
Headquarters
Wilmington, Delaware, United States
Team size
1-10 employees
Work style
Onsite
Industry
Entertainment Providers
Sub-industry
Collectibles / trading-card marketplace
Offices
Wilmington, Delaware, United States
San Francisco, California, United States
Business model
B2C marketplace
digital pack sales
vault/storage fees
transaction fees
auction fees
buyback/liquidity spread
Funding
Stage
pre-seed
Total raised
$500K
Latest round
Convertible Note · Jan 2026
Latest amount
$500K
Jan 2026 · Y Combinator
People & investors
Work & culture
Public materials suggest a small, fast-moving YC team that prioritizes in-person SF collaboration, rapid shipping, transparency, and collector-community engagement.
Work style
Onsite
Compensation
Publicly posted roles include a Growth Intern at $20-$50/hour, full-time roles around $100K-$135K plus 0.25%-1.00% equity, a Product Designer at $80K-$130K, and a Motion Graphics Animator/Videographer at $120K-$180K. Some postings specify Bay Area / San Francisco in-person work.
Product & market
Pricing
Flat $1 fee per buyer and seller on completed marketplace transactions; starter pack from $5; free U.S. shipping on $50+ orders and $8 shipping under $50; additional vault/auction fees disclosed in terms
Differentiators
- —Cryptographic randomness proofs for pack openings
- —Open-source card-selection / fairness code
- —Transparent custom pack odds and risk settings
- —Flat $1 per-side marketplace fees
- —Physical-card custody with instant digital ownership transfer
- —Climate-controlled, insured vaulting
- —Guaranteed / perpetual buyback offers
- —Algorithmic pricing informed by multiple live market sources
Technology
Next.js
React
Supabase
Vercel
HeroUI
PostHog
Google Tag Manager
Sentry
Linear
Slack
UUID-based randomness
LCG (Linear Congruential Generator)
scipy.optimize
blockchain-based randomness proofs
Customers
Pokémon collectors
sports card collectors
One Piece card collectors
Riftbound collectors
mystery-pack buyers
collectibles creators / card sellers
Competitors
eBay
Whatnot
Drip Shop
Quidd
Oblivion Collectibles
Beezie
other blind-box / mystery-pack sites
Scale & contact
Estimated revenue
≈$150K ARR (inferred from $13K MRR reported in early 2026; likely higher now)
Estimated monthly visits
14.8K
Traffic estimate as of Jul 2026
Latest news
Lucent · May 2026
Case study describing the team’s use of PostHog, Linear, Slack, and Lucent to detect UX issues and improve reliability.
Fondo · Feb 2026
Launch recap covering the product, early traction, and promotional offer details.
Y Combinator · Jan 2026
YC launch post announcing CatchBack Cards, its custom mystery packs, $1 marketplace, launch timing, and early traction.
Nexus blog · Dec 2025
Announced a partnership to bring CatchBack Cards onto Nexus mainnet for onchain experiences.
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