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Feb 2026Jonathan Jenkins, listed as Technical Founder & CTO, is shown in the company profile as having left the company in February 2026.
SourceMisprint is building Robinhood for Pokemon cards
Company research
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Jul 29, 2026
Overview
Misprint is a New York-based, YC-backed marketplace for graded Pokémon cards and sealed products. It combines a two-sided buy/sell marketplace with machine-learning pricing, market data, and seller vetting to make trading cards more transparent and faster.
Primary product
A real-time, bid/ask marketplace for graded Pokémon cards and sealed products, with ML-driven pricing and trading-card analytics.
Founded
2025
Headquarters
New York City, New York, United States
Team size
1-10
Industry
Retail
Sub-industry
Trading card / collectibles marketplace
Offices
New York City, New York, United States
Business model
two-sided marketplace
membership subscription
low-fee commerce
Funding
Stage
pre-seed
Total raised
$500K
Latest round
Pre-Seed · Mar 2025
Latest amount
$500K
Mar 2025 · Y Combinator
People & investors
Leadership
Co-Founder & CEO
Founders
Co-Founder & Technical Founder / former CTO
Work & culture
Collector-first, community-driven, and highly transparent. Public messaging emphasizes fairness, trust, manual seller vetting, and fast-moving startup execution rooted in Pokémon/card-hobby enthusiasm.
Visa sponsorship
Limited
Compensation
Public job postings show roughly $120k-$180k salary plus 0.2%-0.6% equity for a full-stack/mobile engineer, and $18-$22/hour for a Pokémon content/social intern. Roles are New York-based and list US citizen/visa-holder requirements, but no explicit sponsorship promise.
Product & market
Pricing
Low-fee marketplace with optional membership subscription benefits; users can buy/sell through a bid/ask exchange and subscriber perks include store credit and free shipping.
Differentiators
- —Real-time ML pricing and market data
- —Bid/ask marketplace instead of fixed-price-only selling
- —Listings claimed to be 20x faster than competitors
- —Manual seller vetting
- —Card-specific search, scanner, and analytics
- —Focus on Pokémon cards and graded/sealed collectibles
Technology
Stripe
Stripe Connect
Vercel
React Native
React
Next.js
TypeScript
Python
PostgreSQL
Supabase
SQL
Node.js
AWS
Porter
PostHog
GitHub
Discord
Customers
Pokémon card collectors
graded card sellers
trading card investors
collectibles hobbyists
sealed product buyers
Competitors
eBay
StockX
PWCC
Goldin
traditional auction houses
collectibles forums and reseller platforms
Scale & contact
Signals & risks
Latest news
Startuply.vc · May 2026
A feature on Misprint’s bid/ask marketplace, pricing ML, competitive positioning, and the company’s early backers and scaling risks.
Misprint blog · Mar 2026
Misprint’s own blog explains product scope, trust and verification processes, payment handling via Stripe, and how the marketplace works for graded, raw, and sealed Pokémon products.
Startup Intros · Mar 2025
Startup Intros reports a $500K seed round for Misprint, announced on March 1, 2025, and lists Amplo, Susa Ventures, and Y Combinator as investors.
LinkedIn (Eva Herget) · Feb 2025
Eva Herget announced Misprint’s launch, describing it as a real-time bid/ask marketplace for trading cards with transparent valuations and faster listings.
Y Combinator · Feb 2025
YC’s launch post frames Misprint as a transparent, machine-learning-powered marketplace for trading cards and highlights the founding story, product wedge, and 20x faster listing claim.
Jobs and careers at Misprint
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