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Faire

Online wholesale marketplace

1001+ employees
  • Retail
  • B2B
  • Marketplace
  • Sustainability
  • Consumer Goods
  • eCommerce
100 Potrero Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94103, US

Company mission

To empower entrepreneurs around the world to chase their dreams.

Top investors

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109% employee growth in 12 months

Otta's take

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Xav Kearney

CTO of Otta

Faire is a company that helps retailers find and buy wholesale merchandise for their stores, pairing independent brands with retailers. The company connects two million retailers globally to tens of thousands of brands across the globe.

In addition to a large catalog, the company attracts smaller retailers by offering net 60-day terms and free returns to boost confident buying at unpredictable times. Faire has seen impressive growth, reporting 300% year-on-year volume growth and a valuation of over $12.6B following its most recent tranche of funding from Shopify.

This investment is funding its continuing expansion into European and Australian markets, while accelerating product development, focusing on its OS for wholesale. It is also hiring talent globally as it takes aim at becoming a kind of Amazon for local and indie brands that want to sell globally.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive healthcare
  • All of our offices have been designed with local in mind—from our architects to our coffee blends
  • Paid vacation time, holidays, and company-wide “Faire Fundays.”
  • Including a monthly credit toward your wellness-related programs
  • Generous parental and family leave, as well as fertility support benefits
  • Including free access to Modern Health therapists and resources
  • Optional morning meditation, plus a free Headspace membership
  • Faire will match up to US$250 of your charitable donations, every year
  • For personal and professional development, as well as unlimited access to training courses through LinkedIn Learning
  • Whether you want to grow as a leader, hone your craft, or explore a new discipline, our career framework allows space for you to explore

Company values

  • We serve our community
  • We seek the truth
  • We’re all owners
  • We embrace the adventure
  • We’re kind

Funding (last 2 of 10 rounds)

May 2022

$416m

SERIES G

Nov 2021

$400m

SERIES G

$1.5bn

Total funding

This company has top investors

Founders

Was previously an Advisor at Blunt Umbrellas and Director of Consumer Product at Square.

Former Director of Security and Risk Engineering at Square, prior to co-founding Faire.

Previously a Senior Software Engineer at Google. Before that, co-founded FreePoint Inc.

Was Operations Lead at Square. Before that was a Business Analust for McKinsey and Co.

Diversity & Inclusion at Faire

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Clarence Sanon (Engagement and Inclusion Manager)

  • We have internal structures and mechanisms that acknowledge and counteract organizational bias while ensuring equitable opportunity across the organization.
  • Our teams are balanced across demographic backgrounds and identities, ensuring equity at all levels of the organization and ensuring a region-specific nuance
  • Faire Femmes: Our mission is to build a space that is inclusive, safe, and empowering for those who identify as women to succeed
  • HUE: Our mission is to create a safe space where folks of colour can feel comfortable being themselves and talk to folks who get it. We want HUE members to feel confident expressing themselves, their culture, and their heritage
  • Flaire: Our mission is to empower all Faire employees to express their whole selves at work, and to make Faire an inclusive environment for all members of the LGBTQ+ community
  • ​​Fairents: Our mission is to cultivate Faire into a company where working parents can thrive in their professional ambitions, maximize their impact supporting Faire business goals, and be successful in their pursuit of rewarding & fulfilling journeys as parents
  • We have employee resource groups (ERGs) and a cross-functional Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Council (DEIB) at Faire. The DEIB Council works in collaboration with other functions to ensure integration and consideration of DEIB in policies, programs, products, and processes

Endorsements

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Opportunities to learn (1)

Career progression (1)

Intelligent people (1)

My opinions are valued (1)

Flexible working (1)

Clear values (1)

I joined Faire over a month ago and the onboarding has been very comprehensive including some additional material that has been extremely helpful for my learning. Upon joining, I've also been added to multiple meetings that has contributed to my learning.

People, HR, Recruitment

Opportunities to learn

Mar 2022

I am constantly blown away by the knowledge and level of expertise in which my colleagues acquire. I am always learning something new, such as a process or a term that is worth knowing in the sector.

People, HR, Recruitment

Intelligent people

Mar 2022

The world as we knew it has changed and so I really wanted to work somewhere that offered flexiable working. Faire has collected feedback from employees and implemented this into a 3 themed structure - allowing us to choose which one suits our current set up more.

People, HR, Recruitment

Flexible working

Mar 2022

Working with Faire over the last year, every time we have a new position whether a manager role, a team lead or otherwise the hiring managers always look at who in their team could be up for promotion. Always looking internally at the talent that can be developed before advertising externally!

People, HR, Recruitment

Career progression

Mar 2022

Individual opinions are valued across every team in Faire. It's a place where new ideas and innovative thinking are always so important whether it comes to process improvement, new ways to approach markets or team initiatives!

People, HR, Recruitment

My opinions are valued

Mar 2022

I've never come across a company who lives it's values so much. Faire genuinely want to help entrepreneurs to grow and have a voice in the market. This extends to the people Faire hires, bringing so many people together that share these values is incredible!

People, HR, Recruitment

Clear values

Mar 2022

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