Back Market
Back Market is a global marketplace for refurbished electronics that has raised $1.0B in funding. The Paris-based company employs 1,024 people and has analyzed 578 public professional profiles.
The growth story
Back Market grew from 495 to 1,024 employees between 2020 and 2026, raising $1.0B along the way, most recently a Series E in January 2022.
About
Back Market operates an online platform connecting buyers with sellers of certified refurbished electronics, including smartphones, laptops, and tablets. The company targets consumers seeking lower-cost, environmentally friendly alternatives to new devices, with all products undergoing quality checks.
The company reached unicorn status in 2021 and completed its Series E round in January 2022, raising $1.0B from investors including General Atlantic and Generation Investment Management. With over 1,000 employees, Back Market has established itself as a major player in the refurbished electronics market.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is Back Market's largest function with 142 employees, representing nearly 14% of total headcount. The company's leadership team includes three co-founders who have remained with the organization since its 2014 launch.
The Back Market org chart
Thibaud Hug de Larauze (Co-founder & CEO) leads 58 mapped leaders with 28 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Engineering 266 (+6% YoY), Information Technology 91 (+7% YoY), Sales 84 (+14% YoY), Operations 74 (+1% YoY), Marketing 67 (+8% YoY), Product Management 49 (+9% YoY).
Talent flow
Back Market recruits heavily from major tech companies, with Amazon being the top source of talent (26 hires). Employees frequently move to French startups, with Pennylane (12) and Alan (11) being the most common destinations.
Most common previous employers of Back Market staff: Amazon (26), Cdiscount (15), Amadeus (14), ManoMano (12), Freenow (11), Airbus (10). Former Back Market employees most often moved to Pennylane (12), Alan (11), Datadog (7), ManoMano (6), TikTok (5), Qonto (5).
Alumni worth knowing
The Back Market mafia
Back Market alumni have founded 28 companies, including Klark (22 staff) and Nebesta (14 staff). These startups demonstrate the entrepreneurial impact of Back Market's talent network.
28Nicolas Pellissier, was Backend Engineer until 2022Marien Pinot, was Machine Learning Engineer until 2020Nathanael Berbessou, was General Manager, France & Spain until 2023Joseph Junior Tahie, was Responsable adjoint qualité until 2022Shruti Chand, was Partnerships, Onboarding and Operations until 2022Bharathan Boominathan, was Chief of Staff until 2025
Olive Okoro, was Student Brand Ambassador until 2023
Sebastien Baudin, was Senior Expansion Manager - APAC until 2023
Anne-Sophie Frenove, was General Manager France until 2024
Gauthier Favier, was Founding Product Designer until 2015
Jordi Clara Higuero, was Lead Product Manager Finance until 2023
Raphael Durand, was Head of Program - Circularity until 2024
Martin Lezer, was Lead Salesforce Engineer until 2024
Alexis Jerome, was General Manager Back Market Pro until 2025
Cynthia K., was Customer Success & Operations Manager – B2B until 2025
Thomas Poulain, was SVP Global Marketing until 2025
Hortense Blondel, was Chief Operating Officer until 2018
Geoffroy Surault, was Product Manager until 2023
Mathieu Daix, was Board Observer until 2018
Isaline Goudeau, was Data strategy Developper until 2022
Lola Janiaud, was Head of Influence until 2025
Cyril Marchand, was Fraud Associate until 2023
Aalya Dhawan, was User Researcher (PM Lead MobileApp) until 2023
Matthieu Pommier, was Global Head of Performance Marketing until 2024
Shanna Sturm, was Software Engineer until 2020
Yongjun Shin, was Data Analyst Intern (Marketing) until 2022
Yeojin Kim, was Head of Online Media, APAC until 2023
Marcela Lacerda, was Legal Counsel until 2021Hiring now
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 32% direct, 44% search, 3% social, 6% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Back Market: Project Management (323), English (286), Microsoft Office (266), Microsoft Excel (235), Python (Programming Language) (230), SQL (227), Communication (217), Management (215).
Where the team actually sits
Back Market people are concentrated in Île-de-France, France (129), Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France (100), France (60), Catalonia, Spain (56). 7 offices on record.
Search footprint
Back Market attracts about 715,100 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $2M a month if bought through ads. It gained 77,951 ranking keywords and lost 71,773 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 3.60 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 4.00 / 5
- Senior management
- 4.10 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 4.30 / 5
Frequently asked
Back Market has 1,024 employees as of September 2026.
Back Market has raised $1.0B in total, most recently a Series E round in January 2022.
Back Market was founded in 2014 by Quentin L., Thibaud Hug de Larauze, Vianney Vaute.
Thibaud Hug de Larauze (Co-founder & CEO) sits at the top of Back Market's reporting structure, with 28 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Back Market staff are Amazon (26 people), Cdiscount (15 people), Amadeus (14 people).
Former Back Market employees most often move to Pennylane (12), Alan (11), Datadog (7).
At least 28 companies have a founder who previously worked at Back Market, including Klark, Nebesta, Airnest.
Back Market attracts about 715,100 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $2M a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Back Market staff are Project Management, English, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel, Python (Programming Language).
Back Market staff are concentrated in Île-de-France, France (129), Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France (100), France (60).
Back Market has about 266 people in Engineering, up 6% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Back Market has about 91 people in Information Technology, up 7% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 578 current and 805 former Back Market profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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