Courtyard
The growth story
Courtyard grew from 8 to 90 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $42M along the way, most recently a Series A in July 2025.
About
Courtyard is pioneering entertainment shopping, where the thrill of discovery meets the confidence of authenticity.Browse by surprise through mystery packs you can open anytime, anywhere. Discover Pokémon cards, sports cards, comics, watches, rare coins, and more, all securely vaulted and ready to ship. Don't love what you found? Cash out instantly with our guaranteed buyback, or sell it in the marketplace with zero fees and no hassle.One of the fastest-growing startups in the space, we're remote-first and hiring across all functions. The future of entertainment shopping is just getting started – come build it with us.
Founders and leadership
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Operations 21 (+11% YoY), Engineering 18 (+125% YoY), Arts and Design 7 (+250% YoY), Business Development 6 (+50% YoY), Marketing 5 (+150% YoY), Media and Communication 4 (+100% YoY).
Talent flow
Most common previous employers of Courtyard staff: Kabam (6), Google (5), Zynga (4), FanDuel (3), YouTube (3), Underdog (3). Former Courtyard employees most often moved to Submarine.ai (1), Discord (1), OpenAI (1), Liquid Labs (1), Faire (1), Archdiocese of Cincinnati (1).
Alumni worth knowing
The Courtyard mafia
3Moses Lee, was Software Engineer until 2024Nathan Thomas, was Staff Software Engineer until 2025David Klingbeil, was Head of Growth until 2023Hiring now
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 70% direct, 19% search, 4% social, 1% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Courtyard: Microsoft Office (28), Leadership (26), Social Media (25), Microsoft Excel (24), Project Management (23), Marketing (22), Customer Service (20), SQL (19).
Where the team actually sits
Courtyard people are concentrated in California, United States (9), New York, United States (6), United States (4), Florida, United States (3).
Search footprint
Courtyard attracts about 4,937 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $3K a month if bought through ads. It gained 228 ranking keywords and lost 251 in the last period.
Frequently asked
Courtyard has 90 employees as of September 2026.
Courtyard has raised $42M in total, most recently a Series A round in July 2025.
Courtyard was founded in 2021 by Nicolas le Jeune, Paulin A..
The most common previous employers of current Courtyard staff are Kabam (6 people), Google (5 people), Zynga (4 people).
Former Courtyard employees most often move to Submarine.ai (1), Discord (1), OpenAI (1).
At least 3 companies have a founder who previously worked at Courtyard, including Liquid Labs, GridGorilla, Submarine.ai.
Courtyard attracts about 4,937 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $3K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Courtyard staff are Microsoft Office, Leadership, Social Media, Microsoft Excel, Project Management.
Courtyard staff are concentrated in California, United States (9), New York, United States (6), United States (4).
Courtyard has about 21 people in Operations, up 11% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Courtyard has about 18 people in Engineering, up 125% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 59 current and 14 former Courtyard profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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