Foot Locker-backed sneaker marketplace Goat Group has completed a $100m round from D1 Capital Partners, bringing its overall financing to almost $300m in five years.
Goat Group, a US-based footwear and apparel marketplace backed by shoe retailer Foot Locker, closed a $100m series E round yesterday from D1 Capital Partners.
The investment valued Goat Group at $1.75bn, according to Wall Street Journal, up from a previous $550m.
Founded in 2015 and incorporated as 1661, Goat Group started out with a focus on selling authentic sneakers online and in retail stores but has since grown to also offering apparel and accessories from than 350 brands.
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Thierry Heles
Thierry Heles is editor-at-large of Global University Venturing and Global Corporate Venturing, and host of the Beyond the Breakthrough podcast.
