Arean van Veelen
Arean van Veelen is Chief Experience Officer and Co-founder at Gone. He previously co-founded OfferUp and served as Executive Officer, Director, and Promoter at OFFERUP INC.
Seattle Startup Gone.com Raises $6.3M to Provide Free Used Item Pickup and Resale Marketplace
Seattle startup Gone.com raised $6.3 million to offer free pickups of used items for resale through AI-driven logistics and pricing, operating both online and in a Renton storefront. Founded by former Amazon and OfferUp leaders, the company aims to streamline the secondhand goods economy by converting unwanted items into resale value.
OfferUp hires Booking.com veteran Todd Dunlap as CEO; starts in July as co-founder Nick Huzar becomes CPO
OfferUp hired former Booking.com U.S. and Canada managing director Todd Dunlap as CEO starting in July while co-founder Nick Huzar moves to chief product officer and retains president and board chair roles; the Seattle-based marketplace has 56 million users, $380M total funding, and raised $120M last year.
OfferUp Raises $120M, Acquires Letgo; OLX Group to Own 40% of Combined Entity
OfferUp raised $120 million and agreed to acquire rival app Letgo, creating a combined U.S. marketplace with over 20 million monthly active users; OLX Group led the round and will own 40% of the merged company. OfferUp CEO Nick Huzar will lead the combined business, while Letgo's non‑North American operations will remain with OLX.
Organizations
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Gone Chief Experience Officer; Co-founder · current
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OfferUp Executive Officer, Director, Promoter 2016–2020, Co-founder 2020 · past