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Overview
Reverb is an online marketplace for musicians to buy, sell, and trade new, used, and vintage music gear. It operates as a peer-to-peer platform that links individual musicians, collectors, dealers, and manufacturers, enabling listings and transactions across instruments and gear like guitars, amps, pedals, and recording equipment. Sellers can list items for free and are charged a 5% commission on the final sale price plus a payment processing fee. The platform provides a price guide with real-time data, shipping assistance, and seller protection to support the sale process. Reverb differentiates itself from general marketplaces by focusing specifically on music gear and offering lower fees, tools tailored to gear transactions, and international support. The company aims to simplify buying and selling gear for the music community and to grow a global marketplace for musicians to find, trade, and access gear.
About Reverb
Industries
Data & Analytics
Consumer Software
Consumer Goods
Company Size
201-500
Company Stage
Acquired
Total Funding
$47M
Headquarters
Chicago, Illinois
Founded
2012
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Reverb Wallet launched in September 2025, giving U.S. sellers faster payouts and 1% cashback.
- Mulberry and Fender partnerships expand trust, warranty coverage, and conversion on higher-value listings.
- Creator Partners and Servco closed the June 2025 acquisition, signaling fresh strategic attention and capital.
What critics are saying
- Sellers still complain about high fees, delayed payouts, and weak support on Trustpilot in 2026.
- Marketplace trust remains fragile; counterfeit, scam, and cancellation complaints can push users to eBay.
- If Reverb Wallet adoption stalls, seller liquidity weakens and the marketplace loses its buyer-seller flywheel.
What makes Reverb unique
- Reverb is the dominant dedicated marketplace for instruments, with Fender CPO storefronts and warranties.
- Its niche focus captures vintage, used, and pro-audio inventory that eBay cannot curate well.
- The 2025 Creator Partners-Servco buyout restored standalone ownership and kept the team intact.
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Funding
Total Funding
$47M
Below
Industry Average
Funded Over
6 Rounds
Benefits
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Life Insurance
Disability Insurance
401(k) Company Match
Paid Vacation
Paid Sick Leave
Paid Holidays
Parental Leave
Adoption Assistance
Sabbatical Leave
Professional Development Budget
Growth & Insights and Company News
6 month growth
↓ -6%1 year growth
↓ -6%2 year growth
↓ -6%Reverb has just launched a redesigned version of the Reverb Wallet, aiming to give sellers on its platform faster access to funds and additional financial incentives.
Ansa, the fintech infrastructure solution enabling merchants, marketplaces, and platforms to launch branded customer wallets, today announced that Reverb, the world's largest online marketplace for musical instruments and gear, has successfully launched its Reverb Wallet experience powered by Ansa.
Mulberry partners with Reverb to protect new and used instruments.
Reverb representatives assert that the company will return to being an independent business and will not merge with Servco, Creator Partners, or any other companies they invest in.
Etsy has announced the sale of its musical instrument marketplace, Reverb, to Reverb IntermediateCo LLC, a subsidiary of Reverb Partners LLC. The buyers, affiliated with Servco Pacific Inc. and Creator Partners LLC, aim to support musicians. The transaction details remain undisclosed. This divestment, revealed in an SEC 8-K filing, comes a week before Etsy's Q1 2025 earnings report, likely to boost investor sentiment.
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About Reverb
Industries
Data & Analytics
Consumer Software
Consumer Goods
Company Size
201-500
Company Stage
Acquired
Total Funding
$47M
Headquarters
Chicago, Illinois
Founded
2012
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