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Zadaa is a technology company.
Zadaa operates a mobile application designed as a secondhand fashion marketplace, enabling users to buy and sell pre-owned clothing efficiently. The platform incorporates proprietary algorithms that intelligently match individuals based on their size and style preferences, streamlining the discovery of well-fitting garments. This innovative approach seeks to deliver the convenience of new online retail within the circular fashion economy.
The company was co-founded in 2015 by Iiro Kormi, Jyri Pekka Vähä-Pietilä, Sauli Hirvi, and Aamer Chaichee. Their foundational insight stemmed from recognizing significant friction in the secondhand clothing market, particularly concerning item fit and style suitability. The founders aimed to employ digital solutions to create an intuitive and accessible re-commerce platform, thus solving these key user pain points.
Zadaa serves consumers who wish to participate in sustainable fashion, whether by selling their unused apparel or purchasing quality pre-owned items. Its user base appreciates both the environmental benefits and economic advantages of extending clothing lifecycles. The company’s overarching vision is to foster a more robust circular economy in fashion, making the exchange of pre-owned garments a seamless and commonplace experience.
Zadaa has raised $4.4M across 1 funding round.
Zadaa has raised $4.4M in total across 1 funding round.
Zadaa has raised $4.4M in total across 1 funding round.
Zadaa's investors include Superhero Capital.
Zadaa has raised $4.4M across 1 funding round. Most recently, it raised $4.4M Other Equity / Seed in September 2018.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20, 2018 | $4.4M Venture Round | Superhero Capital | — | Announced |
Zadaa was a Nordic second-hand fashion marketplace app that connected users with similar sizes and styles to buy and sell quality clothes and accessories, simplifying the process to make it as easy as online shopping.[1][2][5] It served a community of 500,000 users across Finland, Denmark, and Germany, solving resale friction by focusing on fit, safety, and environmental impact through reduced overconsumption.[1][2] Zadaa raised $11 million in total funding to fuel its growth as one of the first platforms in the region but was acquired in 2025 by Finnish startup Bought, which integrated its user base into an AI-powered resale app that auto-generates listings from shopping history.[1][3]
Post-acquisition, Zadaa's community and listings transitioned to Bought's platform, enhancing Bought's momentum with established users while Bought raised €1.4 million ($1.5 million) in pre-seed funding to expand AI tools and user acquisition.[1][3]
Founded in 2015 in Denmark, Zadaa emerged as a pioneering second-hand fashion marketplace in the Nordics, with a small team of 1-10 employees passionate about sustainable clothing consumption.[1][2] The idea stemmed from making resale fun, safe, and easy by matching buyers and sellers based on size and style preferences, aiming to become a global leader in the space.[2] Early traction came from its innovative model—sellers simply listed, shipped, and got paid—securing $11 million in funding that enabled expansion into Finland, Denmark, and Germany, building a 500,000-user base.[1]
Despite initial success, scaling challenges in a competitive market led to its 2025 acquisition by Bought, a Helsinki-based AI resale innovator; Zadaa's team saw Bought's technology as the perfect evolution, seamlessly migrating its community.[1][3]
Zadaa rode the explosive growth of the circular economy and second-hand fashion market, accelerated by sustainability demands and post-pandemic resale booms, where consumers prioritize eco-friendly options over new purchases.[1][2] Its timing capitalized on early Nordic adoption of marketplaces, expanding amid rising competition, but highlighted scaling pains in fragmented resale spaces.[1] Market forces like AI advancements (via Bought) and consumer shift to effortless sustainability favored its model, influencing the ecosystem by proving community value—its 500,000 users now bolster Bought's AI tools, normalizing automated resale across Europe.[1][3]
With its acquisition, Zadaa's legacy fuels Bought's ascent in AI-powered resale, likely accelerating global expansion as second-hand fashion projected to surpass $350 billion by 2028 amid climate pressures. Trends like AI automation and hyper-personalized matching will shape this path, evolving Zadaa's influence from regional pioneer to embedded strength in a unified platform challenging giants like Vinted or Depop. This integration positions it at the forefront of effortless, sustainable fashion tech.