VarageSale is a virtual garage sale app that lets users buy and sell items in their communities. It currently has users across the United States and Canada, as well as in Australia, Germany, Italy, Japan and the UK. The company is based in

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and funded by investors including Sequoia Capital and

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History

VarageSale was founded by Tami Zuckerman, an elementary school teacher living in

Montreal, Quebec Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple-pe ...

. While pregnant with her first child, she asked her husband Carl Mercier, a programmer, to improve on the experience of buying and selling items over social networks. In May of 2012, VarageSale launched its first community, "West Island Community" In Montreal's West Island sector. The company has since moved its headquarters to

Toronto, Ontario Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the ancho ...

. VarageSale was named 2014 Startup of the Year in the Canadian Startup Awards. In March 2015, it was included as part of Canadian Business's list of Canada's Most Innovative Companies. On November 7, 2017 VarageSale announced it was acquired by VerticalScope, another Toronto-based company that focuses on building online communities.

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