How it started

Catawiki was established in Assen, The Netherlands, by comic books collector René Schoenmakers and IT developer Marco Jansen.
Back in 2008, René would spend hours online, passionately searching for rare comic books to add to his collection – with little success. Marco chimed in and together, they created Catawiki as a place for collectors to interact with each other and keep track of their collections. The name Catawiki is a combination of the words ‘catalogue’ and ‘wiki’.
The website quickly gained popularity, and in 2011 the founders introduced an auction feature. To ensure that auctions would always feature special and high quality objects, they started hiring Experts who would review and select each submission before publishing it online.
Over the years, many more special objects and Experts have been added across categories that now span Collectables, Art, Design, Jewellery, Fashion, Classic Cars, Watches, Wine and many more.

Today, over 75,000 objects are auctioned every week. Yet, the majority of special objects are still sold offline. Our mission is to bring this traditionally offline world online, with Catawiki as the most popular destination for special objects.

Our numbers

In 2021, Catawiki auctioned over 3 million special objects – adding to our total of over 10 million objects to date.
Highlights include artworks ranging from Banksy to Monet, Sylvester Stallone’s Ford Mustang, an edition of Amazing Fantasy #15: The Origin of Spider-Man, the oldest stamp in the world, a piece of the moon, Lady Gaga’s dress, a Mammoth’s skeleton and so much more.
We’re a global marketplace with buyers and sellers from all over the world. In fact, two thirds of the earnings of Catawiki sellers stem from buyers outside of their own market..
We obtained a €150 million investment in 2021, led by investment firm Permira, empowering Catawiki’s potential to become the most popular destination for special objects across the globe.
Over 1 million people placed a bid in 2021. Our buyers are happy: over 98% of all reviews submitted by buyers in 2021 were positive. It shows, because close to 90% of all spendings on Catawiki in 2021 came from returning buyers.

Our Values

We Take Ownership and Drive Impact 

We take ownership by proactively seeking opportunities to improve the experience of our customers and to drive business impact. We make smart decisions under tight deadlines to ensure rapid market delivery. We prioritise straightforward processes and clear communication across teams. We take calculated risks to maximize customer and business impact.

We Are Open to Change and Feedback

We embrace change and feedback as this enables personal and professional growth. We leverage our expertise, remain open to feedback and seek opportunities for improvement. We are resilient and view change as a chance to scale to even bigger heights.  

We Are Passionate About Catawiki’s Mission and Our Customers

We are passionate about our mission to bring the world of special objects online. We are deeply committed to the success of our customers, our business and our colleagues. 

Our commitment

Catawiki’s eclectic team represents an international and intergenerational mix of people from different professional and cultural backgrounds. We foster an inclusive and queer-friendly work environment, committed to making every Catawikian feel welcomed and empowered. Whatever your story, we encourage you to bring your unique perspective to the table.

Catawiki stands with Ukraine and encourages people displaced by the current conflict to apply. In addition to the several initiatives we’ve launched, we’re open to ideas on ways we can continue to support the humanitarian effort.

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