1,200 GMV in the first 48 hours post-launch.
TradeNest
22 days
Time to launch
$12k
48-hour GMV
340
Sellers onboarded
The Challenge
TradeNest had pre-signed 300+ artisan sellers who were waiting for the platform to go live. The complexity was in the marketplace mechanics: seller onboarding with Stripe Connect, commission management, dispute resolution, and search with filters across thousands of handmade products.
Our Approach
We built the marketplace on Next.js with Stripe Connect for split payments, Algolia for fast product search, and a custom dispute resolution workflow. Seller onboarding was streamlined to under 5 minutes with automated identity verification.
Tech Stack
Timeline
The Outcome
TradeNest launched with 340 sellers and drove $12k in GMV in the first 48 hours. They hit $180k monthly GMV within 90 days and raised a pre-seed round from a consumer marketplace fund.
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