# TechCrunch: Depop raises $8M and hires ex-Reddit GM

- Canonical HTML: https://growth.iangoh.com/sources/techcrunch-depop-raises-8m-and-hires-ex-reddit-gm-techcrunch-com/
- Original source: https://techcrunch.com/2015/01/29/social-shopping-app-depop-raises-8m-hires-ex-reddit-gm-to-break-into-us-market/
- Domain: techcrunch.com
- Latest check: 2026-06-07
- Channels: Community, Discovery, Market Expansion, Marketplace, Social Commerce

## Cited GrowthDex tactics

- [Depop creative seller recruiting before US scale](/growth-ideas/depop-creative-seller-recruiting-before-us-scale/) - Recruit culturally credible sellers before pushing a marketplace into a new geography, so supply teaches the market what belongs there.
- [Depop social feed before marketplace search](/growth-ideas/depop-social-feed-before-marketplace-search/) - Make discovery feel like following taste, not only searching inventory, when the product depends on identity and style.

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- [All growth ideas](/growth-ideas/index.md)