The latest from Catawiki
John Lennon and Yoko Ono signed violin at auction on Catawiki
Elena Salmistraro’s F1-Inspired Creations Take Center Stage in Catawiki’s Latest Auction with Scuderia AlphaTauri
Own Cycling History: Thibaut Pinot's Farewell Bike and Iconic Groupama-FDJ Cycling Memorabilia up for Auction
Grip the wheel of history: Scuderia AlphaTauri's F1 legends auction on Catawiki
Discover Exceptional Art: Catawiki presents Artists at Affordable Art Fair Amsterdam
Racing 92 Rugby Memorabilia Available Exclusively on Catawiki
Facts and figures
2008
Founded in Assen, The Netherlands
75,000
Special objects in auction each week
1+ million
Bids every week from across the world
15+ million
Objects sold on Catawiki since it was founded
€3+ billion
Spent by buyers on Catawiki to date
750+
Employees globally, including hundreds of in-house experts
The founding story
Catawiki was founded in Assen, NL by two Dutch entrepreneurs, René Schoenmakers, a passionate comic book collector, and Marco Jansen, an IT developer. The idea for the company was born after Schoenmakers spent hours searching online for rare comics to add to his collection – with little success. As a result, they created Catawiki in 2008: a website where collectors could interact with each other and keep track of their collections. The name Catawiki is a combination of the words ‘catalogue’ and ‘wiki’.
The website grew in popularity and in 2011 the founders introduced an auction feature. To ensure the objects would remain truly special, they also started hiring experts who would review and select every object before being offered in auction.
Over the years more special objects (and experts) have been added and next to Collectables Catawiki now offers Art, Design, Jewellery, Fashion, Classic Cars, Watches, Wine and much more. Today, over 75,000 objects are for sale and receive over one million bids each week. Catawiki is headquartered in Amsterdam with over 750 employees across the world.
Meet the management team
Ravi Vora, CEO
Chief Executive Officer since 2018, responsible for company growth, commercial development and strategy moving forward.
Frederik de Beer, CCO
Chief Commercial Officer since 2017, responsible for the company’s commercial development and five business verticals.
Tyler Miller, CPTO
Chief Product and Technology Officer since 2020, responsible for defining the company’s product vision and strategy, as well as building and improving its technology infrastructure.
