The online platform for buying and selling second-hand goods is aiming for further growth in 2024
Hamelyn, the online platform for buying and selling second-hand, is bringing in OK Ventures, the Venture Capital division of the OK Group holding company, as a new investor, as part of the company’s new phase of expansion and growth.
Since its foundation in 2021, when it only worked with books, the company has experienced a rapid and remarkable growth that has allowed it to diversify its catalogue with new products (video games, music and films) that already represent 15% of total sales, and to increase its staff to more than 30 employees in just 3 years. Today, Hamelyn is integrated in internationally recognised platforms such as Amazon, FNAC or eBay.
After reaching a new milestone in 2023 with the sale of more than 200,000 products to 96 countries, the company is embarking on a new phase of expansion this year in response to its ambitious growth plans. To support these plans, Hamelyn will have the strategic support of OK Ventures Group, which will contribute to the company’s firm goal of further expansion.
Many of the current partners have joined this movement, ranging from individual investors to investment funds and family offices of recognised prestige such as Angels Capital or Secways.
Valentín Izquierdo, co-founder of Hamelyn, says the goal is to turn the company into the largest second-hand shop ever created, and to do so, it is necessary to have the best people: “OK Ventures can help us a lot, not only in terms of capital, but also in day-to-day operational issues of a business as operational as ours”. The capital increase supports the company and positions it better than ever to further professionalise the second-hand market.