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Tradus

Transportation · Amsterdam, Netherlands · Founded 1997

Global marketplace for used commercial vehicles and pre-owned equipment. Part of OLX Group MoreLess

Tradus is an online marketplace specializing in the buying and selling of used commercial vehicles and heavy equipment. The platform serves a diverse range of clients including construction companies, logistics firms, and agricultural businesses. Operating in the global market, Tradus connects buyers and sellers from various regions, facilitating transactions through a user-friendly interface. The business model is primarily commission-based, earning revenue from transaction fees and premium listing services. Tradus leverages its extensive database and advanced search functionalities to provide a seamless experience for its users. Keywords: online marketplace, used commercial vehicles, heavy equipment, global market, construction, logistics, agriculture, commission-based, transaction fees, premium listings.

Company overview

Tradus company information

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Status
Acquired
Founded
1997
Headquarters
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Employees
33
Open positions
None listed
Dealroom signal
28.7
Investment activity
1 companies · latest Mar 2013
Capital deployed
Preferred round
ACQUISITION
client focusb2csub industrySearch, Buy & RentsectorConsumer Goodsbusiness modelMarketplace & ecommercesectorOnline AuctionssectorCollectiblessectorCommercesectorDeal ComparisonsectorWaste ReductionsectorSecond HandsectorSustainable Development GoalssectorAuctionsectorBecame $1B as SubsidiarysectorClimate Tech

Valuation & funding

Tradus funding history

Company financing events and reported valuations.

Deal typeDateAmountValuationInvestorsSource
ACQUISITIONExit Dec 2007 $1.9B $1.9B Prosus
SERIES AEquity / VC Mar 1998 $13M $52M Jerusalem Global Ventures
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Financials

Workforce over time

Available workforce history. Financial fields without reported data are omitted.

YearEmployees
2026 33
2025 33
2024 33
2023 33
2022 33
2021 33
2020 39
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Growth signals

Tradus website traffic

Latest recorded traffic for Tradus is 350 monthly website visits, down 89.1% over the last three months. Tradus's team grew 0% over the past year.

Latest monthly visits350 3-month web change-89.1% 1-year team growth0%
Monthly website visits60 observations · Dec 2016–Mar 2026
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Comparisons

Tradus compared with similar companies

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Capital deployed

Tradus investments and acquisitions

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Talent graph

Tradus's talent

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Team profiled 10 named & role-tagged
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Key operators 1 quality Hidden — book a demo/100
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Investors

7 investors on Tradus's cap table

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Series A 1 investor entered at this stage
Jerusalem Global Ventures
Other known 6 additional known investors

Global footprint

Where Tradus has talent and traffic

Workforce by country
🇳🇱 Netherlands · Amsterdam HQ
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In the news

Latest news about Tradus

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Market sentiment

What the market is saying about Tradus

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Source: X recent search ranked by engagement (likes + retweets) · Synthesis by Claude · Cached for 1 hour

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