Gone
Gone is a Seattle-based recommerce startup that offers free pickup of gently used furniture and household goods from consumers and partners, then resells them through its Renton retail store, online marketplace, and a network of consignment, nonprofit, and junk-hauler partners.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2024
- HeadquartersRenton, United States
- Headcount1–10
- GTM typeB2B and B2C
- OfferingServices
What Gone does
Gone Technologies Inc. is a privately held, Seattle-based recommerce company founded in 2024 by Nick Huzar and Yash Wagh. The company operates a circular-economy model: consumers and businesses in the Greater Seattle area request free pickup of gently used furniture and household goods via Gone's app or website, the company handles all loading and transport, and the items are then routed to the highest-value end use. Distribution is hybrid — a brick-and-mortar retail store at 801 SW 16th St #126 in Renton, WA (open seven days a week), an online marketplace at shop.gone.com, and a network of partner channels including consignment stores, recyclers, junk haulers, and nonprofits such as NW Furniture Bank and Furniture Repair Bank.
Under the hood, the platform layers AI-driven optimization on top of a fundamentally physical reverse-logistics operation: AI is used to schedule pickups and dynamically price resale inventory, while a photo-based intake process lets customers submit images for staff to assess before scheduling. Revenue is generated almost entirely on the resale side: Gone does not charge customers for pickup, and instead earns money by reselling collected items through its own channels and by sharing economics with partner junk haulers (e.g., 1-800-Got-Junk) and estate-sale operators (e.g., Grasons of Bellevue). Items unsold at retail are donated to nonprofit partners or sent to recycling.
Go-to-market is multi-pronged — direct-to-consumer pickup requests, B2B partnerships with junk haulers, real estate agents, home stagers, and estate sale companies, plus earned media in the Pacific Northwest and content marketing around sustainability themes. The company is venture-backed, having closed a $6.3 million seed round led by FUSE in July 2025, and is in active dialogue with the City of Seattle and King County about integrating with municipal waste-diversion infrastructure. Headcount is reported at 1–10 employees, and the stated near-term ambition is to use Seattle as a sandbox before expanding the model to other cities.
Gone firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Gone
- Legal name
- Gone Technologies Inc.
- Website
- https://gone.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2024
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 1–10 employees
- Short description
- Gone is a Seattle-based recommerce startup that offers free pickup of gently used furniture and household goods from consumers and partners, then resells them through its Renton retail store, online marketplace, and a network of consignment, nonprofit, and junk-hauler partners.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Gone industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Recommerce and Goods Redistribution
- NAICS
- Materials Recovery Facilities (562920), Waste Collection (56211)
- SIC
- Refuse Systems (4953), Trucking & Courier Services (No Air) (4210)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Donation Pickup & Reuse Hauling (HSAKALAI)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Home Goods, Furniture & Bulky Item Returns (White-Glove Reverse) (TLAAALAE), Product Take-Back & Reverse Logistics Programs (EUAIANAA), Recommerce, Trade-In & Buyback Collection (TLAAALAM)
Keywords
Where Gone is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Renton
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices1 record
Markets served
Gone business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B and B2C
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Resale of Collected Goods: Gone collects gently used furniture and household items for free, then resells them through their retail store and online marketplace. Items not sold go to nonprofit partners or recyclers. No compensation is paid to the household; the value exchange is free removal.
- Partner Network Commissions: Junk haulers and partners route reusable items to Gone's facilities, sharing profits from resale or reducing disposal fees. Partners benefit from reduced landfill costs while Gone earns revenue from reselling collected goods.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Freemium | Pay-as-you-go | Free Pickup Service |
Go-to-market motion3 records
Distribution channels4 records
Marketing channels5 records
Gone product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Gone runs a logistics-driven recommerce platform that provides free at-home pickup of gently used furniture and household goods in the Greater Seattle area. Items are assessed from customer photos, picked up at no cost, and routed through its Renton warehouse to resale channels (its own retail store, shop.gone.com, and partner consignment stores) or to nonprofit and recycling partners, generating revenue from resale of collected goods and shared economics with junk hauler and real estate partners.
Product overview
Gone operates a logistics-driven recommerce platform centered on a free at-home pickup service for gently used furniture and household goods. Collected items are channeled through two main distribution paths: Gone's own retail store in Renton, WA and its online storefront (shop.gone.com), supplemented by a network of consignment and retail partners including OfferUp and DTG. Items that cannot be resold are routed to recycling partners or donated through nonprofit partners such as NW Furniture Bank, Furniture Repair Bank, and Grasons of Bellevue Estate Sales. Specialized partner programs serve junk haulers (reducing their disposal fees), real estate agents, and home stagers. The platform's technology layer uses AI to optimize logistics routing and pricing. Gone's model is built around a circular supply chain philosophy, targeting the greater Seattle area with plans for geographic expansion.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Free Pickup Service Complimentary at-home pickup of gently used furniture and household goods across the Greater Seattle area. Customers submit photos of items via a request form, and Gone's team handles loading, transport, and heavy lifting at no cost, then routes items to resale, donation, or recycling channels.
- Gone Online Store (shop.gone.com) E-commerce storefront listing pre-owned furniture, electronics, appliances, and household goods sourced from Gone's pickup and partner intake channels. Items are graded, priced, and available for purchase online with delivery or pickup options.
- Gone Retail Store (Renton, WA) Brick-and-mortar retail location at 801 SW 16th St #126, Renton, WA 98057, open Monday-Sunday 11am-7pm, offering in-person browsing and purchase of resale furniture, decor, electronics, appliances, housewares, and sports equipment.
- Junk Hauler Partnership Program Junk hauling companies divert reusable furniture and household items to Gone's Renton warehouse in exchange for reduced disposal fees and revenue sharing on resale. Partner haulers receive dedicated intake lanes, clear reporting, and coordinated scheduling.
- Real Estate & Home Stager Services Real estate agents and home stagers receive complimentary pickup, lower hauling costs, and exclusive access to rotating inventory for staging properties. Helps clear homes for sale or rental without landfill disposal.
- Estate Sales Partnership Partnership with estate sale companies to pick up unsold items after estate sales and continue selling them through Gone's warehouse and online marketplace, earning clients additional commission on items that would otherwise go to landfill.
- NW Furniture Bank Donation Program Donation of unsold but still-usable items to NW Furniture Bank, a Tacoma-based nonprofit serving families transitioning out of homelessness, domestic violence survivors, and veterans, ensuring items with remaining life find a purpose rather than a landfill.
Quantifiable outcome
- 93% of 21.73 tons of Seattle material diverted from landfill in 2025
- +2 more outcomes
Companies that use Gone
Customer profileNamed customers4 records
Segments5 records
Ideal customer profiles4 records
Gone technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature2 records
Gone partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and strategic.
- Grasons of Bellevue Estate SalescorePartnership with estate sale company to pick up unsold items after estate sales and continue selling through Gone's warehouse and online marketplace. Estates earn commission on what sells, giving clients additional revenue on items that otherwise wouldn't. To date, Gone has sold 700+ items salvaged from estate sales through this partnership.
- Furniture Repair BankcorePilot partnership through June 2026 with the country's only volunteer training and processing facility focused on furniture repair. Gone identifies furniture with resale potential if restored and sends it to FRB's workshop. After repair, items return to the platform labeled 'renewed by FRB' with proceeds flowing back to the nonprofit. A piece that might have sold for $150 can reach several times that amount after refurbishment.
- NW Furniture BankcorePartnership with Tacoma-based nonprofit that has served over 25,000 families. When items in Gone's store don't find a buyer but still have usable value, NW Furniture Bank selects items meeting their community's needs. Recipients include families transitioning out of homelessness, domestic violence survivors, and veterans. Gone has donated 50+ items to date.
- 1-800-Got-Junk of Western WashingtoncorePartnership with 1-800-Got-Junk franchise serving Bellevue, Tacoma, Olympia, and Bellingham. Junk hauler routes gently used furniture and household items from King County to Gone's Renton warehouse facilities. Items in good condition are stored and distributed through Gone's partner network and stores. The partnership reduces landfill waste while creating revenue for junk haulers through reduced disposal fees.
- King County Solid Waste DivisionstrategicOngoing conversations with King County representatives about integrating with existing waste infrastructure to capture municipal solid waste with useful life before it reaches transfer stations. Gone visited Renton and Shoreline transfer stations as part of this partnership development, working to support county's Re+ program and goal of keeping materials out of Cedar Hills Landfill.
- City of Seattle / Seattle Public UtilitiesstrategicOngoing partnership with City of Seattle around waste diversion. Gone filed first recycling license report with the city in 2026, accounting for all material traced to Seattle pickups. Partnership supports Seattle Public Utilities' Zero Waste strategic plan with explicit goals around waste prevention and reuse.
Scale indicators6 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights7 records
Gone competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Goodwill Industries: Largest nonprofit reuse/resale operator in North America with donation-based supply chain and retail stores—comparable reverse-logistics-of-household-goods model at massive scale, but donation-tax-receipt-driven rather than for-profit recommerce.
- OfferUp: Major C2C recommerce marketplace for local goods including furniture (listed as a Gone distribution partner). Comparable marketplace destination for secondhand items at scale, though without the pickup and white-glove logistics layer.
- Patagonia Worn Wear: Brand-operated circular commerce program that buys back, repairs, and resells used apparel—comparable corporate circular economy model with take-back and refurbishment, but in apparel rather than furniture/household goods.
- Republic Services: One of the largest U.S. waste management companies with municipal contracts for collection and recycling—relevant comparable for the regulatory/infrastructure integration Gone is pursuing with City of Seattle and King County.
Direct peers
- 1-800-GOT-JUNK: National junk removal franchise that is both a Gone partner (Western Washington franchise) and the closest direct comparable—picks up household items for disposal, but lacks the reuse/resale redirection layer that defines Gone's value proposition.
- Habitat for Humanity ReStores: Nonprofit home goods and furniture resale stores that operate as donation-driven thrift outlets for building materials, furniture, and household items—directly comparable reuse/resale model with similar inventory categories and donation-based supply.
- Kaiyo: Online recommerce marketplace for pre-owned furniture with pickup service in select markets—most direct digital-native comparable to Gone's furniture recommerce model, though without the free-pickup or donation-pivot infrastructure.
- AptDeco: NYC-based furniture resale marketplace offering pickup services for used furniture, connecting sellers with buyers—comparable target category (used furniture/household goods), buyer-seller marketplace model, and logistics-enabled transactions.
Emerging players
- Move For Hunger: Nonprofit that partners with moving companies to pick up donated food and household items during relocations—comparable donation-pickup model leveraging logistics networks to redirect items from disposal, though in food rather than furniture.
Regional players
- The Helper Bees: Although operating in a different vertical (aging-in-place services), it shares the AI-powered logistics and home-services platform model Gone uses for routing and pricing optimization.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
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Gone leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles2 records
Gone funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds1 record
Investors6 records
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Gone M&A and investment
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Frequently asked questions about Gone
What does Gone do?
Gone runs a logistics-driven recommerce platform that provides free at-home pickup of gently used furniture and household goods in the Greater Seattle area. Items are assessed from customer photos, picked up at no cost, and routed through its Renton warehouse to resale channels (its own retail store, shop.gone.com, and partner consignment stores) or to nonprofit and recycling partners, generating revenue from resale of collected goods and shared economics with junk hauler and real estate partners.
Is Gone a public or private company?
Gone is a private company. It is classified as venture growth investor backed and is currently operating.
When was Gone founded?
Gone was founded in 2024. It employs 1 to 10 people.
Where is Gone based?
Gone is headquartered in Renton, United States, in the North America region.
How does Gone make money?
Two revenue lines are on record. Resale of Collected Goods are the primary driver. The others are partner Network Commissions.
Who are Gone's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Goodwill Industries, OfferUp, Patagonia Worn Wear and Republic Services. Direct peers are 1-800-GOT-JUNK, Habitat for Humanity ReStores, Kaiyo and AptDeco. Move For Hunger is listed as an emerging player. The Helper Bees is listed as a regional player.
Does Gone have an API?
No public API is recorded for Gone.
What industry is Gone in?
Gone's product category is Recommerce and Goods Redistribution. Its primary akta.pro industry code is HSAKALAI, Donation Pickup & Reuse Hauling, with a secondary code of TLAAALAE, Home Goods, Furniture & Bulky Item Returns (White-Glove Reverse). Its NAICS code is 562920 and its SIC code is 4953.