Freeya

Name

Freeya

Legal name

Freeya, LLC

Website

https://freeya.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Freeya operates a mobile marketplace app (iOS/Android) connecting neighbors to give away and pick up free household items, currently active in Portland, Seattle, and Atlanta, with revenue from an optional Pro membership subscription and branded merchandise.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Portland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Freeya Pro Membership: Subscription membership offering features like multi-item pickup reservations, extended pickup timelines, advance search alerts, and $59 store credit for annual members
2. Optional Purchases: Users can optionally purchase additional pickup time, offer payments for hauling services (not to purchase items), or buy Freeya Pro Kit merchandise
3. Merchandise Sales: Freeya-branded merchandise including t-shirts, tote bags, and purple porch bags sold through shop.freeya.com

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Freeya operates a mobile marketplace application (iOS and Android) that lets neighbors post unwanted household items for free pickup by other users in the same city. The platform handles logistics through three pickup styles — Come Anytime (contactless, exclusive 2-hour window), Plan Ahead (scheduled with in-app messaging), and Free Pile (non-exclusive) — and automates replacement if a picker does not show. Revenue is generated through an optional Freeya Pro Membership subscription and branded merchandise sales.

Product overview

Freeya operates as a consumer-facing marketplace platform centered on the Freeya App, available on iOS and Android. The core offering is the Freeya Marketplace, which enables neighbors to post unwanted items for free pickup by others in their community. The platform supports three pickup styles: Come Anytime (contactless), Plan Ahead (scheduled), and Free Pile (free-for-all). Premium features are available through the Freeya Pro Membership add-on, which provides multi-item reservation, extended pickup windows, saved search alerts with notifications, and annual merchandise credit. The platform is currently active in three U.S. markets: Portland, OR, Seattle, WA, and Atlanta, GA.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduces household clutter and prevents items from going to landfill
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Heart Coffee RoastersminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPortland coffee roaster partnered with Freeya for the Friends of Freeya program, posting free items and promoting the app to their customer base
• SolabeeminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPortland flower shop participating in Friends of Freeya, posting free succulents and promotional items
• Mississippi RecordsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPortland record store posting free vinyl and promoting through Friends of Freeya
• Hankins HardwareminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPortland hardware store participating in Friends of Freeya promotions
• Metropolis CyclesminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPortland bike shop that built custom Surly Ogre cargo bike for Freeya's launch giveaway
• AriumminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPortland plant shop providing giant monstera plants for Freeya giveaways
• Easy Street RecordsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerWest Seattle landmark record store partnering for Free Record Fridays promotion in Seattle market
• Royal RecordsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSeattle record store posting Free Record Fridays throughout the month
• Mimi's Zero Waste MarketminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSeattle zero waste store posting sustainable pantry items and kits on Tuesdays
• Glasswing ShopminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSeattle plant shop posting gorgeous foliage for Freeya users
• Root PlantsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSeattle's Ballard neighborhood plant shop with world-renowned coffee, posting free plants in the app
• Taking Ownership PDXcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPortland organization renovating Black-owned homes, using Freeya to give items from renovated homes a new life instead of dumpster
• Rebuilding CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPortland nonprofit making reuse and repair accessible, partnering to post treasures from their store in Freeya feed
• Doll Parts CollectiveminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPortland creative collective participating in Freeya partnerships and community events
• Nourish BotanicaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner in Atlanta market launch, posting free items and promoting to their community
• Rose HavencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPortland day shelter and community center for women/children experiencing homelessness - Freeya is a sponsor and encourages users to post items they need
• Rat City RollersminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSeattle roller derby league - posting tickets in the app and cross-promoting
• Woodland ModminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBallard, Seattle homewares store posting items on Wednesdays

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Facebook Marketplace: Meta-owned peer-to-peer marketplace integrated into Facebook's billions of users, with a 'free' filter. Represents the largest scale of free-item exchanges today and is the dominant incumbent for casual neighborhood item sharing.
• Craigslist (Free Stuff section): Massive general classifieds platform with a dedicated 'free stuff' section in every city. Freeya users explicitly cite Craigslist as the painful incumbent being replaced; the friction of Craigslist (email back-and-forth, no-shows) is Freeya's core value proposition.
• Nextdoor: Hyperlocal neighborhood social network with 'For Sale & Free' sections. Functions as a free-item exchange layer for its millions of neighborhood-verified users; a broader incumbent that overlaps Freeya's neighborhood-use case.
• OfferUp: Mobile-first peer-to-peer marketplace for local buying/selling; while focused on paid transactions, it also serves the local-item-exchange use case Freeya targets and competes for the same local marketplace user.

Emerging players

• Bunz: Canadian neighborhood-trading platform for goods and services using alternative currencies. Similar community-led, local-sharing positioning to Freeya but with a hybrid barter/trade model rather than purely free exchange.
• Olio: Mobile app for sharing surplus food and household items among neighbors, primarily in the U.K. Same neighborhood-sharing model with mobile-first UX; overlaps with Freeya in the household-items category and represents a similar playbook in another geography.

Direct peers

• Freecycle Network: Long-running nonprofit network of local groups for giving and receiving free items to reduce waste. Same mission and 'free stuff' model as Freeya, but operates via email/web groups rather than a mobile-first app.
• Buy Nothing Project: Hyperlocal, gift-economy-based community groups (primarily on Facebook) where neighbors give and receive free items. This is Freeya's most direct competitor — same mission, same 'no money exchanged' model, with massive incumbent community footprint that Freeya explicitly positions against.
• Trash Nothing: Web/app platform aggregating FreeCycle, Buy Nothing, and other free-item groups in a single feed. Directly competes with Freeya by aggregating the same give-away use cases from existing communities into a unified search experience.

Others

• ChipDrop: Hyperlocal sharing platform connecting people with wood chips, leaves, and yard debris — listed directly in Freeya's website footer, suggesting a shared team, partnership, or portfolio relationship. Relevant as a same-team product line demonstrating platform-extension patterns.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/freeyamarketplace
• TikToktiktok.com/@freeyamarketplace
• Facebookfacebook.com/Freeya-Marketplace-100087867159767

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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