Goat Group Funding & Investors

Los Angeles, CA

GOAT Group is the marketplace for authentic sneakers available under the GOAT and Flight Club brands. Its brands offer a selection of sneakers available through company-operated retail stores, e-commerce sites, and mobile apps under the GOAT and Flight Club brands. Through its innovative technology and service, GOAT Group has changed the landscape of sneaker commerce. GOAT has thirteen physical locations in the United States, Asia, and Europe, including distribution and authentication centers that ship products to 170 international markets. The company's platforms feature over 350 brands across sneakers, apparel, and accessories. The company is backed by strategic investor Foot Locker, Inc. as well as some of the leading names in venture capital including Accel, Andreessen Horowitz, Index Ventures, Matrix Partners, Upfront Ventures, Webb Investment Network, and Y Combinator. Daishin Sugano and Eddy Lu founded the company in Culver City, California in 2015.