eBay Acquires NFT Marketplace KnownOrigin

eBay Acquires TCGplayer

August 22, 2022

E-Commerce

eBay Inc. agreed to acquire TCGplayer, a leading online marketplace and technology provider for collectible trading card enthusiasts, for up to approximately $295 million. TCGplayer will continue to operate autonomously while the deal expands eBay's trading-cards category and adds omnichannel capabilities such as order fulfillment, cart optimization and seller tools.

Curios Acquires E-NFT.com

November 15, 2023

Media & Entertainment

Curios, a Web3 creator marketplace, has acquired E-NFT.com (the E‑NFT marketplace) following a transition of management from Vinco Ventures, Zash Global, and Emmersive Entertainment. Curios plans to integrate E‑NFT and its 100,000+ users into its Creator Marketplace to revive the E‑NFT marketplace and expand digital music NFT offerings for creators and collectors.

eBay Acquires Terapeak

December 13, 2017

Data & Analytics

eBay acquired Toronto-based Terapeak, a provider of e-commerce market, pricing and supply/demand analytics, and began integrating Terapeak capabilities into its Seller Hub to give merchants better insights. Terapeak's team joined eBay’s B2C Selling and Seller Experience groups; financial terms were not disclosed.

Epic Games Acquires Sketchfab

July 21, 2021

Software

Epic Games has acquired Sketchfab, a web-based 3D content discovery, editing and marketplace platform hosting millions of 3D assets. The acquisition will keep Sketchfab as an independently branded service while integrating closely with Unreal Engine to expand 3D, AR and VR creator tools and grow the creator ecosystem.

eBay Acquires 3PM Shield

February 9, 2023

AI & Machine Learning

eBay Inc. has acquired 3PM Shield LLC, an AI-based marketplace compliance and brand-protection technology provider, in a deal that closed on February 9, 2023. The acquisition brings 3PM Shield’s monitoring and counterfeit-detection capabilities in-house to strengthen eBay’s ability to prevent counterfeit, unsafe, and illegal items on its marketplace.

Cloudflare Acquires Human Native

January 16, 2026

AI & Machine Learning

Cloudflare has acquired Human Native, a London-based AI data marketplace founded in 2024 that connects content creators and publishers with AI developers for dataset discovery, licensing and monetization. The acquisition (financial terms not disclosed) brings Human Native’s team and technology into Cloudflare’s product roadmap to help publishers monetize content and enable AI developers to find and license high-quality data.