Vinted hits €8bn valuation after EQT-led share sale

TLDR

• Lithuania-based Vinted completed an ~€880M secondary share sale at an €8B valuation.

Key Facts

• The sale was led by EQT, Teachers’ Venture Growth, and Schroders Capital.
• Shares sold were existing shares, not newly issued stock.
• The €8B valuation is up from €5B in 2024.

Why It Matters

• The valuation jump from €5B to €8B in roughly a year signals strong investor confidence in the secondhand marketplace.
• A secondary sale at this scale provides liquidity to existing shareholders without diluting the company.

Ivan Levingston, Financial Times · 2026-04-27 · Read the original