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Misprint

Consumer2 open
New York, NY, USA5+ employeesSeed raised
Misprint is building Robinhood for Pokemon cards

Misprint is building Robinhood for Pokemon cards

YC W25

About the Company

Misprint: Building the Future of Collectibles Trading 🚀

Misprint is the first-ever transparent, real-time marketplace designed specifically for trading card enthusiasts. Imagine Robinhood meets Pokémon cards—instant, clear, and powered by advanced machine learning.

We’re solving the biggest pain in collectibles today: inefficient, opaque pricing and slow transactions. At Misprint, our tech enables collectors and investors to discover the true, real-time value of their cards, effortlessly list dozens of items with just a single photo, and trade confidently in a dynamic bid/ask marketplace.

Why Join Misprint?

  • Market-Changing Impact: We're redefining a massive, fragmented collectibles market by bringing stock-market efficiency to Pokémon cards, sports cards, and beyond.
  • Cutting-Edge Tech: Our pricing engine analyzes millions of data points, delivering unmatched accuracy and transparency. Say goodbye to outdated spreadsheets and biased data.
  • Speed & Simplicity: Listing cards on Misprint is over 20x faster than competitors, transforming how collectors manage their inventory.

The Team Behind Misprint

  • Eva Herget (CEO): A former Goldman Sachs analyst turned Pokémon finance YouTuber who scaled a card-selling side hustle into a $500K ARR business in just 3 months—she's all-in on shiny cardboard.
  • Jon (CTO): Mathematician and ML expert who dropped out of his PhD to revolutionize asset pricing through sophisticated algorithms and machine learning.

We’re backed by Y Combinator, passionate about collectibles, and committed to transparency and speed.

Who We're Looking For

If you’re excited about collectibles, fintech, ML-driven products, or marketplace innovation—Misprint is the place to build your career. Join us in transforming how collectors around the globe value and trade their treasures.

Tech Stack

Misprint Tech Stack & Challenges 🛠️

At Misprint, we're leveraging a modern, robust tech stack (Next.js, Supabase, AWS, Python) to tackle complex challenges in the collectibles marketplace.

Technical Challenges We're Solving:

  • Real-Time Data Processing: Building and optimizing systems that handle massive data volumes for instant pricing insights and trade execution.
  • Machine Learning at Scale: Creating ML models sophisticated enough to accurately price hundreds of thousands of unique collectibles, continuously updating based on live market data.
  • Seamless UX/UI: Designing workflows that allow collectors to effortlessly list and manage large inventories, improving marketplace efficiency by over 20x compared to competitors.

Founders

Eva Herget
Eva Herget

Eva is the Co-Founder and CEO of Misprint. She left her role as an Equity Analyst at Goldman Sachs to follow her lifelong passion for trading cards, reaching over $500k ARR within three months just by selling Pokemon cards. An alum of the University of Chicago, she studied Economics and East Asian Languages & Civilizations. Eva has published articles in PSA Pop Culture Magazine and TCGplayer Infinite, and also hosts a trading card-focused YouTube channel, Eva’s Binder.

Ready to start your space career at Misprint?

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