Tradeblock raises $8.9M from investors to scale sneaker bartering marketplace

A Houston-based startup wants to build a better way for so-called “sneakerheads” to trade shoes online, and the company aims to grow after an injection of new financing.

Tradeblock raised more than $8.9 million in seed funding from investors Courtside VC, Trinity Ventures and Concrete Rose Capital, the company announced Aug. 25. The company is planning a rolling close to its current seed II round and expects to bring in an additional $4.5 million from investors by close.

Tradeblock co-founders…