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Courtyard turns shopping into entertainment with instant liquidity
Courtyard.io (YC W’22) turns shopping into entertainment. Open digital packs to instantly reveal physical trading cards, comics, watches, and more. Keep what you love – securely vaulted, insured, and ready to ship – or sell back instantly at a guaranteed price. Expanding across new collectibles, fashion, and beyond, Courtyard is pioneering a new model of shopping where entertainment drives demand and liquidity backs every purchase.
Courtyard.io enables buying and selling physical trading cards that are accessed via digital packs and vaulted, insured storage. It emphasizes ripping digital packs to reveal physical trading cards graded by PSA, CGC, and BGS, with global redemption.
Users purchase digital packs that correspond to physical trading cards. When opened, a physical card is revealed and can be vaulted and insured in storage. Cards are graded by PSA, CGC, and BGS, and the platform supports buying, selling, and redeeming cards worldwide.
Who it’s for: Trading card collectors and enthusiasts who value digital-to-physical card experiences and insured vaulting with graded cards.
Nicolas is the co-founder & CEO of Courtyard. He has 8+ years of experience in Sales and Partnerships at Google and YouTube.
Paulin is the co-founder & CTO of Courtyard.io. Before building Courtyard, he spent 8 years as a Software Engineer at Apple.

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