TRILL Reference

Company Snapshot

Reference Profile Summary

Company	TRILL Marketplace / TRILL Labs Inc.
Founder	Rahul Tiwari
Founded	2019
Original category	Independent streetwear marketplace
Deck type	8-page seed-style marketplace pitch deck
Reference value	Cautionary marketplace benchmark for trust, fulfillment, liquidity, and take-rate diligence.
Primary caution	No verified active marketplace operation and no reliable later institutional round found.

Status Overlay

Operating Status And Headcount

Signal	Current Read	Evidence	Confidence
Operating status	Likely inactive / not verified active	Historical domain no longer serves streetwear commerce; public profiles remain but do not prove active marketplace operations.	Medium
Headcount	Tiny / not growing	LinkedIn has 3 discoverable employees; Wellfound lists 1-10 and 0 jobs.	Medium-High
Funding	Limited pre-seed	$135K pre-seed in LinkedIn Crunchbase module; XRC Labs backing in TechCrunch.	Medium
Customer trust	High caution	Trustpilot shows 2.1 TrustScore, 161 reviews, severe complaints, and 0 reviews in last 12 months.	Medium

Funding

Round And Investor Detail

Round / Event	Date	Amount	Investors / Notes
Pre-seed	2020-02-15	$135K	XRC Ventures listed in LinkedIn Crunchbase module.
Pre-seed / valuation	2020-03	$100K total raised / $4M valuation	Wellfound database signal.
Accelerator/backing	2020-05	Undisclosed	TechCrunch says TRILL was backed by XRC Labs.
Other database investors	2026 check	Undisclosed	Tracxn lists Gaingels, Charge Ventures, and one more.
Later seed / Series A	2026 check	Not found	No reliable later institutional round found in public search.

Team

Deck-Era Team And Current Footprint

Person / Signal	Role	Why It Matters
Rahul Tiwari	Founder and CEO	Publicly corroborated across TechCrunch, Wellfound, LinkedIn, Tracxn, and Prospeo.
Filip Mitrovic	Co-founder / CMO	Marketing and demand-generation function named in deck and Wellfound.
Cesar Augusto L	Co-founder / merchandising	Supply-side and curation function, important for fashion marketplace quality.
Emily Wasserman	Global brand and talent acquisition	Deck-time role; not independently verified in this pass.
Daphne Carmeli	Executive advisor	Deck-time advisor; not independently verified in this pass.
Current footprint	3 LinkedIn-visible employees / 1-10 Wellfound	Does not support a growing company status overlay.

Slide Inventory

Slide-Level Feedback Uses

Slide	Use	Feedback Follow-Up
2	Cultural category frame.	Follow immediately with buyer behavior or market proof.
3	Fragmented discovery problem.	Quantify buyer frequency, spend, conversion, and current pain.
4	Simple marketplace solution.	Prove both sides arrive and transact at the same time.
5	Two-sided value proposition.	Define hard evidence for curation, 5-minute integration, and 100K fan claim.
6	40% commission model.	Separate gross take rate, net revenue, fulfillment costs, refunds, and brand margin.
7	Competitive map.	Back every checkmark with evidence, not assertion.
8	Team.	Update current roles and add proof of supply, demand, product, and operations expertise.

Source Audit

Current Sources

Source	Facts Used	Reliability
TechCrunch Liftoff List	90+ brands, MAUs, GMV, XRC backing, team.	Strong 2020 third-party source.
Glossy monthly-sales article	$250K-$300K monthly sales, designer applications, marketplace positioning.	Strong 2021 trade source.
Glossy manufacturing article	80 brands, pooled manufacturing, China/Bangladesh partners.	Strong supply-side source.
LinkedIn	Headcount, company page, $135K pre-seed module.	Useful but not exact HR census.
Wellfound	1-10 employees, 0 jobs, founders, valuation and total raised.	Useful startup profile; may be stale.
Trustpilot	Customer trust, 2.1 TrustScore, severe complaint pattern.	User-generated; use as risk signal, not adjudicated fact.
Full source CSV	Structured source audit and reliability notes.	Local pipeline artifact.