Sidewalk
Textbook affordability platform for campuses
Aug
2011
Company Event
$20M+ in equity and credit facilities
Jan
2014
Frazier Event
Frazier VC Fund I secondary purchases
May
2014
Company Event
Rebranded from CampusBookRentals to Sidewalk
Jan
2015
Company Event
Additional financing
Jan
2017
Frazier Event
Frazier VC Fund I secondary purchases
Capital Events Timeline
Company Overview
Sidewalk built software and services for college campuses and bookstores focused on textbook rentals, affordability, and content distribution, evolving from a direct-to-student rental model into a broader campus commerce platform.
Why We Invested
Sidewalk combined software, distribution, and transactional workflows in a way that created meaningful stickiness across bookstore operations, pricing, rentals, fulfillment, and campus relationships.
Investment Vehicle
Frazier VC Fund I
Investor
Frazier VC
Founded
2007
Sector
Consumer & Education
Legal Name
Sidewalk, Inc. (formerly CampusBookRentals)
Status
Realized
Other Investors
Level Equity, Five Elms Capital, Cherokee & Walker