{"id":25241,"date":"2026-04-21T14:58:38","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T14:58:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/westernbid.com\/company-history\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T18:33:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T18:33:58","slug":"company-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/westernbid.com\/en\/company-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Company History"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"25241\" class=\"elementor elementor-25241 elementor-20575\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8595e9a main-content-wrapper e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8595e9a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5eaceca e-con-full history-timeline-wrapper e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5eaceca\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d871e5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"d871e5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"history-timeline\">\r\n    <div class=\"history-item\">\r\n        <div class=\"history-year\">2001 \u2014 2008<\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"history-content\">\r\n            <h3>From Foundation to the First Marketplaces<\/h3>\r\n            <p>The company was founded <strong>by Mykhailo Berman<\/strong> in the USA. Starting as an intermediary on eBay, we quickly recognized the potential of Ukrainian artisans and in 2008, one of the first in Ukraine, we opened the way on Etsy.<\/p>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"history-item\">\r\n        <div class=\"history-year\">2017 \u2014 2019<\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"history-content\">\r\n            <h3>Expansion and Logistics Breakthrough<\/h3>\r\n            <p>The launch of the Western Bid Academy laid the foundation for thousands of new exporters. In 2019, we officially entered Kyiv, joining forces with logistics giants: UPS, FedEx, and DPD.<\/p>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"history-item important-milestone\">\r\n        <div class=\"history-year\">2020 \u2014 2021<\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"history-content\">\r\n            <h3>Western Bid in Every City<\/h3>\r\n            <p>Despite pandemic challenges, we opened 19 offices across the country and launched a Fulfillment center, enabling sellers to store goods in warehouses in the USA and Europe for instant delivery.<\/p>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"history-item\">\r\n        <div class=\"history-year\">2023 \u2014 Today<\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"history-content\">\r\n            <h3>More Than a Service \u2014 A Community<\/h3>\r\n            <p>Today, Western Bid is a Seller Club, an EBA membership, and daily support for Ukrainian entrepreneurs worldwide.<\/p>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n.history-timeline {\r\n    padding: 40px 0;\r\n    max-width: 900px;\r\n    margin: 0 auto;\r\n    font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif !important;\r\n}\r\n.history-item {\r\n    display: flex;\r\n    gap: 30px;\r\n    margin-bottom: 50px;\r\n    position: relative;\r\n}\r\n.history-item::before {\r\n    content: '';\r\n    position: absolute;\r\n    left: 115px;\r\n    top: 30px;\r\n    bottom: -60px;\r\n    width: 2px;\r\n    background: #e5e5e5;\r\n}\r\n.history-item:last-child::before { display: none; 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