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Groupon is an American company that connects subscribers with local merchants offering activities, travel, goods and services in 13 countries. Founded in 2008 by Andrew Mason, Groupon went public in 2011 and faced criticism over its accounting and cash payouts.
Andrew Mason is an American businessman and entrepreneur who founded Groupon, a website offering discounts on local businesses and scholarships. He also created Descript, an audio and video editing tool, and Detour, an app for audio tours of cities.
OrderUp was a US-based online and mobile food-ordering and delivery service that operated in 37 markets. It was acquired by Grubhub in 2017 and retired its brand in 2018.
When Google (GOOG) reportedly offered to buy Groupon for $6 billion, board members stood to make millions of dollars each. Co-founders Brad Keywell and Eric Lefkofsky could have walked away with ...
LivingSocial is a website that allows users to buy and share deals for local activities. Founded in 2007, it was acquired by Groupon in 2016 and has faced financial losses, lawsuits, and layoffs.
Ideel, formerly ideeli, is a subsidiary of Groupon that sells excess or sample merchandise at steep discounts. Founded in 2006, it is based in New York City and has raised $70M in venture capital funding.
An online shopping directory is a "Yellow Pages-Style" web directory that specializes in ecommerce sites (which are websites that sell products or services). Inspired by the organizational structure used in traditional shopping mall directories, online shopping directories organize ecommerce sites by their category and subcategory of goods sold.
Scoutmob differentiates itself from sites like Living Social, a deal-of-the-day website that features discounted gift certificates usable at local or national companies and Groupon, a deal-of-the-day website that features discounted gift certificates usable at local or national companies, by providing users deals on their mobile phone and by being instantly redeemable. [8]