Epinions Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 1999

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Acquired/​Merged

  • Latest Deal Type
  • M&A

  • Latest Deal Amount
  • $620M

Epinions General Information

Description

Provider of a consumer review platform. The company offers a platform via which consumers can share their unbiased reviews regarding products they have used, enabling other customers to compare and make the right purchase.

Contact Information

Ownership Status
Acquired/Merged
Financing Status
Formerly VC-backed
Corporate Office
  • 8000 Marina Boulevard
  • Floor 5
  • Brisbane, CA 94005
  • United States
Primary Industry
Information Services (B2C)
Acquirer
Vertical(s)
TMT
Corporate Office
  • 8000 Marina Boulevard
  • Floor 5
  • Brisbane, CA 94005
  • United States

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Epinions Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Raised to Date Post-Val Status Stage
5. Merger/Acquisition 13-May-2003 $620M Completed Generating Revenue
4. Early Stage VC 01-Jan-2003 Completed Generating Revenue
3. Early Stage VC 02-Jan-2002 Completed Generating Revenue
2. Seed Round $8M $8M Completed Generating Revenue
1. Early Stage VC Completed Generating Revenue
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Epinions Comparisons

Description
Primary
Industry
HQ Location
Employees
Total Raised
Post Valuation
Last
Financing
Details
Provider of a consumer review platform. The company offers a platform via which consumers can share their unbiased revie
Information Services (B2C)
Brisbane, CA

Oakland, CA
 

San Francisco, CA
 
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Epinions Competitors (3)

One of Epinions’s 3 competitors is ConsumerSearch, a Corporate Backed or Acquired company based in Oakland, CA.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
ConsumerSearch Corporate Backed or Acquired Oakland, CA
Yelp Formerly VC-backed San Francisco, CA
Quandoo Formerly VC-backed Berlin, Germany
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Epinions Former Investors (7)

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds
August Capital Growth/Expansion Minority
Benchmark Capital Holdings Venture Capital Minority
Bertelsmann Capital Ventures Corporate Venture Capital Minority
Angel (individual) Minority
Bridgescale Venture Capital Minority
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Epinions FAQs

  • When was Epinions founded?

    Epinions was founded in 1999.

  • Where is Epinions headquartered?

    Epinions is headquartered in Brisbane, CA.

  • What industry is Epinions in?

    Epinions’s primary industry is Information Services (B2C).

  • Is Epinions a private or public company?

    Epinions is a Private company.

  • What is the current valuation of Epinions?

    The current valuation of Epinions is .

  • What is Epinions’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for Epinions is .

  • How much funding has Epinions raised over time?

    Epinions has raised $65M.

  • Who are Epinions’s investors?

    August Capital, Benchmark Capital Holdings, Bertelsmann Capital Ventures, , and Bridgescale are 5 of 7 investors who have invested in Epinions.

  • Who are Epinions’s competitors?

    ConsumerSearch, Yelp, and Quandoo are competitors of Epinions.

  • When was Epinions acquired?

    Epinions was acquired on 13-May-2003.

  • Who acquired Epinions?

    Epinions was acquired by eBay Commerce.

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