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Joom: The Mobile-First Shopping App Built by a Latvian Team and Based in Lisbon
Joom is a mobile shopping marketplace founded in Latvia in 2016. This covers where it is based, how its sellers…
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StubHub and Viagogo: How the Two Ticket Resale Marketplaces Are Connected
Viagogo bought StubHub from eBay for $4.05 billion in 2020. This explains how the two ticket resale marketplaces are related,…
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Etsy: How the Handmade and Vintage Marketplace Works for Buyers and Sellers
Etsy is a marketplace for handmade, vintage and craft goods founded in Brooklyn in 2005. This covers how buying works,…
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Eneba: The Lithuanian Marketplace for Game Keys and Digital Gift Cards
Eneba is a Kaunas-based marketplace for game keys, gift cards and subscriptions sold by third-party merchants. This covers the founders,…
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Depop: The Social Secondhand Fashion App Etsy Bought for $1.6 Billion
Depop is a London-based secondhand fashion marketplace founded in 2011 and bought by Etsy in 2021. Here is how its…
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FreeTaxUSA: What the Free Federal Filing Service Covers and What It Charges For
FreeTaxUSA is a US online tax preparation service owned by TaxHawk. Federal filing is free and state returns cost extra.…
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Insurify: The Cambridge Startup Built on an MIT Idea to Compare Insurance Quotes
Insurify is a US insurance comparison site founded in 2013 that compares quotes from many insurers and added a ChatGPT…
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Expedia Group: The Company Behind Expedia, Hotels.com and Vrbo
Expedia Group is a Seattle-based online travel company behind Expedia, Hotels.com and Vrbo. This covers its brands, how bookings work,…
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Wayfair: From Racks and Stands to a $12.5 Billion Home Goods Retailer
Wayfair is a Boston-based online home goods retailer founded in 2002. This covers its founders, its family of brands and…
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ZenHotels: The Hotel Booking Brand of Emerging Travel Group
ZenHotels is a hotel booking brand of Emerging Travel Group, alongside Ostrovok and the B2B platform RateHawk. Here is who…