Best Vendor

http://www.bestvendor.com/

Last activity: 26.08.2013

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Overview

Employees

11-50

Total raised

$3.6M

Founded date

2011

Funding Rounds 2

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Jun 21, 2011	Seed round	$600K

Mentions in press and media 21

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Aug 26, 2013	DocStoc scoops up ‘Yelp for small businesses’ BestVendor in its first acquisition	Docstoc has acquired BestVendor in an effort to “make every small business better.” Docstoc is a popular online library of small business documents. It has over 10,000 contracts, forms, and templates that small business owners need to get u...
Aug 26, 2013	DocStoc scoops up ‘Yelp for small businesses’ BestVendor in its first acquisition	We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today! Docstoc has acquired BestVendor in an effort to “...
Aug 26, 2013	Docstoc Makes Its First Acquisition, Purchasing Work App Recommendation Platform BestVendor	Since being founded in 2007, DocStoc has been best known for its platform for sharing professional documents. But over the years, it’s worked to morph into a one-stop shop for small businesses, providing them with premium services and resou...
Aug 15, 2012	The 25 most popular online tools for freelancers (infographic)	We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today! BestVendor is releasing the result of its 2012 Fr...
Aug 15, 2012	The 25 most popular online tools for freelancers (infographic)	BestVendor is releasing the result of its 2012 Freelancer Survey tomorrow, revealing the most popular tools and apps for freelancers and entrepreneurs. But the company gave VentureBeat a sneak peek today. The single most popular tool? Überp...
Dec 20, 2011	App Recommendation Service BestVendor Snags $3 Million Series A Financing From RRE and Softbank	Redeem now There are so many apps now, it's getting hard to separate the great ones from the duds. BestVendor wants to solve this problem for businesses and recommend which ones they should download. Today BestVendor is announcing a $3...
Dec 20, 2011	BestVendor lands $3M for app recommendation site	It's a business directory meets social network meets recommendation engine Fresh off the heels from raising $600,000 in seed funding in June, NY-based BestVendor, which started this past January, announced that it's raised $3 mill...
Dec 20, 2011	BestVendor Secures $3M in Series A	NEW YORK, NY, New online resource where professionals discover and share work-related applications announced that it has secured $3 million in Series A funding co-led by RRE Ventures and SoftBank Capital. >> Click here for more fun...
Dec 20, 2011	BestVendor Raises $3M in Series A Funding	BestVendor, a New York-based online resource where professionals discover and share work-related applications, has raised $3m in Series A funding. The round was co-led by RRE Ventures and SoftBank Capital, with additional participation from...
Dec 19, 2011	BestVendor grabs $3M to help professionals find great apps	Consumer-facing applications get all the love, but professionals need apps too, right? Yes, says BestVendor, a startup that aims to help business folks find the best web, mobile and desktop applications. Now, the company has $3 million in f...
Dec 19, 2011	BestVendor Raises $3M For Work App Recommendation Platform	BestVendor, which aims to create an online resource where business professionals can exchange recommendations for work-related software and services, has raised $3 million in Series A funding. The financing round was co-led by RRE Ventures ...
Dec 19, 2011	BestVendor grabs $3M to help professionals find great apps	We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today! Consumer-facing applications get all the love, bu...
Dec 8, 2011	BestVendor is the utility belt for small business apps	Being successful in business is about knowing what your competitors know and being able to act on it. If you could find out what kinds of work tools are helping your competitors stay lean and mean, it could be a real leg up. You can’t just ...
Nov 23, 2011	The 25 most beloved web services and work apps	We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today! Ever wonder what business applications people rea...
Nov 23, 2011	The 25 most beloved web services and work apps	Ever wonder what business applications people really love, versus those they just tolerate? Take QuickBooks for example: Millions of business people use it, but what percent really love it? On the BestVendor beta site, we ask people to shar...
Nov 9, 2011	Want To Know What Apps Your Colleagues Use At Work? BestVendor Can Tell You	We just can’t get away from the social recommendations space, can we? Just this past month, we’ve seen new startups like Oink and Wikets arrive, and even a hilarious spoof of the trend via the fake startup Jotly. Well, now you can add anoth...
Nov 9, 2011	Find Work-Related Apps Using BestVendor’s Social Business Directory	When you are busy running a company – or getting one off the ground – time is precious. If you can avoid reinventing the wheel, you do – and this is especially true when it comes to figuring out what products and services to use. From softw...
Sep 12, 2011	YC-Backed B2Brev Aims To Be The Yelp For B2B Services	Y Combinator startup B2Brev wants to help small to medium sized businesses figure out which products and services to use, by serving as a venue for aggregated reviews. Starting out by dipping its toe into the daily deals vertical, B2Brev ha...
Jun 21, 2011	Peter Thiel, Lerer Ventures And Others Put $600K In BestVendor	For businesses looking for user reviews of payroll providers, collaboration software, or even a phone system; there is no Yelp, Glassdoor or TripAdvisor for these business products. BestVendor aims to fill that void. The startup has raised ...
Jun 21, 2011	BestVendor Raises $600K in Seed Funding	BestVendor, a New York-based startup that uses social recommendations to help business leaders make purchasing decisions, raised $600,000 in seed funding. The round was led by SoftBank Capital and Lerer Ventures, with participation from SVA...

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FAQ about Best Vendor

When was Best Vendor founded?

Best Vendor was founded in 2011.

How much funding has Best Vendor raised?

Best Vendor has raised $3.6M in total across 2 funding rounds.

What funding rounds has Best Vendor raised?

Parsers VC lists 2 funding rounds of Best Vendor, among them a seed round of $600K on Jun 21, 2011.

What has the press written about Best Vendor?

Parsers VC has collected 21 articles mentioning Best Vendor, among them “DocStoc scoops up ‘Yelp for small businesses’ BestVendor in its first acquisition” (Aug 26, 2013) and “DocStoc scoops up ‘Yelp for small businesses’ BestVendor in its first acquisition” (Aug 26, 2013).

Is Best Vendor still active?

Yes, Best Vendor is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Aug 26, 2013.