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Karma, a new social, mobile gifting service from the founder of TapJoy, Founded by Lee Linden, and Ben Lewis; Karma aims to give users the option to give friends gifts on the go via iOS and Android apps.
While there are a number of mobile, social gifting apps on the market, Karma's service combines intelligence, social discovery, and the easy of gift giving in a sleek app that's definitely worth a look.
While there are a number of mobile, social gifting apps on the market, Karma's service combines intelligence, social discovery, and the easy of gift giving in a sleek app that's definitely worth a look.
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Location
United States, California, San Francisco
Investors 1
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| Sep 28, 2012 | Facebook to start allowing users to purchase real gifts | Update: Facebook stock jumps over 6% following Gift announcement Updated to reflect comment from Facebook. Remember Facebook gifts? It was back in the early days of the site, when your wall could be edited by anyone and poking still seemed ... |
| Sep 21, 2012 | Facebook Will Soon Launch A Mobile Gifting Service [Report] | In May, Facebook acquired social and mobile gifting service Karma. In fact, news of the acquisition came out on the same day that Facebook went public, indicating that the company was wasting no time in laying the groundwork for expanding i... |
| Aug 2, 2012 | Dear Facebook, It Could Really Be This Simple | “The one positive thing that this week has so far thrown light on is that there is a widespread recognition that things cannot stay the same.” — Keith Teare Oh ye of little faith: For the many of us who BELIEVE in Consumer Internet, it’s so... |
| May 18, 2012 | Can you buy good Karma? Facebook just did | 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! Buying its way into social commerce, Facebook has... |
| May 18, 2012 | Facebook’s Acquisition of Karma Brings Mobile Commerce, App Monetization Prowess | Facebook has just acquired mobile commerce startup Karma, which makes apps for gifting friends and family. The terms of the deal are undisclosed but 16 employees of the startup will be joining Facebook. The purchase will help Facebook build... |
| May 18, 2012 | Facebook Acquires Karma, A “Social And Mobile Gifting” Service | It’s been quite the busy day for Facebook. You may have heard: the company went public. They also acquired Karma, which is described as a social and mobile gifting service. The way Karma works, is: you send a gift, with a card, and Karma wi... |
| May 3, 2012 | New Finds At TNW Shows Europe Is Nailing It | European startup conference The Next Web (and now competing blog, hello guys), which took place in Amsterdam last week, was covered in full by seven TNW bloggers who wrote over 30 posts about all major announcements, speeches and competitio... |
| Apr 24, 2012 | New Web Series Spotlights New York Startups | Mr. Skiff (ericskiff.com) Unless your company is driven by big-name investors, it can be difficult to get press coverage for your fledgling startup until you’ve raised a significant amount of funding or kicked up some controversy. At least ... |
| Mar 14, 2012 | How The Karma App Makes Gift-Giving Slick And Social [TCTV] | Karma, the gift-giving app made by the founders of Tapjoy, made its official debut just two weeks ago. But with $5 million in funding from heavyweight venture capital firms including Sequoia Capital and Kleiner Perkins, Karma has clearly ca... |
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FAQ about Karma
What has the press written about Karma?
Parsers VC has collected 14 articles mentioning Karma, among them “Facebook to start allowing users to purchase real gifts” (Sep 28, 2012) and “Facebook Will Soon Launch A Mobile Gifting Service [Report]” (Sep 21, 2012).
Is Karma still active?
Karma is probably closed: its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Feb 28, 2022.