Openbucks is a safe and convenient alternative to credit cards for online payments. Consumers can buy a gift card from a trusted retailer such as CVS Pharmacy, Dollar General, oBucks and more to use as a payment method online.
Location: United States, California, Sunnyvale
Total raised: $4.8M
Founded date: 2010
Investors 2
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | Inspiratio... | inspiratio... |
| - | TiE Angels | tieangels.... |
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 16.07.2012 | Series A | $4.8M | - |
Mentions in press and media 5
| Date | Title | Description |
| 17.07.2012 | Clearstone Backs Openbucks | Santa Monica-based venture capital firm Clearstone Ventures is backing a Bay Area gift card-based, payment network, Openbucks, as part of a Series A funding for Openbucks. According to Openbucks, it has raised $4.8M in a Series A for the co... |
| 17.07.2012 | Openbucks Closes $4.8M Series A Funding | Openbucks, a Mountain View, CA-based Gift Card Payment Network, has closed a $4.8m Series A funding. The round was led by Yahoo co-founder, Jerry Yang, with participation from Terry Semel, Greycroft Partners, BV Capital, Clearstone Ventures... |
| 16.07.2012 | Gift Card Payment Network Openbucks Raises $4.8 Million Series A, Led By Yahoo Co-Founder Jerry Yang | Openbucks, a startup creating a gift card-based payment network (and a former TechCrunch Disrupt finalist), is announcing today it has closed $4.8 million in Series A funding, in a round led by Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang. Also participatin... |
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| 12.09.2011 | Openbucks: Buy Digital Goods Online With Subway Giftcards (And More) | It’s sort of ridiculous how huge gift card programs are — Americans spend some $100 billion on them each year, and they’re now offered by myriad physical stores and online companies (like Zynga) alike. One reason why they’re so popular is t... |