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Netflix + Shoedazzle for gadgets. Subscription e-commerce company that ships one new product every 30 days for $24.95 / month.
ybuy was founded in 2011 by Stephen Svajian (http://www.linkedin.com/pub/svajian) and Kevin Wall (http://www.linkedin.com/pub/kevin-m-wall/0/91/912).
ybuy was founded in 2011 by Stephen Svajian (http://www.linkedin.com/pub/svajian) and Kevin Wall (http://www.linkedin.com/pub/kevin-m-wall/0/91/912).
Overview
Location
United States, California, Beverly Hills
Employees
11-50
Total raised
$1.75M
Founded date
2011
Funding Rounds 2
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| Jan 17, 2012 | Funding round | $750K |
Mentions in press and media 6
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| Jul 5, 2012 | YBUY Scores $1M More | Manhattan Beach-based YBUY, which is developing a monthly subscription service to help users try products before buying them, has raised $1M in a funding round, the firm disclosed Thursday. The round was led by TomorrowVentures, the persona... |
| Jul 5, 2012 | The Warby Parker Of Gadgets? YBUY Gets $1M From Schmidt’s Tomorrow Ventures To Open Its 50k-Strong Waitlist For Test-Driving iPads, Jawbones And More | The retail world of consumer electronics is a tough game, with a lot of the traditional bricks-and-mortar trade continually pushing online to compete against the likes of Amazon and eBay for consumers that prefer to get a wider selection fo... |
| Jul 5, 2012 | Eric Schmidt wants you to try gadgets before you buy them | TomorrowVentures, Google chair Eric Schmidt’s VC firm, has just led a $1 million round of funding for YBUY, a Los Angeles area startup that offers a subscription gadget service, allowing tech fiends to try before they buy. From iPads to esp... |
| Feb 6, 2012 | Dogs, Kids, Coffee, Undies: There’s a Subscription Startup for That | The elusive Birchbox Man. Entrepreneurs and investors are bullish on delivery. Shoedazzle may be the original delivery gangster, and the L.A.-based company launched in 2009. But it seems that it’s as of very recently that subscription servi... |
| Jan 17, 2012 | Try-Before-You-Buy Gadget Site YBUY Launches With $750K In Funding | Good news, gadget hounds! The new “try before you buy” subscription service called YBUY is exiting its public beta, backed by $750,000 in seed funding. The concept is simple, and should have major appeal for the gadget-obsessed: for just $2... |
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FAQ about ybuy, Inc.
When was ybuy, Inc. founded?
ybuy, Inc. was founded in 2011.
How much funding has ybuy, Inc. raised?
ybuy, Inc. has raised $1.75M in total across 2 funding rounds.
What funding rounds has ybuy, Inc. raised?
Parsers VC lists 2 funding rounds of ybuy, Inc., among them a funding round of $750K on Jan 17, 2012.
What has the press written about ybuy, Inc.?
Parsers VC has collected 6 articles mentioning ybuy, Inc., among them “YBUY Scores $1M More” (Jul 5, 2012) and “The Warby Parker Of Gadgets? YBUY Gets $1M From Schmidt’s Tomorrow Ventures To Open Its 50k-Strong Waitlist For Test-Driving iPads, Jawbones And More” (Jul 5, 2012).
Is ybuy, Inc. still active?
Yes, ybuy, Inc. is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Feb 5, 2013.