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IStorez

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Website
  
iStorez.com

Founded
  
2006

Headquarters
  
Sunnyvale

Type of business
  
Private

Key people
  
Anand Jagannathan, Founder, President & CEO and Shabd Vaid, Co-founder, Vice President, Engineering & Operations

iStorez, Inc. was a comparison shopping website that specialized in discounted products. It was acquired by TheFind in August 2009, likely for under $500,000.

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History

iStorez launched in beta on January 30, 2008, and launched publicly on November 12, 2008. It was founded by Anand Jagannathan, CEO of parent company Kriyari, Inc., and founder of three other start-ups including Banyan Systems and Responsys. iStorez is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California.

Business model

  • iStorez allowed users to create a personal mall that reflects their favorite stores and styles, and to track trends and special promotions according to customized interests.
  • It allowed visitors to shop by theme/category. For example, visitors can search for fashion trends, special occasions, holidays etc., or sort their search by price, size, personality or fabric texture.
  • iStorez widgets for facebook, MySpace and other social networks allowed users to share information on fashion trends and shopping deals.

    • Industry Awards & Recognition

    iStorez was a 2009 Codie awards finalist for 'Best eCommerce Solution'.

    References

    IStorez Wikipedia
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