500Friends
AcquiredMerkle - We Power the Experience Economy
San Francisco, United States · Founded 2009 · $9.5M raised
- Headquarters
- San Francisco
- Employees
- 51–200
- Founded
- 2009
- Business Model
- B2B
- Website
- 500friends.com
- Total Funding
- $9.5M
- Last Round
- $5.0M Series BMar 2013
- Rounds
- 3
- Acquired by
- Merkle GroupNov 2014
About
Merkle Loyalty Solutions, formerly 500Friends, was a customer loyalty and retention marketing platform for retail and e-commerce brands. Founded in 2009 in San Francisco, the company built LoyaltyPlus, a SaaS loyalty platform paired with strategic consulting, program management, and advanced analytics services. 500Friends was acquired by performance marketing agency Merkle in 2014, and Merkle itself joined the Dentsu Aegis Network in 2016.
Summary
500Friends is a Marketing Tech company based in San Francisco, United States, founded in 2009. It has raised $9.5M in total across 3 rounds, most recently a $5.0M Series B round in Mar 2013. Investors include Intel Capital, Crosslink Capital and Y Combinator.
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Funding History
Nov 2014
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Funding: Seed through Series B. Amounts, valuations, and investors where available.
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