LiveBid
AcquiredSeattle, United States · Founded 1996 · $1.5M raised
- Headquarters
- Seattle
- Founded
- 1996
- Business Model
- Marketplace
- Total Funding
- $1.5M
- Last Round
- $1.5M Venture Round
- Rounds
- 1
- Acquired by
- AmazonApr 1999
About
LiveBid.com was an online live auction platform founded in 1996 in Seattle, allowing auctioneers and auction houses to run real-time internet auctions over the web. Amazon acquired the company in 1999 for a reported $50 million in stock to expand its nascent Amazon Auctions business and compete with eBay, but the auction unit struggled and LiveBid was shut down by the early 2000s.
Summary
LiveBid is an E-Commerce company based in Seattle, United States, founded in 1996. It has raised $1.5M in total across 1 round. Investors include Madrona Venture, Amazon and Alliance of Angels.
Funding History
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