Will Zaarly Overpower eBay?

October 26, 2011

Will Zaarly Overpower eBay? By Chris Crum Mobile commerce startup Zaarly announced today that it has closed a $14 million Series A round of funding led by Kleiner Perkins. They also announced that they've added Meg Whitman to their board. Whitman, of course, is the President and CEO of HP, and spent ten yeasras as President and CEO of eBay. "Conceived and built from the ground up in less than three months, with funding from Ashton Kutcher and LightBank (Groupon's founders), Zaarly has taken the country by storm with more than $6.8 million in service and product listings in cities such as New York, San Francisco and Chicago," a Zaarly representative tells WebProNews. Zaarly lets consumers buy and sell with people near them. A buyer tells Zaarly what they want, naming a price and a need, then others in the vicinity resound with offers – an interesting mix of location and e-commerce. Continue Reading

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