1999 · Seed
Would you have funded Zappos?
Selling shoes online
A founder wants to sell shoes over the internet, in 1999. Shoes need trying on, returns will be expensive, and online retail is new.
- $2 million from an investment firm
- Online retail is still new
Show what happened
🦄 Breakout
Zappos Amazon bought it in July 2009 in an all-stock deal worth about $1.2 billion.
An investment firm put in $2 million.
Sources: Zappos (Wikipedia)
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