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| Shpock | |
| Industry | Mobile app |
| Founded | 2012 |
| Headquarters | Vienna , Austria |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Brands | Shpock |
| Owner | Finderly GmbH |
| Website | http://www.shpock.com/ |
Shpock is an online marketplace[1] that allows users to list products for local sale. Shpock is developed and operated by the Austrian start-up Finderly GmbH and employs 102 people.[2] Finderly GmbH is owned by Russmedia Equity Partners.[3]
History
editShpock is a portmanteau meaning "Shop in your pocket"[4] and was first available for free download for iOS and Android devices in September 2012.[5][6] The app was downloaded frequently within the first year.[7][8] Their first financing came from their own funds and grants. Later, they were invested in by business angels.[9]
In 2013, the Norwegian media group Schibsted announced a seven figures investment into Finderly GmbH.[10] In September 2015, Schibsted announced to increase its stake from 82% to 91%.[11][12][13]
In 2016, the Shpock app was highly ranked in Germany in the App Store and in Google Play,[14] and in 2017, the Shpock app was one of the ten most loaded free iPhone apps in Austria.[15] As of October 2018, the app has been downloaded more than 50 million times on iOS and Android devices.[16]
In November 2018, Schibsted announced that it had purchased the remaining 9% of finderly GmbH from its founders, making it the sole owner of the company. A massive staff reduction was announced shortly after a change of management, with the goal of turning the previously loss-making company into a profitable business.[2] In August 2020, Shpock rebranded with a redesigned logo.[17]
In June 2021, Russmedia Equity Partners announced the acquisition of Shpock from Adevinta for an undisclosed sum.[18][3]
Awards
editIn 2018, Shpock was a laureate at the award ceremony "Germany's best online portals 2018" in the "Market places private providers" category of the German Institute for Service Quality.[19] Also in 2018, Shpock was awarded "Android Excellence App of 2018" in the Google Play Store, and Apple selected Shpock as a "Best of 2017" app in the category "Sustainability".[20] At the Goldbach Youngstar Awards, Shpock was named "Youngest Brand in the 1st Half of 2018".[21] In 2013, Shpock won the Futurezone Award in the category Apps[22] and was awarded the Mingo special prize at the Content Award Vienna.[23] At the “Show Your App Awards" in 2014, Shpock received the Silver app.[24]
See also
editExternal links
editReferences
edit- ^ "Shpock am PC nutzen - so geht's". praxistipps.chip.de.
- ^ a b Wild, Johanna. "Shpock now 100% owned by Schibsted - AIM Group". aimgroup.com/.
- ^ a b Fellner, Barbara. "Russmedia Equity Partners acquires online marketplace Shpock". Russmedia Equity Partners.
- ^ Czycholl, Harald (December 14, 2015). "App Shpock: So finden Sie Second-Hand-Weihnachtsgeschenke". Die Welt (in German) – via www.welt.de.
- ^ "Neue Finderly-App: Shpock | werbeplanung.at | werbeplanung.at". Archived from the original on 2016-02-15. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
- ^ "Shpock Sees 120K Downloads, 60K Items Listed As Competitors Start Their Photocopiers". 14 January 2013.
- ^ ""Das eBay der nächsten Generation": Shpock knackt 10 Millionen User und setzt auf Native Advertising". August 10, 2015.
- ^ "Schibsted erhöht Shpock-Beteiligung". kurier.at. Archived from the original on 2016-07-20. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
- ^ "Neun Fragen an Katharina Klausberger von Shpock - VC Magazin".
- ^ Hofmann, Alex (August 29, 2013). "Million(en) für die Flohmarkt-App Shpock". Business Insider.
- ^ "Schibsted takes over flea market app Shpock". Schibsted.
- ^ Richters, Kim (September 10, 2015). "Investor übernimmt Mehrheit an Flohmarkt-App Shpock". Business Insider.
- ^ "Millionentaumel: Shpock: Flohmarkt-App in der Erfolgsspur". www.kleinezeitung.at. September 11, 2015.
- ^ http://www.giga.de/apps/app-store/news/2016-app-hitlist-for-germany-facebook-with-most-downloads-dating-apps-with-highest-sales/ [dead link]
- ^ "Shpock von Google und Apple ausgezeichnet". medianet.at.
- ^ "Shpock: CEO Bernhard Baumann verlässt das Unternehmen". October 10, 2018.
- ^ "Shpock unveils all-new branding that puts joy and the Shparkle front and centre". news.shpock.com.
- ^ "Adevinta ASA (ADE) - Adevinta welcomes UK Regulatory Approval for the acquisition of eBay Classifieds Group".
- ^ https://www.finanzen.at/nachrichten/aktien/deutschlands-beste-online-portale-2018-grosse-kundenerbefragung-mit-rund-25-000-kundenmeinungen-preistraeger-in-37-ategories-1025224382 Germany's best online portals 2018. at, May 24, 2018[dead link]
- ^ Shpock by Google & Apple honored oe24.at, January 16, 2018
- ^ http://www.goldbachaustria .at/en-us/news/goldbach-youngstar-1-hj-2018 Goldbach Youngstar results for the first half of the year are certain goldbachaustria.at, July 27, 2018
- ^ http://futurezone.at/produkte/futurezone-award-shpock-siegen-bei-apps/35.526.612 [dead link]
- ^ Archived (Date missing) at contentaward.at (Error: unknown archive URL) contentaward.at, accessed on February 14, 2016
- ^ Verkaufen, Werben & (May 15, 2014). "Show Your App Award: Die besten Apps | W&V". www.wuv.de.
