Buscapé

Buscapé is a comparison shopping service that operates in Latin America. It was co-founded in São Paulo, Brazil in 1999 by Romero Rodrigues, Rodrigo Borges, Ronaldo Morita and Mario Letelier.

Buscapé
TypePrivate
IndustryInternet services
FoundedJune 1999
HeadquartersSão Paulo, Brazil
Number of employees
600 (2010)
Websitewww.buscape.com.br

It is currently ranked 1,313th globally and 37th in Brazil according to Alexa.com.[1]

In July 2006, Buscapé merged with the Rio de Janeiro-based competitor Bondfaro.

In September 2009, Naspers acquired a 91% stake in Buscapé.[2]


References

  1. Alexa.com/siteinfo/buscape.com.br
  2. "Naspers Buys Brazil's BuscaPe.com for $342 Million". Bloomberg.com. 2009-09-29.


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