Groupon

About

Groupon is a deal-of-the-day website that offers discounted gift certificates usable at local or national companies.

Chicago,Illinois,United States
5001 - 10000
http://www.groupon.com

Highlights

Details

Last Funding Type: Series D
Last Funding Money Raised: $0.95B
Industries: E-Commerce,Internet,Retail,Social Media
Founded date: Jan 1, 2007
Number Of Employee: 5001 - 10000
Operating Status: Active
Stock Symbol: nasdaq:GRPN
Legal Name: Groupon, Inc.
Also Known As: ThePoint.com

Groupon is a deal-of-the-day website that offers discounted gift certificates usable at local or national companies. It is known as an online e-commerce platform that provides its users with the ability to purchase any product. Groupon offers consumers a vast marketplace of deals all over the world. Its users have the ability to discover various products on the web or on mobile with Groupon Local; enjoy vacations with Groupon Getaways; and find a curated selection of electronics, fashion, home furnishings, and more with Groupon Goods.

Groupon provides merchants with a collection of products and services, including customizable deal campaigns, credit card payment processing capabilities, and point-of-sale solutions. The platform was launched in 2011 and is based in Chicago Heights, I.L.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds

Total Funding Amount

9

$2.08B

Groupon has raised a total of $2.08B in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Dec 30, 2019 from a Post-IPO Equity round.

Announced Date	Round	Money Raised	Number of Investors	Lead Investors	Post Valuation
Dec 30, 2019	Post-IPO Equity	—	1	MIG Capital	—	Detail
Apr 4, 2016	Post-IPO Equity	$250M	2	Atairos	—	Detail
Nov 4, 2011	IPO	$700M	—	—	—	Detail
Feb 25, 2011	Series Unknown	$16.20M	5	—	—	Detail
Jan 11, 2011	Series D	$0.95B	10	—	—	Detail

Investments

Number of Investments

Number of Lead Investments

9

4

Groupon has made 9 investments. Their most recent investment was on Nov 11, 2022, when Grouping raised $30M.

Date Company Name	Round	Money Raised	Industry	Lead Investor
Nov 11, 2022 Grouping	Series B	$30M	E-Commerce	Yes
Jul 31, 2018 Mammoth Biosciences	Series A	$23M	Biotechnology	—
Apr 5, 2018 Hunt Club	Series Unknown	$1.80M	Recruiting	—
Aug 27, 2015 SumUp	Series D	€10M	Credit Cards	Yes
Aug 13, 2014 SumUp	Series C	$13M	Credit Cards	—

Investors

Number of Lead Investors

Number of Investors

5

24

Groupon is funded by 24 investors. MIG Capital and Atairos are the most recent investors.

Investor Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round
MIG Capital	Yes	Post-IPO Equity
Atairos	Yes	Post-IPO Equity
RTP Global	—	Post-IPO Equity
Kite Ventures	—	Series Unknown
Maveron	—	Series Unknown
New Enterprise Associates	—	Series Unknown
Techstars	—	Series Unknown
Ted Leonsis	—	Series Unknown
Silver Lake	—	Series D
Andreessen Horowitz	—	Series D

Employee Profiles

Number of Employee Profiles

57

Groupon has 57 current employee profiles, including Executive Jen Koren

Executive

Executive

Employee

Employee

Executive

Exits

Groupon has had 1 exits. Groupon most notable exits include Jump On It

Date	Company Name	Exit Type	Industry
Mar 1, 2012	Jump On It	M&A	E-Commerce	Detail

Acquisition

Groupon has acquired 41 organizations. Their most recent acquisition was SoSasta.com on Jan 10, 2010. They acquired SoSasta.com for 0.

Date Company Name	Industry	Acquisition Type	Price
Jan 10, 2010 SoSasta.com	E-Commerce	—	—	Detail
May 5, 2010 Mob.ly	Blogging Platforms	—	—	Detail
May 16, 2010 Citydeal.de	Advertising	—	—	Detail
Jun 24, 2010 ClanDescuento	Group Buying	acquisition	—	Detail
Jun 24, 2010 Needish	Communities	acquisition	—	Detail