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Qype

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Founded in 2006 by German entrepreneur, Stephan Uhrenbacher, Qype is a community for people to share their personal experiences and opinions about specific businesses. This service helps users internationally, by providing reviews to facilitate the process of making consumer decisions. The Qype mobile app now allows users to access these recommendations on the go.

Businesses can also take advantage of the site’s features by promoting their brand and managing their online reputations on Qype. The product allows business owners to directly engage with their customers and take control of their online exposure.

Recent Milestones

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  Qype was acquired by Yelp for $50M. (10/25/12)
  Posted 10/24/12 at 11:33pm via techcrunch.com
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  Qype — Qype acquires Cooledeals, a coupon and discount site. (3/1/11)
  Posted 6/28/11 at 10:45pm via techcrunch.com
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  Qype added Richard Dennys as Chief Marketing Officer. (2/1/11)
  Posted 2/19/13 at 4:12am
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  Qype received $8.77M (€6.5M) in Series B funding. (11/23/10)
  Posted 11/23/10 at 8:12am via techcrunch.com
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  Qype added Ian Brotherston as CEO. (5/31/10)
  Posted 6/1/10 at 8:34am
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  Qype added Stephen Taylor as CEO. (1/1/09)
  Posted 2/23/09 at 2:35pm
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  Qype received $14.3M (£8M) in Series A funding. (9/16/08)
  Posted 9/16/08 at 4:50pm via thealarmclock.com
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  Qype added Daniel Waterhouse as Board member. (9/1/08)
  Posted 11/12/10 at 5:54am
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  Qype added Phil Chambers as CTO. (8/1/07)
  Posted 3/7/08 at 2:58pm
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  Qype received () in Seed funding. (9/1/06)
  Posted 2/13/08 at 10:11am via thealarmclock.com
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  Qype received () in Angel funding. (12/1/05)
  Posted 6/28/08 at 2:57am via b-to-v.com
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  Qype added Stephan Uhrenbacher as Founder & CEO. (7/1/05)
  Posted 2/13/08 at 9:56am
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  Qype added Axel Schmiegelow as Board Member. (1/1/05)
  Posted 2/3/11 at 9:47am
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  Qype added Andrew Hunter as CMO.
  Posted 2/18/11 at 5:55am
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  Qype added Frederic Court as Board of Directors.
  Posted 4/28/10 at 1:52pm

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Qype

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Website	qype.co.uk
Blog	en.blog.qype.com
Stage	Live
Launch Date	September 1, 2007
Tags	reviews, europe, qype, quipe, qypedeals, deals, mobile

Qype is a social network based around user reviews of businesses and places.

Founded in 2005 by German entrepreneur Stephan Uhrenbacher, the site allows its users to browse a database of locations and see at a glance those which have been most favourably rated by the community.

Members of the site can add new places to the existing database, rate and review businesses, add videos and photos and engage with the community via message boards, groups and messaging.

The site also has a mobile version which can enables users to locate the top rated place near to a specified location.

Above: Qype
Uploaded: 2/13/08

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Sources

1. Yelp Pays $50M To Acquire Its Big European Rival, Qype, To Beef Up Its Recommendations And Listings Business (techcrunch.com) [edit]
2. b-to-v.com [edit]
3. thealarmclock.com [edit]
4. alarm:clock (thealarmclock.com) [edit]
5. TechCrunch (techcrunch.com) [edit]
Qype acquires Germany’s Cooledeals to go after Groupon, Dailydeal and Facebook (eu.techcrunch.com) [edit]