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StatusPrivately Held
Websiteretrevo.com
Blogblog.retrevo.com
CategoryWeb
Emailwhassup@retrevo.com
Address Sunnyvale, CA
USA

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President & CEO
VP of Engineering & Operations
Co-founder & Chief Software Architect
Co-founder

Funding

Total$11.9M
Seed, 2/06 1
Alloy Ventures
$700k
Series A, 12/06 2
Alloy Ventures
Norwest Venture Partners
$3.2M
Series B, 3/08 3
Alloy Ventures
Norwest Venture Partners
$8M

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Retrevo

Retrevo is a product review search service focused solely on electronics. The site aggregates product information, reviews and articles from blogs, forums, websites and manufacturers. Retrevo does their best to provide unadulterated product reviews by filtering out ads, eBay pages and online electronic stores like Best Buy and Amazon.

Their main competitors include Wize, PowerReviews and ViewScore.

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Retrevo

Websiteretrevo.com
Blogblog.retrevo.com
StageLive
Launch DateJuly 31, 2007
Tags product-review

The Retrevo home page has a very sparse, Google-like look. The home page has one search box for consumer electronics queries, a section for hot deals for popular product categories, and an updated list of special product reports.

When you search for products you’re brought to a two-paned page that provides you with everything you need to know about the item review-wise. The left pane provides you with links to the manufacturers info, reviews and articles, and daily deal tips. The right panel brings up selected links for viewing without leaving the site. This is a great feature for digesting a whole bunch of product review info fast.

You can email any info, review or article you find on the site to anyone you want. Also, you have the choice to record query history on your Retrevo home page.

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Comments

Cheryl's Place - December 15, 2007 at 7:30am
This service seems useful. I'm not sure how often I would use it. It seems I only need it when I have a problem with one of my products. I would rather have a service that keeps me informed about the products I own. For instance, if one of the toys I just bought for the kids is recalled I would want an immediate txt notification sent to my phone. Why should I have to search for such information.

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