| Website | retrevo.com |
| Blog | blog.retrevo.com |
| Category | Communications |
| Employees | |
| Description | Product review site |
| Total | $11.9M |
| Seed, 2/06 Alloy Ventures | $700k |
| Series A, 12/06 Alloy Ventures Norwest Venture Partners | $3.2M |
| Series B, 3/08 Alloy Ventures Norwest Venture Partners | $8M |
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.
Vator.tv Interview
Added: 2/16/09| Website | retrevo.com |
| Blog | blog.retrevo.com |
| Stage | Live |
| Launch Date | July 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.
