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Scanbuy

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Scanbuy is the developer of ScanLife, an end-to-end mobile barcode platform that helps marketers and content providers link their media to mobile. The technology has been deployed and supported by leading mobile providers and handset manufacturers in the United States, Mexico, Chile, Spain, Italy and Denmark. Media companies and marketers like Volkswagen, Heineken, Verizon, and Esquire, use the solution to create and manage measurable barcode campaigns.

Milestones

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  Scanbuy added Nilanjana Bhowmik as Director.
  Posted 12/21/09 at 12:36pm
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  Scanbuy added Chai Outmezguine as Co-founder, General Counsel.
  Posted 4/21/08 at 3:10pm
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  Scanbuy added Ashish Muni as VP, Engineering.
  Posted 4/21/08 at 3:10pm
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  Scanbuy added David Javitch as VP, Marketing.
  Posted 4/21/08 at 3:10pm
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  Scanbuy added Didier Frantz as Co-founder, Director of China Operations.
  Posted 4/21/08 at 3:10pm
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  Scanbuy added Jim Edson as SVP, Business Development.
  Posted 4/21/08 at 3:10pm
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  Scanbuy added Parvathy Bhaskaran as CTO, SVP Engineering.
  Posted 4/21/08 at 3:10pm
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  Scanbuy added Jonathan Bulkeley as CEO.
  Posted 4/21/08 at 3:10pm
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  Scanbuy received $5M in Unattributed funding. (4/20/11)
  Posted 4/20/11 at 5:25am via techcrunch.com
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  Scanbuy received in Unattributed funding. (2/2/10)
  Posted 2/2/10 at 8:24pm via techcrunch.com
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  Scanbuy received $300k in Unattributed funding. (12/11/09)
  Posted 12/11/09 at 3:44pm via sec.gov
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  Scanbuy received $5.5M in Series A funding. (9/20/06)
  Posted 4/21/08 at 3:10pm via redherring.com
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  Scanbuy received $6.8M in Series B funding. (11/1/07)
  Posted 4/21/08 at 3:10pm via gomonews.com
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  Scanbuy received $9M in Series B funding. (12/12/06)
  Posted 4/21/08 at 3:10pm via scanbuy.com

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Screenshots

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Above: App scanning a UPC code
Uploaded: 7/5/10

Above: App scanning a 2D code
Uploaded: 7/5/10

Products

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ScanLife

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Website	scanlife.com
Blog	blog.scanlife.com
Stage	Live
Launch Date	January 1, 2009

ScanLife consists of a mobile app and a web based code management platform. The app works on all operating systems to convert a camera phone into a barcode scanner. It will automatically launch content like a website, videos, price comparison information and more. It can read all standard code formats like QR, Datamatrix, EZcode, and UPC codes from products. It has been preloaded by operators like Sprint, Telefonica, and Orange.

The code management platform allows businesses and personal users to create and manage their 2D codes. Business users can also track their codes to see number of scans, users, location, and other data.

Above: App scanning a UPC code
Uploaded: 7/5/10

Above: App scanning a 2D code
Uploaded: 7/5/10

Traffic Analytics

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Sources

1. Red Herring (redherring.com) [edit]
2. ScanBuy (scanbuy.com) [edit]
3. GoMo News (gomonews.com) [edit]
4. SEC D (sec.gov) [edit]
5. Mobile Barcode Company Scanbuy Raises Funding From Motorola Ventures, Others (techcrunch.com) [edit]
6. Mobile Barcode Company Scanbuy Secures $5 Million In Funding (techcrunch.com) [edit]