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Acquired byAmazon
Price$928M
Date7/09
TermsCash and Stock

General Information

Websitezappos.com
Blogblogs.zappos.com/...
Twitter@zappos
CategoryConsumer Web
Phone1-800-927-7671
Email
Employees1,500
Founded1/99
DescriptionOnline footwear retailer

Offices

Headquarters
Warehouse
376 Zappos.com Blvd.
Shepherdsville, KY, 40165
USA

People

CEO
COO, CFO, and Chairman
VP Merchandising
Officially titled: "No Title"
Senior Corporate Counsel
Board member

Funding

Total$62.8M
Series A, 1999
$150k
Series B, 3/00
Venture Frogs
Scott Banister
$1.1M
Series C, 5/02
Tony Hsieh
$7.5M
Series D, 10/04
Sequoia Capital
$20M
Series E, 6/05
$15M
Series E, 11/05
Sequoia Capital
$13M
Series E, 8/05
ZVest
$6M

Service Providers

Email Marketing & Transactional Email

Tags

Zappos

Zappos is an online retailer specializing in shoes. In addition to shoes they sell handbags, clothing, eyewear, watches and accessories.

The company is currently based in Henderson, NV, with a warehouse in Shepherdsville, KY. In addition, Zappos has a small number of brick-and-mortar outlet stores.

The name Zappos is derived from the Spanish word zapatos, meaning shoes.

Milestones

  • Handshake
    Zappos was acquired by Amazon for $928M. (7/22/09)
    Posted 7/22/09 at 12:42pm
  • Check
    Zappos — 8% layoffs (11/8/08)
    Posted 11/8/08 at 12:55am
  • Dollar
    Zappos received $13M in Series E funding. (11/05)
    Posted 7/22/09 at 2:02pm
  • Dollar
    Zappos received $6M in Series E funding. (8/05)
    Posted 7/22/09 at 2:02pm
  • Dollar
    Zappos received $15M in Series E funding. (6/05)
    Posted 8/22/07 at 10:06pm
  • Dollar
    Zappos received $20M in Series D funding. (10/1/04)
    Posted 8/22/07 at 10:04pm
  • Dollar
    Zappos received $7.5M in Series C funding. (5/1/02)
    Posted 8/22/07 at 10:08pm
  • Dollar
    Zappos received $1.1M in Series B funding. (3/1/00)
    Posted 8/22/07 at 10:08pm
  • Dollar
    Zappos received $150k in Series A funding. (1999)
    Posted 7/22/09 at 2:02pm
  • Check
    Zappos added Tony Hsieh as CEO.
    Posted 8/25/08 at 1:13pm
  • Check
    Zappos added Alfred Lin as COO, CFO, and Chairman.
    Posted 11/8/08 at 1:24am
  • Check
    Zappos added Fred Mossler as Officially titled: "No Title".
    Posted 11/8/08 at 1:24am
  • Check
    Zappos added Steven Hill as VP Merchandising.
    Posted 6/3/09 at 12:55pm
  • Check
    Zappos added Craig Adkins as VP Fulfillment Operations.
    Posted 6/3/09 at 12:57pm
  • Check
    Zappos added Millie Chou as Senior Corporate Counsel.
    Posted 6/3/09 at 12:58pm
  • Check
    Zappos added Steven Gasser as General Counsel.
    Posted 6/3/09 at 12:58pm

Videos

Above:

CEO Tony Hsieh presentation at Web 2.0 Summit, November 2008

Added: 11/8/08
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Zappos on Nightline

Added: 6/3/09
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Zappos on Oprah!

Added: 6/3/09

Screenshots

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Uploaded: 2/17/08

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Sources

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