Groupon

Groupon

Chicago, Illinois, USA
5 employees
Advertising
Public · $1.1B

About Groupon

Groupon is a deal-of-the-day website that offers discounted gift certificates usable at local or national companies. It is known as an online e-commerce platform that provides its users with the ability to purchase any product. Groupon offers consumers a vast marketplace of deals all over the world. Its users have the ability to discover various products on the web or on mobile with Groupon Local; enjoy vacations with Groupon Getaways; and find a curated selection of electronics, fashion, home furnishings, and more with Groupon Goods.

Groupon provides merchants with a collection of products and services, including customizable deal campaigns, credit card payment processing capabilities, and point-of-sale solutions. The platform was launched in 2011 and is based in Chicago Heights, I.L.

Open positions (11)

Company details

Team Size5
LocationChicago, Illinois, USA
IndustryAdvertising

Funding

Total raised

$1.1B

Last stage

Public

Investors

Andreessen Horowitz
Kleiner Perkins
Greylock Partners
Battery Ventures
Accel

Founders

Andrew Mason

Andrew Mason

Pittsburgh-native entrepreneur who created The Point in 2007 and launched Groupon in November 2008. Served as CEO until February 2013. Later founded Detour and Descript.

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Eric Lefkofsky

Chicago entrepreneur and Andrew Mason's former employer who provided the initial $1M seed funding for The Point. Co-founded Lightbank and later founded Tempus, a genomics data company.

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Brad Keywell

Co-founded Groupon alongside Eric Lefkofsky and Andrew Mason in 2008. Also co-founded the venture firm Lightbank with Lefkofsky.

What happens next.

No applications, no recruiter spam. Just the intro.

01

Confirm the fit

A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.

02

I pitch you to the company

I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.

03

A meeting lands on your calendar

If they’re a yes, I book the chat. You show up — that’s the whole job-hunt.