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Facebook Buys Video Shopping Startup For Marketplace

December 20, 2019
Facebook Recently Bought A Startup To Create Live Shopping
Mobile App Co. Packagd Looking To Become Millennials’ QVC
Retail // June 09, 2017

With QVC still making billions in revenue per year, Packagd is building a series of mobile apps designed to be the “QVC of the mobile generation.” According to TechCrunch, Packagd was founded by KPCB General Partner Eric Feng, who also served as CTO of companies...

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Facebook Buys Video Shopping Startup For Marketplace

December 20, 2019
Earlier this year, Facebook acquired Packagd, a five-person startup that was building a shopping aspect for YouTube videos, according to a report by Bloomberg. The company is now tasked with building a live shopping feature for Facebook’s Marketplace. Packagd was started by Eric Feng, who used to work with Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. The […]