Webgears
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Webgears GmbH (Webgears Group) is an international savings and service provider that specializes in commerce content and the development of aggregated rewards portals where users can find digital shopping deals from online retailers.
Webgears’ platforms and channels present curated and verified deals from thousands of online retailers, providing consumers with savings-oriented content.[1] By partnering with media publishers, Webgears provides its users with opportunities to access rewards while increasing their overall commerce footprint.[2] Webgears partners with media groups, such as BILD, WELT, The Daily Beast, The Sun, Glamour UK, and CNET.[3]
The company is headquartered in Götzis, Austria, with an additional office in Berlin, Germany.[4]
History
Webgears Group was founded in 2010 by Alexander Bitsche (Co-CEO), Daniel Ender, and Tobias Klien. [3][5] [4] The company was bootstrapped from Daniel’s grandmother’s house in Austria.[5] They entered into the German market with Gutscheinsammler.de, after launching in Austria with Preisjäger.at and Sparfreunde.com.[5] [4] In 2012, Fabian Spielberger and Paul Nikkel came on board as strategic partners and investors. In 2013 they launched into the UK market and in 2014 they launched in the USA, further expansion followed in 2015 into France and the Netherlands.[4] In 2016, they continued to grow into Italy, Spain, Canada, and India markets.[1] After selling Preisjäger.at and Sparfreunde.com to Pepper Media Holding in 2015, the company focused on Voucherbox.co.uk, Couponbox.com, and Gutscheinsammler.de. [6] In 2015, the company focused on affiliate partnerships with media groups, such as Computer BILD. [3] In 2017, the company pulled its branches from the Netherlands, France, Italy, Spain, Canada, Australia, and India to concentrate on its three core markets (US, UK and Germany).[3]
In 2021, Alexander Bitsche became the majority shareholder. [7] [5] Today, Webgears reaches 300,000 daily users.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hüsing, Alexander. "Webgears – mit Gutscheinen einmal um die Welt". Deutsche Startups.
- ↑ "Laendlefirma.at: Branchenbuch Vorarlberg".
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Reiner, Hanna. "Webgears hat die Sparfüchse im Fokus - Vorarlberger Nachrichten".
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Vorarlberger Startup "Webgears" mit dreistelligem Umsatzwachstum 2015".
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 "Vom Vorarlberger Start-up zum "future champion"".
- ↑ "FirmenABC".
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