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Honey
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryCashback website, online coupons
FoundedOctober 2012 (2012-10)
FoundersGeorge Ruan
Ryan Hudson
HeadquartersLos Angeles, California, U.S.
Area servedUnited States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, India
Key peopleGeorge Ruan (CEO)
Ryan Hudson (co-founder)
Glen Allison (COO)
Number of employees209 (worldwide, 2018)
ParentPayPal
Websitejoinhoney.com

Honey Science Corp., headquartered in Los Angeles, California, operates a browser extension that aggregates and automatically applies online coupons. It is a subsidiary of PayPal. Honey's revenue comes from a commission made on user transactions with partnering retailers. When a member makes a purchase from select merchants, Honey shares part of its commission with the member in a cashback program. Users are notified of price drops and price history on selected items sold by participating online stores. Its browser extension is available on Google Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Opera, and Microsoft Edge.

History

Entrepreneurs Ryan Hudson and George Ruan founded Honey in November 2012 in Los Angeles, California, after building a prototype of the browser extension in late October 2012. A bug tester leaked the tool to Reddit, where it went viral. By March 2014, the company had 900,000 organic users.

Financing history

In 2014, Honey raised $1.8 million in seed money, followed by a $4 million Series A round in 2016. By October 2017, Honey raised a $9 million Series B round.

Honey raised a $26 million Series C round, led by Anthos Capital in March 2017.

By January 2018, Honey raised a total of $40.8 million in venture backing.

On January 6, 2020, it was acquired by PayPal for about $4 billion.

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  4. Kane, Libby. "A struggling dad built an app to buy his kids cheaper pizza — and now his company has 5 million downloads and $40 million". Business Insider. Retrieved 2019-01-03.
  5. Ellingson, Annlee (January 31, 2018). "How Honey helps users keep their New Year's resolution to save money". American City Business Journals.
  6. Nield, David. "How to Spot Genuine Discounts During Your Holiday Shopping". Gizmodo. Retrieved 2019-01-03.
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  11. Ketchum, Dan. "Got a Problem? Turn It Into a Business Like These 15 Companies". www.gobankingrates.com.
  12. "PayPal Completes Acquisition of Honey" (Press release). PR Newswire. January 6, 2020.
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