At Best Startup California we track over 300,000 Californian startups and over 1,500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and organisations we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
We’ve ranked the top 25 Group Buying companies in California, United States. The companies, startups and institutions listed in this article are all exceptional companies, well worth a follow. We have included links to their websites, socials and CrunchBase (if you’re interested in their financials).
We selected the organisations listed in this article based on:
- Track record
- Executive leadership
- Market share
- Innovation
- ESG rating
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Top Group Buying Companies & Startups (California, United States)
PowerBuy
Social Commerce as a Service (B2B & B2C)
Founder(s): Bruce Watanabe, Dan DeVries, Thu Truong
Location: Irvine, California, United States
Industries: Artificial Intelligence, Communities, Crowdsourcing, E-Commerce, Group Buying, Machine Learning, Social Shopping
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VinAsset
VinAsset is a SaaS procurement technology company focused on serving the B2B group purchasing marketplace
Founder(s): John Rittenhouse
Location: Sausalito, California, United States
Industries: Enterprise Software, Group Buying, Marketplace, Procurement, SaaS
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Utah Street Labs
Utah Street Labs owns and operates copious.com, an e-commerce platform for buying and selling between known people.
Founder(s): Jonathan Ehrlich
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: E-Commerce, Group Buying, Social Media
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Swagsy
Swagsy is a social e-commerce platform that enables users to discover sales on products recommended by friends, experts, and celebrities.
Founder(s): Miron Lulic
Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Celebrity, E-Commerce, Group Buying, Shopping, Social Media
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DealBird
DealBird creates a a free, secure, feature-rich classifieds plug-in for online community software platforms.
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Location: Santa Monica, California, United States
Industries: Automotive, Coupons, Group Buying, Retail, Software
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ChompOn
ChompOn, an open platform for sales, enables businesses to monetize websites, mobile apps, and social pages through group buying.
Founder(s): Ruven Chu, Sam Yam
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Advertising, Apps, E-Commerce, Group Buying, iOS, Social Media, Software
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GoodList
Marketplace
Founder(s): Divya Demato, Richard Demato
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Fashion, Group Buying, Home Decor, Procurement, Shoes, Sustainability, Trading Platform
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KitOrder
KitOrder is a company that offers order management for stores.
Founder(s): Janelle Kellman
Location: Sausalito, California, United States
Industries: Communities, E-Commerce, Enterprise Software, Group Buying, Marketing, SaaS, Software
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Crowd Seats
Crowd Seats is a website that enables users discover deals for sports tickets across the sports landscape.
Founder(s): Justin Cener
Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Coupons, E-Commerce, Group Buying, Sports, Ticketing
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Spott.com
Spott Deals is a group coupon website that donates a portion of its proceeds to charity.
Founder(s): Maximilian Schwarz, Nicholas Scheri
Location: San Diego, California, United States
Industries: Charity, Coupons, Group Buying, Internet
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Higgle
Higgle is the first social commerce marketplace offering dynamic pricing and negotiations built to serve both buyers and merchants.
Founder(s): Darryl Berger, Lara Aldag
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: E-Commerce, Group Buying, Marketplace
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Restaurant Buying Group Inc
Group Purchasing Organization for Independent Food Operators
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Location: Chico, California, United States
Industries: Food and Beverage, Group Buying, Professional Services, Restaurants, Small and Medium Businesses
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SocialBuy
SocialBuy is a collective buying site that offers daily deals that bring people together socially and help them save money in the process.
Founder(s): Alan Garcia, Dennis Karlin
Location: Santa Monica, California, United States
Industries: Advertising, E-Commerce, Event Management, Group Buying, Marketing, Social Media, Travel
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Rewardli
Rewardii is a web app that enables small businesses to save money by forming buying groups within their social graph.
Founder(s): George Favvas, Jean-Sebastien Boulanger
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: E-Commerce, Group Buying, Network Security
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FriendFund
FriendFund is the go-to savings and planning app for group travel, offering curated vacation packages and group discounts.
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Location: La Mesa, California, United States
Industries: Adventure Travel, Group Buying, Travel, Travel Agency
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Groop Swoop
Groop Swoop is an online promotional company leveraging the social bargaining ability of businesses to gain new customers.
Founder(s): Ariel Morimoto, Eileen Conway, Taylor Wang
Location: Emeryville, California, United States
Industries: Advertising, Group Buying
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MacHeist
MacHeist is a software promotion company best known for its Mac software bundles that are promoted and sold each year in numbered events.
Founder(s): John Casasanta, Phillip Ryu, Scott Meinzer
Location: Venice, California, United States
Industries: Charity, Consumer Electronics, Group Buying, iOS, Software
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Batch Made
Batch Made is an online retailer of collectively purchased goods.
Founder(s): Marc St Raymond, Will Crowthers
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Consumer Goods, E-Commerce, Fashion, Food and Beverage, Group Buying, Product Design
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Live Dibs
Web/Mobile Social Marketplace
Founder(s): Charles Rosin, Joshua Hall, Karen Rosin
Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: E-Commerce, Group Buying, Social Media
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GroopEase
We are a digital marketing company. In our current form, GroopEase.com is a daily deal site that sells exclusively music related products.
Founder(s): Andrew Bratt, Damien Amey, Matthew Firlik
Location: Orange, California, United States
Industries: Advertising, Group Buying, Music
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WIN Chevrolet
WIN Chevrolet is a manufacturer of automobiles.
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Location: Carson, California, United States
Industries: Direct Marketing, Group Buying, Marketing, Sales
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SlashMob
SlashMob is a social group buying network, where members have the ability to launch and manage their own campaigns for deals.
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Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Group Buying, Retail
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BeautyBloc.com
Beauty and wellness deals
Founder(s):
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Beauty, Coupons, E-Commerce, Finance, Group Buying, Health Care
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DidYouFIndADeal
Digital Advertising Daily Deal
Founder(s): Chris Kerr, Dana Kekuna
Location: Irvine, California, United States
Industries: Advertising, Charity, Coupons, Group Buying
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PriceWave
Group Buying Website
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Location: Beverly Hills, California, United States
Industries: Group Buying
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