Listed 13 June 2014 · Pasadena · California · United States
Honey.
A Pasadena browser extension that applied coupon codes at checkout, bought by PayPal in a roughly $4 billion deal that closed in January 2020.
Commerce and marketplaces
Timeline
- Listed on Stompstart
“Honey is a free app that automatically applies coupon codes for online shoppers during checkout.”
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- Acquired
PayPal announced an agreement to acquire Honey for approximately $4 billion.
Acquisition · Announced - Acquired
PayPal completed its acquisition of Honey Science Corporation for approximately $4 billion in cash.
Acquisition · Announced - On record
9to5Google reported that the Honey Chrome extension had fallen from 20 million to 12 million users over about a year, after a video by MegaLag alleged it took affiliate credit from creators.
On record · Announced - Site checked
The product's site was live.
As listed on Stompstart
“Honey is a free app that automatically applies coupon codes for online shoppers during checkout.”
Honey is a Pasadena-based consumer web company that automates deal and product discovery on the web. Honey transforms the tedious process of getting a good price into a frictionless experience. Honey's browser extension automatically finds and applies coupon codes for online shoppers during checkout. Since its launch in Nov 2012, the Honey browser extension organically grew to 1M installs. Honey's web product uses data generated by its extension users to uncover the best deals anywhere on the web.
- Topics
- Deals and coupons, Ecommerce
- Location
- Pasadena · California · United States
In our words: The 2014 listing described Honey as a free browser extension that found and applied coupon codes for online shoppers at checkout, with a web product that used data from extension users to surface deals. It said the extension had grown to 1 million installs since its November 2012 launch, and it was listed from Pasadena, CA.
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- Website
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- Release
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