On Stompstart by 12 February 2016 · San Francisco · California · United States
Mezi.
A text-message shopping assistant from San Francisco that switched to travel booking and was bought by American Express in 2018.
Commerce and marketplaces
Timeline
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- Funding
TechCrunch, citing Crunchbase, reported a $9 million Series A led by American Express Ventures in July 2016, part of $11.8 million raised in total.
Funding · Announced - Changed course
TechCrunch reported that in November 2016 Mezi pivoted to focus solely on flights, hotels and restaurant bookings after travel proved its most successful category.
Change of course · Announced - Acquired
American Express acquired Mezi for undisclosed terms; Mezi became a wholly owned subsidiary and its technology powers the AskAmex concierge app.
Acquisition · Announced - Listed on Stompstart
“Your personal shopping assistant”
As listed on Stompstart
“Your personal shopping assistant”
Mezi is your personal shopping assistant. It's the simplest way to buy anything just by sending a text message. Mezi saves you time by choosing the best reviewed products for you from leading merchants. No more maintaining multiple accounts, filling credit card details and checkouts hassles. Just relax! Mezi is here. Mezi saves you money by finding you the best deals on the internet. We compare prices across all leading merchants, apply discount coupons and get you the best products at the lowest prices. Our Assistants are shopping experts who are professionally trained and use our cutting edge technology to find the best products from the internet.
- Topics
- Ecommerce, Lifestyle
- Platforms
- Mobile
- Location
- San Francisco · California · United States
In our words: The listing described Mezi as a personal shopping assistant: send a text and its trained assistants and software would pick well-reviewed products, compare prices across merchants, apply coupons and handle checkout.
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