Buscapé Explained

Buscapé
Type:Private
Foundation:June 1999
Location:São Paulo, Brazil
Industry:Internet services
Num Employees:600 (2010)
Homepage:www.buscape.com.br

Buscapé is a comparison shopping service that operates in Latin America. It was co-founded in São Paulo, Brazil in 1999 by Romero Rodrigues, Rodrigo Borges, Ronaldo Morita and Mario Letelier.

It is currently ranked 1,313th globally and 37th in Brazil according to Alexa.com.[1]

In July 2006, Buscapé merged with the Rio de Janeiro-based competitor Bondfaro.

In September 2009, Naspers acquired a 91% stake in Buscapé.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Alexa.com/siteinfo/buscape.com.br
  2. News: Naspers Buys Brazil’s BuscaPe.com for $342 Million . Bloomberg.com . 2009-09-29 .