| Jungle Scout | |
| Industry: | E-commerce, software services |
| Founded: | February 2015 |
| Founder: | Greg Mercer |
| Hq Location City: | Texas |
| Num Employees: | 200[1] |
| Parent: | JS Operating Company[2] |
| Website: | junglescout.com |
Jungle Scout is an American company providing SaaS-based tools for search and market analytics, inventory management, and sales intelligence for companies selling in online marketplaces.[3]
Jungle Scout was started in 2015 by Greg Mercer. The company initially sold search optimizing tools to sellers solely on Amazon. Jungle Scout advertises management of e-commerce businesses. The company was recognized as the "Best Startup Employers" in 2021 by Forbes magazine.[4]
The company established its headquarters in Austin, Texas in 2018 and has offices in Vancouver, British Columbia, and Shenzhen, China.[5]
Jungle Scout acquired "Forecastly", a predictive analytics and demand forecasting tool for Amazon sellers, in 2018. In March 2021, Jungle Scout raised $110 million in growth capital led by Summit Partners, part of which was used to acquire Seattle-based Downstream Impact, a company specializing in Amazon advertising technology.
Jungle Scout processes data from more than 500 million Amazon products. Its database tracks products from the Amazon catalog and the sales history of a product.[6] [7] The company also conducts research to provide insights on Amazon sellers,[8] user buying preferences, behavior,[9] global imports,[10] and other merchandise.[11] [12]
Jungle Scout can help assess market demand,[13] identify valuable keywords, locate profitable suppliers, track competitors' pricing strategies and much more.[14] By leveraging Jungle Scout's feature set, businesses of any size can access the resources needed to succeed in this rapidly changing digital landscape.