Bonanza

Niche Social Marketplace

Bonanza is a social marketplace aimed at complementing Amazon in niche item categories. Bonanza’s key differentiator is that it makes shoppers less anonymous than competing sites. Buyers and sellers can chat in real time to get questioned...

Founded in 2008
Employees: 10
Homepage: http://www.bonanza.com
Blog: http://www.bonanza.com/blogs
Total money raised: $1M

HQ

98122 400 E. Pine Street
Suite 215
Seattle
USA WA

Updated on May 24, 2012
Bonanza at CrunchBase

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Mark Dorsey Co-Founder
William Harding Founder
Erik Benson Investor
Geoff Entress Board Member
Past
Dan Shapiro Board member

May, 2010

Bonanzle wins Best Boot-Strapped Startup in the Seattle 2.0 Awards

Redfin, Bonanzle, TisBest Win Seattle 2.0 Awards

April, 2010

Bonanza raised $1M in unattributed round from Geoff Entress, Voyager Capital, Ignition Partners, and Matrix Partners

Bonanzle Raises $1M from Angel Investors, Plus Three VC Firms, to Expand Its Online Marketplace

October, 2009

Bonanzle Invites third Party developers to Bonapitit - Bonanzle's API

Bonanzle May Attract eBay Developers with Launch of API Program

auctionbytes.com

July, 2009

Bonanzle Launches Syndicated Seller Affiliate Program

Bonanzle Launches Affiliate Program, Will Include Bing Cashback

auctionbytes.com

September, 2008

beta Bonanzle no more - meet Bonanzle

Bonanzle Hails Scurvy Dog

August, 2008

Bonanzle Acquires its 1000th Member

Bonanzle Hails Scurvy Dog

Bonanzle Reaches 10,000 items listed for sale

We're 10,000 Items Old! Now What?

July, 2008

Bonanzle acknowledged by ECommerce-Guide reporter Vangie Beal

Bonanzle: The Best eBay Alternative We've Seen

ecommerce-guide.com

June, 2008

Bonanza was founded on June, 2008

May, 2008

Bonanzle Live After ~1.5 years of developing Bonanzle Bill Harding Launched beta Bonanzle for individual online sellers to begin listing products.

Craigslist Buyer and Seller Paradise

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