Like.com Acquires street fashion site Weardrobe
Posted by Fusion DigiNet on November 19, 2009
ACQUISITION
Acquirer: Like.com
Web: http://www.like.com
Location: USA, San Mateo, CA
Region: North America
Description: Shopping visual search engine, where the contents of photos are used to search and retrieve similar items
Contacts:
- Munjal Shah, CEO & Co-Founder
- Burak Gokturk, Ph.D. Chief Technology Officer & Co-Founder
Target: weardrobe
Web: http://www.weardrobe.com
Location: USA, Palo Alto, CA
Region: North America
Description: Fashion website – share photos of what you wear
Contacts:
- Suzanne Xie, Co-Founder
- Richard Tong, Co-Founder
Approximate value: Undisclosed
Details: Like.com has acquired Weardrobe for an undisclosed amount. Like.com will user its “Likesense” visual search technology to identify the pieces of clothing in a photo on Weardrobe and link visitors to where they can the items.
Link: TechCrunch
Database Acquisitions – November 2009
