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ACQUISITION
FDN Database Reference: F231109-293
Acquirer: CitySquares
ACQ Web: http://www.citysquares.com
Location: USA, Boston, MA
Region: North America
Description: Hyper-local search firm for small businesses. A basic business profile on City-Squares is free; firms can pay $15 per month for a “deluxe” listing or $50 per month for a premium listing. The site currently has about 2,000 small-business advertisers and about 14.5 million businesses listed on the site.
Category: Search, Retail, Directory
Contact 1: Ben Saren, co-founder and CEO
Contact 2: Rod Van Sciver, angel investor with eCoast Angel Network and CitySquares board member
Vendor: Yokel.com
Vendor Web: http://www.yokel.com
Location: USA, Boston, MA
Region: North America
Description: Online retail directory that helps visitors find which local businesses sell a particular product or brand.
Category: Retail, Directory
Contact 1: Scott Randall, co-founder and CEO
Contact 2: Don Zereski, co-founder
Aprox. Value: Undisclosed
Details: Quotation from the CitySquares Blog. “We are excited to see what the future has in store for both CitySquares and Yokel. We see many potential opportunities to combine the power of product and hyper-local search to help local merchants across the nation build a stronger and bigger customer base.”
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