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Luvo

An online marketplace where college students could buy and sell notes and materials for courses specific to their campuses.

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EdTech, Education, Marketplace,

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Reasons for Shutdown

High Customer Acquisition Cost

High acquisition cost.

The amount of work involved in finding students on each campus to share the notes was difficult.
The acquisition cost of getting the writers was very high.

Failed to Pivot

Attempt to switch to a new model never panned out.

Luvo attempted to switch to a new model by which students could buy and sell notes for popular general education courses offered across many different schools, but the move never panned out.

Direct Competitors and Similar Companies

Note: Direct competitors are defined by similarity score of more than 40%, while similar companies are defined by similarity score of less than 40%

No.	Name	Similarity score	Description	Industry	Categories	Location	Ownership status	Entity type	Stage of development	Transactional model type	Defensibility moats	Last financing round	Total raised	Post-money valuation	Last financing date	No. of funding round(s)	No. of investors	Investors	Total revenue	Market capitalization	No. of investments	No. of acquisitions	No. of board seats taken	Competition	Management	No. of employees	Company reputation	Contact info	Operational status	Operational duration	Shutdown date	Founded date	Legal name	Former legal name(s)	Ticker
1.	Geddit	21.8%	A classroom feedback app.	Internet	EdTech, Applications, Education, E-Learning	United States	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1-10	-	-	Inactive	-	-	2013	-	-	-
2.	Zonoff	19.9%	A software platform that offered electronic products and services.	Internet	Internet of Things, Energy Management, Smart Home, Marketplace	United States	-	-	-	-	-	Early Stage	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10-50	-	-	Inactive	-	-	2011	-	-	-
3.	Zoosa	19.6%	A single destination for professionals to learn about and engage in the clean-tech, education and nonprofit sectors.	Internet	Social Enterprise, Non-Profit, Education, EdTech	United States	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1-10	-	-	Inactive	-	-	2008	-	-	-
4.	College Inside View	18.9%	A website that offered comprehensive student reviews.	Internet	Education, Reviews, Websites	United States	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1-10	-	-	Inactive	-	-	2014	-	-	-
5.	Terascore	18.3%	An online educational tool that enabled teachers to create, administer and manage tests.	Internet	Education, SaaS, Software	United States	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1-10	-	-	Inactive	-	-	2012	-	-	-
6.	CIRQY	17.7%	A social marketplace for discovering freshly-made local design in the Middle East.	Internet	Marketplace, E-Marketplace, Shopping, Lifestyle	Egypt	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1-10	-	-	Inactive	-	-	2012	-	-	-
7.	WhatsOnRent	16.6%	An online rental marketplace that allowed users to rent products across categories such as home appliances, kitchen appliances, laptops, furniture, treadmill and medical equipment.	Internet	Rental, Home Products, Marketplace	India	-	-	-	-	-	Seed	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10-50	-	-	Inactive	-	-	2015	-	-	-
8.	Shopo	13.9%	The place for contemporary and traditional Indian designer and hand made.	Internet	Marketplace, E-Marketplace	India	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10-50	-	-	Inactive	-	-	2011	-	-	-
9.	Moveloot	13.7%	An online marketplace for the buying and selling of secondhand (used) furniture.	Internet	Furniture, Marketplace, Retail, E-Commerce, Shopping	United States	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	50-100	-	-	Inactive	-	-	2013	-	-	-
10.	iProf Learning Solutions	13.7%	An mLearning Superstore that served education contents.	Internet	EdTech, E-Learning, M-learning, Content, Education	India	-	-	-	-	-	Early Stage	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	250-500	-	-	Inactive	-	-	2009	-	-	-
11.	Just2Clicks	13.4%	Operated B2B trading portal.	Internet	B2B, Online Portals, Trading Platform, Marketplace	United Kingdom	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Inactive	-	-	2000	-	-	-
12.	Tutorspree	12.7%	An online platform that offered web based tuition services for the U.S students on various subjects.	Internet	Education, EdTech	United States	-	-	-	-	-	M&A	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	50-100	-	-	Inactive	-	-	2010	-	-	-
13.	IndiaPlaza Fabmart	12.7%	An online shopping site established for buying Indian products.	Internet	Marketplace, Shopping, Retail	United States	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10-50	-	-	Inactive	-	-	1999	-	-	-
14.	Purple Squirrel Eduventures	12.4%	An online EdTech platform for industry exposure and supplementary education.	Internet	Education, Career Planning, Professional Services, EdTech	India	-	-	-	-	-	Seed	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	100-250	-	-	Inactive	-	-	2013	-	-	-
15.	Laurel & Wolf	11.6%	An online interior design marketplace for residential and commercial spaces.	Internet	Marketplace, Retail, Interior Design, E-Commerce	United States	-	-	-	-	-	Early Stage	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	50-100	-	-	Inactive	-	-	2014	-	-	-
16.	Yogome	11.5%	An EdTech company that designed and developed a mobile-based game for kids to learn math, health and science subjects.	Internet	Gaming, EdTech, Education	United States	-	-	-	-	-	Early Stage	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	50-100	-	-	Inactive	-	-	2010	-	-	-
17.	TenMarks Education	11.3%	A web-based learning environment that simplified assignments, automates grading, and offers videos and interactive lessons.	Internet	E-Learning, EdTech, Education, Web	United States	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10-50	-	-	Inactive	-	-	2009	-	-	-
18.	Tolexo	11.3%	An online marketplace for business goods.	Internet	Local Business, Marketplace	India	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	250-500	-	-	Inactive	-	-	2014	-	-	-
19.	Critica	11.1%	An online discussion platform for schools and universities, designed to take discussions between students and professors.	Internet	Digital Media, Education, Social Media	United States	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1-10	-	-	Inactive	-	-	2014	-	-	-
20.	The Poultry Exchange	11.1%	An online marketplace for bulk poultry and meat purchases.	Internet	Marketplace, Food & Beverages, Food Distributors, Trading Platform	United States	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1-10	-	-	Inactive	-	-	2016	-	-	-
21.	Hot Barber	10.9%	A website that let hair stylists set up profiles and customers browse portfolios.	Internet	Websites, Marketplace, Hair & Beauty	United States	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Inactive	-	-	2017	-	-	-
22.	StudyOnBoard	10.7%	An online collaborative tool for use in the education industry.	Internet	Collaboration, Education, Information Technology	United States	-	-	-	-	-	Seed	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1-10	-	-	Inactive	-	-	2013	-	-	-
23.	SellSimple	10.3%	Online marketplace.	Internet	Marketplace, Payments, Shopping, E-Marketplace, Applications	United States	-	-	-	-	-	Seed	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1-10	-	-	Inactive	-	-	2013	-	-	-
24.	Surpluss	9.7%	A platform to buy pre-owned and refurbished electronics online.	Internet	Marketplace, Retail, Electronics	India	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	50-100	-	-	Inactive	-	-	2014	-	-	-
25.	HomeShare	9.4%	A co-living marketplace that provided attractive yet affordable housing.	Internet	Marketplace, Real Estate, Hospitality, Sharing	United States	-	-	-	-	-	Seed	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10-50	-	-	Inactive	-	-	2016	-	-	-
26.	SchoolGennie	8.9%	A School Management System that provided data to schools about their pain points for overall child development and help prepare better tomorrow.	Internet	Business Intelligence, Education, Software	India	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1-10	-	-	Inactive	-	-	2013	-	-	-
27.	Qlapa	8.9%	Handicrafts marketplace.	Internet	Marketplace, Handmade, Art, Retail	Indonesia	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10-50	-	-	Inactive	-	-	2015	-	-	-
28.	Kleora	8.9%	Fashion products marketplace.	Internet	Marketplace, Shopping, E-Marketplace, Fashion, Clothing, Social	Indonesia	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10-50	-	-	Inactive	-	-	2014	-	-	-
29.	Cribspot	8.8%	An online platform for college students and property managers that streamlines finding and leasing off-campus housing.	Internet	Real Estate, Education, Rental	United States	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1-10	-	-	Inactive	-	-	2013	-	-	-
30.	Tulungin	8.5%	A platform for service providers.	Internet	Consumer Services, Marketplace, Websites	Indonesia	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Inactive	-	-	2015	-	-	-
31.	Lamido Group	8.2%	A website where users could buy and sell items to each other.	Internet	Marketplace, Shopping, Consumer	Philippines	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	250-500	-	-	Inactive	-	-	2014	-	-	-
32.	Tahrir Academy	8.1%	A non-profit online collaborative learning platform	Internet	Association, Online Portals, Education, Non-Profit	Egypt	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Inactive	-	-	2011	-	-	-
33.	Efritin	7.8%	An online marketplace that enabled users to buy and sell anything related to a business, product or service.	Internet	E-Commerce, Marketplace, Advertising	Nigeria	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	50-100	-	-	Inactive	-	-	2015	-	-	-
34.	Gigalocal	7.7%	Marketplace for household tasks and errand services.	Internet	Marketplace, Home Services, Consumer Services	Germany	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10-50	-	-	Inactive	-	-	2011	-	-	-
35.	Exambuff	7.1%	An exam preparation service.	Internet	Academic, Education, Professional Services	United Kingdom	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Inactive	-	-	2009	-	-	-
36.	Tushky	6.3%	A marketplace for real-world leisure activities.	Internet	Marketplace, Events, Leisure	India	-	-	-	-	-	Seed	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10-50	-	-	Inactive	-	-	2011	-	-	-
37.	Ropero	6.3%	A t-shirt marketplace.	Internet	Marketplace, Apparel, Fashion, Lifestyle, Shopping	Mexico	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Inactive	-	-	2005	-	-	-
38.	Overcart	6.2%	E-commerce marketplace for over-stock, unboxed, refurbished, and pre-owned products.	Internet	Marketplace, Retail	India	-	-	-	-	-	Early Stage	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	100-250	-	-	Inactive	-	-	2012	-	-	-
39.	AtOnePlace.com	6.0%	An online real estate marketplace.	Internet	Marketplace, Real Estate, Commercial Real Estate	India	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	50-100	-	-	Inactive	-	-	2006	-	-	-
40.	Cipika	5.9%	An E-marketplace that brought the convenience of online shopping at fantastic discounts.	Internet	Marketplace, Shopping, Retail, Electronics	Indonesia	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Inactive	-	-	2014	-	-	-
41.	Modabound	5.8%	A peer-to-peer local fashion marketplace for buying and selling fashion items.	Internet	Fashion, Finance, Shopping, P2P, Marketplace	United States	-	-	-	-	-	Seed	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1-10	-	-	Inactive	-	-	2013	-	-	-
42.	Learnemy	5.6%	A peer-to-peer (P2P) marketplace that offered users to learn skills from the community.	Internet	E-Marketplace, Online Portals, P2P, Education	Singapore	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Inactive	-	-	2010	-	-	-
43.	FlashDoor	5.2%	A 3-way marketplace which connected delivery agents, service providers and customers on a common platform.	Internet	Professional Services, Marketplace, Delivery, Logistics	India	-	-	-	-	-	Seed	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1-10	-	-	Inactive	-	-	2015	-	-	-
44.	Fab	5.1%	Design inspiration & flash sale website.	Internet	Applications, Marketplace, Lifestyle	United States	-	-	-	-	-	M&A	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	500-1000	-	-	Inactive	-	-	2009	-	-	-
45.	Gidsy	4.9%	A peer-to-peer platform for discovering local experiences and things to do.	Internet	Marketplace, Travel and tourism	Germany	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1-10	-	-	Inactive	-	-	2011	-	-	-
46.	Aporv.com	4.5%	A vibrant online community to help users find authentic and unique handcrafted products.	Internet	Fashion, Marketplace	India	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1-10	-	-	Inactive	-	-	2010	-	-	-
47.	Maven	4.4%	Car-sharing service.	Internet	Ride Sharing, Marketplace, Software, Transportation	United States	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Inactive	-	-	2016	-	-	-
48.	CakeTunes	4.4%	An online marketplace where music producers could sell beats to musicians and video firms.	Internet	Music, Marketplace, Music Discovery, Video	Nigeria	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Inactive	-	-	2017	-	-	-
49.	Blanja.com	4.3%	A state-owned open marketplace.	Internet	Marketplace, E-Marketplace	Indonesia	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	50-100	-	-	Inactive	-	-	2013	-	-	-
50.	Cyberchef	2.7%	A virtual marketplace for traditional meals.	Internet	Restaurants, Marketplace, Food & Beverages	India	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10-50	-	-	Inactive	-	-	2015	-	-	-

Investors

No.	Image	Name	Investor type	Description	Location	Preferred investment stage(s)	Stages invested in	Assets under management (AUM)	Investment range	Investment sweet spot	Preferred investment focus	Preferred investment geography	No. of investments	No. of lead investments	No. of follow-on investments	No. of co-investments	Portfolio companies	No. of exits	Total exit value	No. of failed investments	Loss on investments	No. of acquisitions	No. of board seats taken	No. of funds	Limited partners	Co-investors	No. of partners	Partners	No. of employees	Management	Board members	Founders	Investor reputation	Contact info	Entity type	Legal name	Former legal name(s)	Founded date	Ticker
1.		Lazerow Ventures	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2.		SoftBank Capital	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Leadership

No.	Name	Previous designation	Previous company	Previous biography	Previous profile type	Previous location	Experience	Education	Reputation	Current company	Current designation	Current biography	Current profile type	Current location	No. of investments	No. of exits	Total exit value	No. of board seats taken	Contact info
1.	Dave Petruziello	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2.	Michael Matousek	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
3.	Steven Maggs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Funding

No.	Financing date	Financing round	Total amount raised	Post-money valuation	Financial viability	Financing type	No. of investors	Board seats	Lead investors	Entity type	Financing status
1.	20 Mar 2015	Series B	USD 7.3M	-	-	-	8	-	-	-	Completed
2.	3 Feb 2014	Series A	USD 3.6M	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	Completed
3.	24 Jul 2013	Seed Round	USD 1.5M	-	-	-	5	-	-	-	Completed
4.	25 Oct 2012	Seed Round	USD 1.8M	-	-	-	7	-	-	-	Completed