Last deal

$7.5M

Amount

Series C

Stage

28.10.2015

Date

3

all rounds

$15.56M

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date founded

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About Company
Edgecase is a product decision platform that simplifies online research and empowers shoppers to make informed decisions.

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Compare Metrics

founded date

01.01.2012

Number of employees

Company Type

For Profit

Last funding type

Series C

IPO status

Private

Description

The company's product intelligence platform combines machine learning and human content curation to enable unique shopping experiences, integrating new and evolving layers of merchandising data to fuel product discovery, omni-channel engagement, and online experiences that today's shoppers crave. Edgecase works with forward-thinking retailers such as Crate and Barrel, Golfsmith, Kate Somerville, Rebecca Minkoff, Urban Decay, and The Wasserstrom Company to improve customer experience and increase revenue.
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