Ribbon (company)
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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Technology |
| Founded | 2011 |
| Founder | Hany Rashwan[1][2][3] |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California |
| Website | www |
Ribbon was a San Francisco payments startup that lets users sell online using a shortened URL that can be shared across email, social media and a seller's own website.[4] The service focuses on bring integrated checkouts directly to platforms like Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter letting buyers purchase without leaving those services.
The company graduated from a startup accelerator called AngelPad as "Kout" in October 2011[5] and subsequently raised $1.6 million from Tim Draper through Draper Associates, Naguib Sawiris, Emil Michael, Gokul Rajaram, and others bringing its total raised amount to $1.75 million.[6]
