OLX
Type | Private |
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Industry | Classifieds |
Founded | March 2006 |
Headquarters | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Key people |
Alec Oxenford (CEO and co-founder) Fabrice Grinda (co-founder) |
Products | olx.com, mundoanuncio.com |
Employees | approx. 400[citation needed] |
Parent | NASPERS |
Website | www.olx.com |
OLX is an internet company based in New York City and Buenos Aires, Argentina. The OLX website hosts free user-generated classified advertisements for urban communities around the world and provides discussion forums sorted by various topics.
OLX gained prominence upon announcing a partnership with Friendster, the social networking website. The story was covered by dozens of media publications, including the New York Times,[1] and was a topic of debate among bloggers.
The company was co-founded in March 2006 by Internet entrepreneurs Fabrice Grinda and A.C.F. Oxenford. The company is privately held.
As of January 2011, OLX is available in 96 countries and 45 languages.[2]
Accolades
In August 2009, OLX was named a good competitor to Craigslist in the United States by TechCrunch.[3]
In December 2009, OLX Inc. was named a rival to Craigslist by BusinessWeek.[4]
In December 2009, OLX's Co-CEO, Fabrice Grinda appeared on Le Web Paris 2009.[5]
In January 2010, OLX was named one of New York City's 10 hottest tech startups by amNY.[6]
In August 2012 , OLX was named Finalist in Lead411's New York City Hot 125.[7]
External links
References
- ↑ Stone, Brad (2007-05-11). "New York Times coverage on social networking sites and classified". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-05-20.
- ↑ OLX 'About Us' Page
- ↑ OLX And hi5 Join Forces For International Expansion Plans
- ↑ A Web of Classified Ad Rivals Challenges Craigslist
- ↑ Fireside Chat with Fabrice Grinda, Co-CEO, OLX, Inc.
- ↑ amNY special report: New York City's 10 hottest tech startups
- ↑ New York City Hot 125