BlueSnap

BlueSnap
Formerly called
 Plimus
Industry E-commerce
Founded 2001
Headquarters Waltham, Massachusetts

BlueSnap is an e-commerce company based in Waltham, Massachusetts.[1][2][3] BlueSnap, formerly named Plimus, was acquired by Great Hill Partners in 2011.[4][5][6][7]

History

BlueSnap was initially founded as Plimus in Israel in 2001 by Tomer Herzog and Danny Kleinberg.[4][6] Plimus allowed Israeli merchants to sell goods globally.[4] The company worked with Uniloc in 2007 to enhance software protection for digitally delivered products.[8] Order1.net, an e-commerce service provider focused on writing software, was acquired in 2007.[9] In 2008, the company raised $18 million from Susquehanna Growth Equity.[5][6]

In 2011, Plimus was acquired by private equity firm Great Hill Partners based in Boston for $115 million and re-branded as BlueSnap.[4][5][6][7]

When the company was re-branded, its headquarters moved from California to Waltham, Massachusetts.[4][10] BlueSnap officially began operation in the US in March 2013. That same month, it released SnapMobile.[11][12]

BlueSnap announced a partnership with First Data, a global payment processing company, in November 2014.[13][14] Also in November 2014, the company raised $50 million in growth equity from Great Hills Partners, Parthenon Capital Partners and BlueSnap CEO Ralph Dangelmaier.[1][2][3][4][15] The company has locations in Waltham, Silicon Valley, Israel, London and Chicago.[4][13][15][16] BlueSnap launched ChargeLink, a system to email pre-filled payment forms to customers while orders are being taken over the phone, later in 2014.[17] GlobalCollect partnered with BlueSnap, announced in November 2014, to aid small and mid-size businesses process cross-border payments.[18]


References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Expert Interview with Ralph Dangelmaier on the Future of eCommerce". Intuit Mint. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Sara Castellanos (December 24, 2014). "Top 10 Boston-area venture capital deals of 2014". Boston Business Journal. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Jonathan Shieber (November 4, 2014). "BlueSnap Raises $50 Million For Its Global Payment Processing Tech". TechCrunch. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 Dennis Keohane (November 4, 2014). "BlueSnap gets $51 million to globalize payments". BetaBoston. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Leena Rao (August 8, 2011). "E-Commerce Platform For Retailers Plimus Acquired By PE Firm For $115 Million". TechCrunch. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Roy Goldenberg (August 8, 2008). "E-business co Plimus sold for $115m". Globes. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Don Seiffert (December 6, 2012). "Payment processing biz BlueSnap set for launch". Mass High Tech. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Plimus and Uniloc Form Software Validation Partnership". Wireless News. August 12, 2007.
  9. ↑ "Plimus Acquires Order1.Net". SocialTech.com. January 5, 2007. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
  10. ↑ Kyle Alspach (December 10, 2013). "PayPal competitor BlueSnap expands in Mass. after move from Calif.". TechFlash. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
  11. ↑ Bailey Reutzel (April 24, 2013). "BlueSnap Offers SnapMobile to Facilitate Mobile Commerce Sales". PaymentsSource.
  12. ↑ John Larrabee (March 5, 2013). "West Coast biz moves to Boston, promises to simplify online payments". TechFlash. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 "BlueSnap, First Data Partner for Better Global Payments Processing". PYMNTS.com. November 20, 2014. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
  14. ↑ Abby Callard (November 20, 2014). "BlueSnap e-commerce clients can now use First Data for payment security". Internet Retailer. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 "BlueSnap Raises $50M Growth Equity Round". Parthenon Capital Partners. November 4, 2014. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
  16. ↑ Will Flanagan (February 6, 2015). "A Braintree Competitor Opens a Chicago Office After Raising $50M in 2014". Chicago Inno. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
  17. ↑ Kristin Broughton (December 2, 2014). "BlueSnap Mixes Phone Calls, Mobile Web in New Platform". PaymentsSource.
  18. ↑ "GlobalCollect partners BlueSnap to help small businesses". The Paypers. November 7, 2014. Retrieved April 6, 2015.