Lycos Alum Takes Business Development Helm at Retrevo

TV Trade Association Chairman and Stanford University Program Director Join to Kick Off Board of Advisors at First Matchmaking Service for People and Electronics

April 16, 2008 – Sunnyvale, Calif. – Retrevo Inc., the first matching service for people and electronics, is on a tear. Just weeks after closing $8 million in a second round of institutional funding, the company has brought in former Lycos executive, Alka Gupta to run business development, and started the Retrevo advisory board with charter members Bruce Berkoff, chairman of the globally recognized LCD TV Association, and Stanford professor Banny Banerjee, world renowned design and user experience guru.  read more »

Retrevo Secures $8 Million to Give Consumers Control of Finding, Buying and Using Electronics

Funding to Meet Rising Demand to Simplify Consumers’ Experience with Electronics

March 20, 2008 – Sunnyvale, Calif. – Retrevo, Inc., the matchmaking service between consumers and electronics that simplifies people’s relationship lifecycle with electronic products, today announced it has secured $8 million in a second round of institutional funding. This round was led by Alloy Ventures and Norwest Venture Partners (NVP) and will be used for product development, partnership expansion and consumer marketing.  read more »

Retrevo Selected by AlwaysOn as OnMedia Top 100 Winner
Recognized for game-changing strategies in advertising, marketing, and promotion

Sunnyvale CA, January 22, 2008 – Retrevo, the matchmaker for consumers and electronics products, today announced that it has been chosen by AlwaysOn as one of the OnMedia 100 Winners. Inclusion in the OnMedia 100 signifies major developments in the creation of marketing tools, services, venues, and advertising, branding, and public relation campaigns. Retrevo was specially selected by the AlwaysOn editorial team  read more »