NexTag

Type: Private
On the web: http://www.nextag.com
Employees: 74

When finding the best deal is akin to a game of tag, run to comparison shopping search engine NexTag. At the company's NexTag.com site Internet shoppers can compare prices of millions of products and services sold through thousands of online stores, small businesses, and individuals. Other offerings include the NexTag ToolBar and RSS feeds for comparison shopping search results. The company has expanded internationally with the launch of NexTag in the UK (nextag.co.uk), France (nextag.fr), and Germany (nextag.de). NexTag was launched in 1999 by Stanford graduates Purnendu Ojha and Rafael Ortiz. Providence Equity Partners is an investor, having acquired a two-thirds stake for $830 million in 2007.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending December, 2008:
Sales: $8.8M

Officers:
Chairman: Purnendu Ojha
President: Scott Simmons
CFO: Stephen Imbler

Competitors:
PriceGrabber.com
Shopping.com
Shopzilla

NexTag, Inc.

Type	Private
Founded	1999
Headquarters	San Mateo, California, United States
Industry	Comparison Shopping
Website	www.nextag.com

NexTag is a website for comparing online product prices.^[1] It started originally as a website where buyers and sellers could negotiate prices for Computers and Electronics products. The current business model with a focus on comparison shopping has existed since 2000.^[2] In June 2007, Providence Equity Partners purchased a two-thirds majority of the company.^[3] It was ranked by Time magazine as one of the fifty best websites of 2008.^[4]

References

1. ^ NexTag.com About
2. ^ Marshall, Matt. „Surviving, Thriving. Ojha's Determination Helps Rescue NexTag from Dot-Com Crash“. San Jose Mercury News. 8. April 2005. Retrieved on 2008-09-23
3. ^ Delaney, Kevin. "NexTag Sells Stake to Private Equity". Wall Street Journal. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118132496804329288.html?mod=googlenews_wsj. Retrieved 2008-09-16. 
4. ^ Hamilton, Anita. "NexTag". Time Magazine. http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1809858_1809955_1811450,00.html. Retrieved 2008-09-15. 

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