| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Founded | March 2006 |
| Headquarters | New York City, NY |
| Key people |
Fabrice Grinda and Alec Oxenford, Co-founders and co-CEOs industry = Classifieds |
| Products | olx.com, mundoanuncio.com, edeng.cn |
| Employees | approx. 100[citation needed] |
| Website | www.olx.com |
OLX is an internet company based in New York City, NY and Buenos Aires, Argentina. Their revenues in 2010-11 were $45m[citation needed].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 Alec Oxenford.
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Geographic scope
As of January 2009, OLX is available in 96 countries and 40 languages.[2]
Media Coverage & Recognitions
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 2010, OLX was named Finalist in Lead411's New York City Hot 125.[7]
References
- ^ Stone, Brad (2007-05-11). "New York Times coverage on social networking sites and classified". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/11/technology/11facebook.html?ex=1183176000&en=e8edb0dc6ab8145a&ei=5070. 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
External links
- OLX Website olx.com
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