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BuyWithMe
Websiteurl
buywithme.app
Company typeenum
Private
Founded yearint
2009
Short descriptiontext

BuyWithMe is a 2009-founded, New York-based private company described as providing a QR-code- and Libra-based payment ecosystem connecting local merchants with deal-seeking members, though its website is currently parked and no live operations are disclosed.

Ownership categoryenum
Headcount rangeband
11–50
akta.pro rankint
HeadquartersNew York, United States
HQ citystring
New York
HQ countrystring
United States
HQ regionstring
North America
Markets served

Serves global market

Keyword5 values
group buying platform, local merchant deals, QR code payments, borderless payments, daily deals marketplace
Industry3 codes
1QR Code Payments Wallets
CodeFSAMAEACPrimaryYes
2Crypto Payment Gateways & Checkout APIs
CodeFSADAIAAPrimaryNo
3QR Code & Alternative In-Store Acceptance (QR, APMs)
CodeFSAMADAHPrimaryNo
Product category
Daily Deals Marketplace
No data
Cost components4 values
Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations
GTM typeB2C
B2C
Offering typeDigital Commerce or Conte…
Digital Commerce or Content
Core offering1 text field

BuyWithMe operates a borderless payment ecosystem built around QR codes and Libra coins through which local merchants can offer promotional deals to platform members. Members discover and redeem localized deals while transacting via the QR/Libra-coin payment rails, allowing merchants to reach deal-seeking consumers with crypto-settled cross-border payment capability.

Differentiator
Functional benefit
Problem solved
Product and service1 record
1BuyWithMe Borderless Payment Ecosystem
No data
Peers10 records
1Groupon
TypeDirect peer
Description

Original daily-deals/group-buying competitor to the legacy BuyWithMe business; both pursued local merchant offers and member deals. Groupon is the most direct historical peer and a relevant comparison for any deals-marketplace component of the new business.

2Block (Square)
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Owner of Square, Cash App, and TBD, all of which combine QR-code based merchant acceptance with consumer-side payments. Block is a broad incumbent in the QR/payments category BuyWithMe is targeting.

3PayPal
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Operates Venmo, Braintree, and Honey, all of which intersect with QR-code payments, merchant acceptance, and member-facing deal/promotion surfaces. PayPal represents the scale benchmark for the QR + deals narrative.

4Klarna
TypeEmerging player
Description

BNPL and payments app with merchant storefronts and in-app deals/offers. Klarna's merchant-promo-and-payment bundle is structurally similar to the QR + deals pitch.

5Affirm
TypeEmerging player
Description

Consumer financing and merchant payments platform with point-of-sale integration. Adjacent to the 'payments + merchant deal' concept, though Affirm is credit-led rather than QR-led.

6Afterpay
TypeEmerging player
Description

BNPL provider with merchant integration and shopper deal/discovery features (e.g., Pulse). Comparable in bundling payments with member-side promotional content.

7Stripe
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Payments infrastructure leader with growing QR and in-person acceptance products (Stripe Terminal, Stripe Checkout). Sets the bar for merchant acceptance APIs BuyWithMe would need to integrate or displace.

8Coinbase
TypeEmerging player
Description

Largest US-regulated crypto exchange with merchant commerce ambitions (Coinbase Commerce). Relevant comparable for any crypto/Libra-style payment acceptance component.

9Paytm
TypeRegional player
Description

India's dominant QR-code payments and merchant deal super-app. Closest global analog to a 'QR + merchant offers' model, though primarily India-focused.

10LivingSocial
TypeDirect peer
Description

Direct daily-deals competitor to the original BuyWithMe, offering local merchant deals to members. Most relevant historical peer for the legacy business model.

Market position
Customer concentration

Classification, Details

Ideal customer profile2 records

Each record includes

Profile, Firmographic size, Sales motion, Sales cycle length, Buying structure, Purchase trigger, Buyer persona, Geography, Industry vertical, Primary use case, Description, Pain points, Evidence proof points, Target buyer

Technology focused
Yes
API detail
Has APIbool
No

Docs URL, Description

AI maturity
App detail

Has app

Core technology
Revenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Number of profiles
Profiles1 record

Each record includes

Name, Designation, Designation category, Overview, Profile commentary, Source

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Funding overview

Funding stage, Last funding date, Total funding USD

Funding rounds6 records

Each record includes

Round, Amount USD, Date, Pre money valuation, Total investors, Investors, News

Investors4 records

Each record includes

Name, Type, Date of entry, Rounds participated, Website

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A6 records

Each record includes

Name, Acquisition type, Announced date, Completed date, Status, Website, News

Investment

Each record includes

Name, Round, Announced date, Lead investor, Website, News

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BuyWithMe

Daily Deals Marketplacebuywithme.app

BuyWithMe is a 2009-founded, New York-based private company described as providing a QR-code- and Libra-based payment ecosystem connecting local merchants with deal-seeking members, though its website is currently parked and no live operations are disclosed.

BuyWithMe firmographics

Firmographics
Name
BuyWithMe
Website
https://buywithme.app
Company type
Private
Founded year
2009
Headcount range
11–50 employees
Short description
BuyWithMe is a 2009-founded, New York-based private company described as providing a QR-code- and Libra-based payment ecosystem connecting local merchants with deal-seeking members, though its website is currently parked and no live operations are disclosed.
Ownership category
akta.pro rank

BuyWithMe industry classification

Industry
Product category
Daily Deals Marketplace
akta.pro primary industry
QR Code Payments Wallets (FSAMAEAC)
akta.pro secondary industries
Crypto Payment Gateways & Checkout APIs (FSADAIAA), QR Code & Alternative In-Store Acceptance (QR, APMs) (FSAMADAH)

Keywords

  • Group buying platform
  • Local merchant deals
  • QR code payments
  • Borderless payments
  • Daily deals marketplace

Where BuyWithMe is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city
New York
HQ country
United States
HQ region
North America

Markets served

BuyWithMe business model

Business model
GTM type
B2C
Offering type
Digital Commerce or Content
Cost components
Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

BuyWithMe product offering

Product offering

Core offering

BuyWithMe operates a borderless payment ecosystem built around QR codes and Libra coins through which local merchants can offer promotional deals to platform members. Members discover and redeem localized deals while transacting via the QR/Libra-coin payment rails, allowing merchants to reach deal-seeking consumers with crypto-settled cross-border payment capability.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

  • BuyWithMe Borderless Payment Ecosystem

Companies that use BuyWithMe

Customer profile

Ideal customer profiles2 records

BuyWithMe technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API
No
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

BuyWithMe competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Direct peers

  • Groupon: Original daily-deals/group-buying competitor to the legacy BuyWithMe business; both pursued local merchant offers and member deals. Groupon is the most direct historical peer and a relevant comparison for any deals-marketplace component of the new business.
  • LivingSocial: Direct daily-deals competitor to the original BuyWithMe, offering local merchant deals to members. Most relevant historical peer for the legacy business model.

Broad incumbents

  • Block (Square): Owner of Square, Cash App, and TBD, all of which combine QR-code based merchant acceptance with consumer-side payments. Block is a broad incumbent in the QR/payments category BuyWithMe is targeting.
  • PayPal: Operates Venmo, Braintree, and Honey, all of which intersect with QR-code payments, merchant acceptance, and member-facing deal/promotion surfaces. PayPal represents the scale benchmark for the QR + deals narrative.
  • Stripe: Payments infrastructure leader with growing QR and in-person acceptance products (Stripe Terminal, Stripe Checkout). Sets the bar for merchant acceptance APIs BuyWithMe would need to integrate or displace.

Emerging players

  • Klarna: BNPL and payments app with merchant storefronts and in-app deals/offers. Klarna's merchant-promo-and-payment bundle is structurally similar to the QR + deals pitch.
  • Affirm: Consumer financing and merchant payments platform with point-of-sale integration. Adjacent to the 'payments + merchant deal' concept, though Affirm is credit-led rather than QR-led.
  • Afterpay: BNPL provider with merchant integration and shopper deal/discovery features (e.g., Pulse). Comparable in bundling payments with member-side promotional content.
  • Coinbase: Largest US-regulated crypto exchange with merchant commerce ambitions (Coinbase Commerce). Relevant comparable for any crypto/Libra-style payment acceptance component.

Regional players

  • Paytm: India's dominant QR-code payments and merchant deal super-app. Closest global analog to a 'QR + merchant offers' model, though primarily India-focused.

Market position

Customer concentration

BuyWithMe financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

BuyWithMe leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

BuyWithMe funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds6 records

Investors4 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

BuyWithMe M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A6 records

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about BuyWithMe

What does BuyWithMe do?

BuyWithMe operates a borderless payment ecosystem built around QR codes and Libra coins through which local merchants can offer promotional deals to platform members. Members discover and redeem localized deals while transacting via the QR/Libra-coin payment rails, allowing merchants to reach deal-seeking consumers with crypto-settled cross-border payment capability.

When was BuyWithMe founded?

BuyWithMe was founded in 2009. It employs 11 to 50 people.

Where is BuyWithMe based?

BuyWithMe is headquartered in New York, United States, in the North America region.

Who are BuyWithMe's main competitors?

Direct peers on record are Groupon and LivingSocial. Broad incumbents are Block (Square), PayPal and Stripe. Emerging players are Klarna, Affirm, Afterpay and Coinbase. Paytm is listed as a regional player.

Does BuyWithMe have an API?

No public API is recorded for BuyWithMe.

What industry is BuyWithMe in?

BuyWithMe's product category is Daily Deals Marketplace. Its primary akta.pro industry code is FSAMAEAC, QR Code Payments Wallets, with a secondary code of FSADAIAA, Crypto Payment Gateways & Checkout APIs.

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TechCrunchWhich Daily Deal Site Are You? This Flow Chart May Have The Answer.The article highlights consolidation and competitive dynamics in the daily deals space, noting that troubled BuyWithMe is rumored to be an acquisition target for Gilt Groupe, while Groupon continues to lead with its recent IPO and $15 billion market cap. It features The Dealmix (formerly deel.io), a deal aggregator startup founded by former Google engineers, which created an infographic flow chart to help users discover which daily deals site suits them. According to Yipit's report, over 650 deal sites exist, with 36 new sites launching in July against 38 closures.TechCrunchLaidOffWithMe: The Day The Axe Fell At BuyWithMeBuyWithMe laid off half of its staff due to insufficient funding and is attempting to sell itself to Gilt Groupe. The layoffs occurred without severance pay, with the company retaining only 85 employees before potentially shuttering operations if a sale is not finalized. Internal dissatisfaction regarding aggressive acquisitions and merchant profitability concerns contributed to the turbulent environment leading up to the cuts.TechCrunchIn Its Sixth Acquisition This Year, Group Buying Site BuyWithMe Scoops Up TownHogBuyWithMe announced its sixth acquisition for 2011 by acquiring TownHog, a San Francisco-based company. The financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed, but it follows a series of other purchases made by BuyWithMe this year, indicating an aggressive growth strategy. A definitive detail about the acquisition stated that BluLabel, a subsidiary of DotBlu, was not included in the deal as confirmed by its founder, Song Kim.TechCrunchGroup Buying Site BuyWithMe Snags Patch.com EVP Away From AOLGroup buying website BuyWithMe has hired Charlie Gray, formerly Executive Vice President at Patch.com, as its new Chief People Officer to help manage the company's growth plans and talent acquisition. Gray previously scaled Patch from 100 employees in 30 locations to 1,400 employees in more than 800 locations in one year, highlighting BuyWithMe's ambition for further expansion. BuyWithMe, which operates in 13 US cities and has completed five acquisitions this year, competes with Groupon and LivingSocial in the group buying space.Business InsiderSPECULATION: BuyWithMe Acquired Scoop Street For $5 Million In CashBuyWithMe acquired Scoop St for $5 million in cash, according to financial data firm Privco. The deal represents a 4x return on the company's $1.2 million investment. Scoop St, now operating in 13 cities, is BuyWithMe's fifth acquisition.TechCrunchBuyWithMe Buys New York City’s Scoop St.Groupon rival BuyWithMe has acquired Scoop St., a New York City-focused social commerce company that operated a group buying model similar to Groupon, offering one-time deals called "Scoops" and branded "Experiences." The transaction is BuyWithMe's fifth acquisition of the year, following its previous purchases of DealADayOnline, Swoop, Edhance, and LocalTwist; financial terms were not disclosed. Scoop St. members will begin receiving BuyWithMe offers while retaining access to local deals across 13 U.S. markets.TechCrunchBuyWithMe Buys San Francisco Daily Deal Site Groop SwoopBuyWithMe announced its acquisition of Groop Swoop, a San Francisco-based social commerce company, after recently acquiring DealADayOnline in Chicago. This move is part of its strategy to expand its regional footprint in the United States, aiming to double its presence by year's end.TechCrunchWhen Group Buying Met Check-In: SCVNGR Hooks Up With BuyWithMe On Local DealsBuyWithMe and SCVNGR announced a partnership on [current date] combining group buying with geolocational gaming, launching in New York, Philadelphia, and Boston. BuyWithMe-affiliated local businesses can now use SCVNGR's platform to offer challenge-based activities—such as photo challenges, check-ins, and QR code scans—that reward users with points redeemable for additional discounts like free appetizers or percentage-off meals. The companies claim this marks the first time a group buying site and a geolocational gaming platform have joined forces to create an integrated online-to-offline rewards loop.FinSMEsBuyWithMe Completes $16M Series B Funding RoundBuyWithMe, a New York-based community buying website, completed a $16M Series B round led by Bain Capital Ventures with Matrix Partners participation. The funds will support brand development, technology, hiring, and expansion to 20 markets by end of 2010, with current deals in five cities.