Roundforest Overview
Roundforest's mission is to help consumers make better and quicker shopping decisions and ultimately buy with certainty. Roundforest has created an end-to-end shopping ecosystem comprised of its proprietary websites, native publisher solution, social shopping community, and email newsletters. The company's approach to leveraging advanced data technology allows it to identify the best product for each customer and provide highly specific buying recommendations. A few of Roundforest's leading consumer brands are BestReviews.Guide, BestDeals.Today, AskAdam, and Cherry, which reach over 40 million shoppers every month who make over $1 billion in purchases each year based on the company's personalized product recommendations.
Latest News
growth-positive
40/40 הצעירים המבטיחים של מגזין TheMarker
The article discusses Roundforest, a company founded by Alon Gamzu and Jonathan Levit, that aims to help consumers make better purchasing decisions. Roundforest operates several consumer websites, including a daily deals site, a product review site, and a streaming content site. The company generates revenue through affiliate marketing, directing users to purchase physical or online products and earning a commission. Roundforest has 40 million monthly visitors and employs 60 people in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, with additional offices in Ukraine and the United States. The company has been profitable since its inception and has not raised external funding. Roundforest is focused on improving the consumer experience and has plans for future initiatives. The article has a growth-positive impact on the company.
CustomersPartners
growth-positive
"גיוס הוא לא המטרה": אלון גמזו מסביר איך בונים חברה של מיליונים בלי לגייס שקל
The article discusses the success of Raonforest, an online commerce company that has not raised funds from investors. The company operates e-commerce websites and has reached 40 million active users. The future options for Raonforest include selling to a major media player, raising significant investment, or maintaining their independent and profitable model. The article also explores topics such as the impact of smart speakers and voice searches on online browsing and purchasing, as well as the type of employees the company is seeking.
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growth-positive
These Israeli firms prove building a startup without VC funds is hard - but doable
Roundforest, a shopping-assistance website company, has achieved significant growth without any venture capital investment. The founders chose to bootstrap the company and focus on creating a successful product before seeking funding. While venture capital is common in the startup industry, Roundforest wanted to build a company that would have a big impact on the industry and help consumers make better decisions. The article highlights other successful bootstrap companies, such as MailChimp and Grammarly, and mentions Experitest as an example in Israel. Bootstrapping allows startups to maintain control over their narrative and avoid being tied to the expectations of investors. Roundforest has 40 million monthly users and revenues in the tens of millions of dollars.
InvestmentExpand
growth-positive
חברות ההיי-טק הישראליות נאלצות למצוא פתרונות מעבר לים
Tel Aviv-based start-up Round forest, which develops data technologies to enhance online consumer purchasing experiences, is planning to double its workforce in the coming year. The companys website prominently features a Were Hiring! message, and lists a range of positions from R&D heads to software engineers, system analysts, designers and marketers. However, CEO Alon Gamzu admits that finding the right talent in Israel can take four to five months, leading the company to look overseas for new hires. Currently, two of Round forests 40 employees are based in India, and 15 in Kiev, Ukraine, a trend that Gamzu expects to continue.
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growth-negative
News - Tech & Startup News, Events & Resources from Tech.Co
Microsoft denies a new data breach claimed by Anonymous Sudan, who alleges to have stolen 30 million customer records. The impact on the company is growth-negative. The key theme of the article is a data breach. The key issues discussed in the article are customers. The event described in the article occurred recently. The confidence level is 8.
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| Sector | Business Software |
Funding
| Total funding | Undisclosed |
| Last funding | Undisclosed |
| Stage | Mature |
| Rounds | 0 |
| Investors | 0 |
Team Members
3
Employees: 11-50
Web & Social Links
| Website | www.roundforest.com |
Locations
Yigal Alon St 126, Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
Photos & Videos
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Roundforest Business
Business models
B2B2C, B2B
Product stage
Released
Employees
11-50
Sector
Business SoftwareSales & Marketing SolutionsAdvertising PlatformsTarget Customer
Enterprise & Professional ServicesMarketing & SalesAdvertisingCore Technology
Artificial IntelligenceNatural Language ProcessingTags (10)
natural-language-processingdata-miningpredictive-analyticsknowledge-technologydecision-makingdata-analyticsartificial-intelligenceecommercebig-data-analyticsonline-shoppingGeographic Markets
GlobalRoundforest Financials
Undisclosed
Total funding
—
Capital raised
Undisclosed
Last funding
Mature
Funding stage
0
Total rounds
0
Investors
Roundforest Lifecycle
Roundforest News
5 articles
growth-positive
40/40 הצעירים המבטיחים של מגזין TheMarker
The article discusses Roundforest, a company founded by Alon Gamzu and Jonathan Levit, that aims to help consumers make better purchasing decisions. Roundforest operates several consumer websites, including a daily deals site, a product review site, and a streaming content site. The company generates revenue through affiliate marketing, directing users to purchase physical or online products and earning a commission. Roundforest has 40 million monthly visitors and employs 60 people in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, with additional offices in Ukraine and the United States. The company has been profitable since its inception and has not raised external funding. Roundforest is focused on improving the consumer experience and has plans for future initiatives. The article has a growth-positive impact on the company.
CustomersPartners
growth-positive
"גיוס הוא לא המטרה": אלון גמזו מסביר איך בונים חברה של מיליונים בלי לגייס שקל
The article discusses the success of Raonforest, an online commerce company that has not raised funds from investors. The company operates e-commerce websites and has reached 40 million active users. The future options for Raonforest include selling to a major media player, raising significant investment, or maintaining their independent and profitable model. The article also explores topics such as the impact of smart speakers and voice searches on online browsing and purchasing, as well as the type of employees the company is seeking.
CustomersExpand
growth-positive
These Israeli firms prove building a startup without VC funds is hard - but doable
Roundforest, a shopping-assistance website company, has achieved significant growth without any venture capital investment. The founders chose to bootstrap the company and focus on creating a successful product before seeking funding. While venture capital is common in the startup industry, Roundforest wanted to build a company that would have a big impact on the industry and help consumers make better decisions. The article highlights other successful bootstrap companies, such as MailChimp and Grammarly, and mentions Experitest as an example in Israel. Bootstrapping allows startups to maintain control over their narrative and avoid being tied to the expectations of investors. Roundforest has 40 million monthly users and revenues in the tens of millions of dollars.
InvestmentExpand
growth-positive
חברות ההיי-טק הישראליות נאלצות למצוא פתרונות מעבר לים
Tel Aviv-based start-up Round forest, which develops data technologies to enhance online consumer purchasing experiences, is planning to double its workforce in the coming year. The companys website prominently features a Were Hiring! message, and lists a range of positions from R&D heads to software engineers, system analysts, designers and marketers. However, CEO Alon Gamzu admits that finding the right talent in Israel can take four to five months, leading the company to look overseas for new hires. Currently, two of Round forests 40 employees are based in India, and 15 in Kiev, Ukraine, a trend that Gamzu expects to continue.
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growth-negative
News - Tech & Startup News, Events & Resources from Tech.Co
Microsoft denies a new data breach claimed by Anonymous Sudan, who alleges to have stolen 30 million customer records. The impact on the company is growth-negative. The key theme of the article is a data breach. The key issues discussed in the article are customers. The event described in the article occurred recently. The confidence level is 8.
Customers
Roundforest Team
Employee Info
| Employees (range) | 11-50 |
| Exact count | 31 |
| Team members | 3 |
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Admin Info
| Confidence | 98/100 |
| Missing | funding rounds, markets |
| BI Verification | Yanina Wainscheinker |
| Registrar ID | 515079549 |
| Crunchbase | roundforest-ltd |
| Creator | Yanina Wainscheinker |
| Creator email | yanina.wain@gmail.com |
| Last updater | Jenny Sotnik-Talisman |
| Updater email | genys30@yahoo.com |
| Last update | 2022-07-20T00:00:00.000Z |
| Created | 2014-09-22T00:00:00.000Z |
| Claimed | Yes |