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Shpock is an online marketplace that allows users to list products for local sale. Shpock is developed and operated by the Austrian start-up Finderly GmbH and employs 102 people. Finderly GmbH is owned by Russmedia Equity Partners.
In 2013, the Norwegian media group Schibsted announced a seven figures investment into Finderly GmbH. In September 2015, Schibsted announced to increase its stake from 82% to 91%.
In 2016, the Shpock app was highly ranked in Germany in the App Store and in Google Play,http://www.giga.de/apps/app-store/news/2016-app-hitlist-for-germany-facebook-with-most-downloads-dating-apps-with-highest-sales/ and in 2017, the Shpock app was one of the ten most loaded free iPhone apps in Austria. As of October 2018, the app has been downloaded more than 50 million times on iOS and Android devices.
In November 2018, Schibsted announced that it had purchased the remaining 9% of finderly GmbH from its founders, making it the sole owner of the company. A massive staff reduction was announced shortly after a change of management, with the goal of turning the previously loss-making company into a profitable business. In August 2020, Shpock Rebranding with a redesigned logo.
In June 2021, Russmedia Equity Partners announced the acquisition of Shpock from Adevinta for an undisclosed sum.
Germany's best online portals 2018. at, May 24, 2018 Also in 2018, Shpock was awarded "Android Excellence App of 2018" in the Google Play Store, and Apple selected Shpock as a "Best of 2017" app in the category "Sustainability". Shpock by Google & Apple honored oe24.at, January 16, 2018 At the Goldbach Youngstar Awards, Shpock was named "Youngest Brand in the 1st Half of 2018".http://www.goldbachaustria .at/en-us/news/goldbach-youngstar-1-hj-2018 Goldbach Youngstar results for the first half of the year are certain goldbachaustria.at, July 27, 2018 In 2013, Shpock won the Futurezone Award in the category Appshttp://futurezone.at/produkte/futurezone-award-shpock-siegen-bei-apps/35.526.612 and was awarded the Mingo special prize at the Content Award Vienna. contentaward.at, accessed on February 14, 2016 At the “Show Your App Awards" in 2014, Shpock received the Silver app.
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