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Talkable (YC W11) — Online store referrals

Talkable (formerly Curebit) helps online stores increase revenue through referrals by turning existing customers into marketers. When customers check out from a Talkable-enabled store, they are presented personalized deals that they can gift to their friends by posting to Facebook or forwarding a link.

Talkable is a Y Combinator company in the Winter 2011 batch. Its directory entry describes it as: Online store referrals. The founder listed is Allan Grant (Founder/CTO) (Y Combinator directory entry, January 17, 2012).

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Talkable

New accelerator entry · 2012-01-17 · the record

Winter 2011
batch
76
people
Growth
stage
United States of America
region
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What the record says

BatchWinter 2011
Announced2012-01-17
StageGrowth
StatusActive
Team size76
IndustryB2B
Sub-industryB2B -> Retail
SectorsE-Commerce, Referrals
RegionsUnited States of America, America / Canada
BasedSan Francisco, CA, USA
HiringNo
Sitehttp://talkable.com
Previously known asCurebit

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Talkable (formerly Curebit) helps online stores increase revenue through referrals by turning existing customers into marketers. When customers check out from a Talkable-enabled store, they are presented personalized deals that they can gift to their friends by posting to Facebook or forwarding a link. The deals give both the the original customer and their referred friends a rebate on their purchase at this store.

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