Where is MySimon located?

MySimon is headquartered in San Francisco, United States.

Who is the current CEO of MySimon?

Michael Yang of MySimon. They are also an angel investors in 1 startup.

How many employees does MySimon have?

As of Mar 31, 2026, the latest employee count at MySimon is 1.

Is MySimon a funded company?

MySimon is a funded company, having raised a total of $46M across 2 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Series D round.

When was the latest funding round of MySimon?

MySimon's latest funding was a $***** Series D round on Dec 11, 2000, with participation from 2 investors.

Where does MySimon rank among its competitors?

MySimon ranks 13th amongst 225 active competitors, of which 31 are funded. It stands 1st in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was iPrice, which secured $5M in Mar, 2022.

Who are the top competitors of MySimon?

MySimon's top competitors include Skroutz, Price and Idealo. Among them, iPrice secured the most recent funding round in March, 2022.

MySimon - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Q: Is MySimon an acquired company?

MySimon got acquired by CNET on Jan 20, 2000.

MySimon is an acquired company based in San Francisco (United States), founded in 1998 by Michael Yang. It operates as an Online price comparison shopping. MySimon has raised $46M in funding. The company has 225 active competitors, including 31 funded and 31 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Skroutz, Price and Idealo.

Company Details

MySimon is a tool for online price comparison shopping. It uses proprietary web crawling and information extracting technology to compare prices of online listed products. It helps users to compare prices in categories such clothing, automotive, baby & kids, computers, electronics, health, beauty, jewelry, watches, shoes etc. It enabled CNET to expand its content model into 250 categories in 2000. As per founder Michael Yang, total funding raised was $30 M.

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Founded Year

1998

Location

San Francisco, United States

Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$46M in 2 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series D, Dec 11, 2000, $*****

Investors

Brentwood Associates & 6 more

Ranked

13^th among 225 active competitors

Employee Count

1 as on Mar 31, 2026

Similar Companies

Skroutz & 383 more

Exit Details

Acquired by CNET (Jan 20, 2000)

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MySimon got acquired by CNET on Jan 20, 2000 at an acquisition amount of $*****.

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MySimon has raised a total funding of $46M over 2 rounds. Its latest funding round was a Series D round on Dec 11, 2000 for $*****. 2 investors participated in its latest round. MySimon has 7 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of MySimon:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Dec 11, 2000	1979398	Series D	4699061	9072610	6077546	9458880

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The founders of MySimon is Michael Yang.

Here are the details of MySimon's key team members:

Michael Yang: Former Co-Founder & CEO of MySimon. They are also an angel investor in 1 startup and serve on the board of 1 company.

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MySimon's employee count trend

MySimon has 1 employees as of Mar 26. Here is MySimon's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of MySimon include Skroutz, Price and Idealo. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of MySimon, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Skroutz 2005, Nea Ionia (Greece), Late Stage	Online price comparison platform for consumer goods	-	CVC, Driin & 1 others	66/100
2nd	Price 2016, San Francisco (United States), Series A	Online price comparison tool for consumer products	$12M	TRAC, Catapult & 26 others	63/100
3rd	Idealo 2000, Berlin (Germany), Acquired	Price Comparison site in Germany	$143K	Freie Universitat Berlin	56/100
4th	Buyhatke 2015, Bengaluru (India), Seed	Price Comparison for eCommerce	$1M	Beenos, Pratithi Investments & 6 others	56/100
5th	Milo 2008, Palo Alto (United States), Acquired	Global online marketplace connecting buyers and sellers of diverse goods	$4.97M	Y Ventures, Felicis Ventures & 5 others	53/100
6th	Prisjakt 2002, Stockholm (Sweden), Unfunded	Pricecomparing shopping engine.	-	-	53/100
7th	Heureka 2009, Liberec (Czech Republic), Acquired	Online price comparison platform for consumer products	-	Miton	53/100
8th	iPrice 2014, Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Acquired	Online price comparison platform for multi-category products	$26.1M	Naver, Asia Venture Group & 28 others	52/100
9th	Buscape 1999, Sao Paulo (Brazil), Acquired	Price comparision website for products as well services	$6M	Tessera, Great Hill Partners & 6 others	51/100
10th	Priceza 2009, Bangkok (Thailand), Series B	Product search and price comparison platform	-	Launchpad Accelerator, Burda Principal Investments ... & 2 others	48/100
13th	MySimon 1998, San Francisco (United States), Acquired	Online price comparison shopping	$46M	Brentwood Associates, Omega Venture Partners ... & 5 others	43/100