Snooth

Snooth is a social networking website based in New York City, United States. It was founded in November 2006 by Philip J. K. James, a graduate of Oxford University and Columbia Business School. The company raised $300,000 in seed financing in December 2006. Snooth has built an online community for wine drinkers; users can research, review and shop for wine on the site.

Snooth Inc
TypePrivate
IndustryInternet
FoundedNew York City, New York
(November 17, 2006)
HeadquartersNew York City, New York
Number of employees
8 [1]
Websitewww.snooth.com

Awards

In 2008, Snooth receives the Model of Excellence Award from infoCommerce.[2]

In 2010, Snooth becomes 2010 Wine Blog Awards Finalist.[3]

In August 2010, Snooth is named Finalist in Lead411's New York City Hot 125[4]

History

The site has been noted in Decanter (magazine),[5] the New York Daily News,[6] and the New York Post.[7]

In November 2007, the company raised another $1 million from angel investors[8] to expand its operations and merchant relationships.

In 2013, Snooth's Co-Founder and former CTO Mark Angelillo was named CEO.

References
  1. Snooth Team Page
  2. 2008 Award Winners Archived 2011-07-13 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Recognizing Excellence in New Media Archived 2010-09-11 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "New York City Hot 125" Archived 2011-05-11 at the Wayback Machine
  5. Rosen, Maggie; Oliver Styles (August 14, 2007). "Wine sites cash in on Facebook phenomenon". Decanter Magazine. IPC Media Limited. Retrieved 2007-11-01.
  6. Cheshes, Jay (21 November 2007), "Turkeys that fly: How to have a mail-order Thanksgiving", Daily News
  7. Lieberman, Sara; Stewart, Sara (25 November 2007), "No Bottle Rockets: The City's Hot New Wine-bar Scene is Coming Uncorked!", New York Post
  8. Wine 2.0 Site, Snooth, Raises $1 Million Angel Round
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