Slickdeals is a mobile app and online platform where community members report and upvote the best deals on the internet each day.[4] It is based in Las Vegas, Nevada.[5][6]
History[edit]Slickdeals was founded in 1999.[1][7]
In 2012, Warburg Pincus made an investment in Slickdeals.[7][8]
In 2018, Hearst Corp and Goldman Sachs's private equity subsidiary, West Street Capital, acquired Slickdeals.[7][9] At the time of the acquisition, Slickdeals had more than 10 million active users.[7][10]
In June 2022, Statista named Slickdeals as the most visited coupon website in the United States.[11][12]
In January 2024, Slickdeals named Neville Crawley as chief executive officer (CEO), succeeding Josh Meyers, who had been the CEO since 2013.[1][13][14]
Platform[edit]Slickdeals' platform allows users to share, review, and give feedback on deals and coupons in the U.S.[15][16][2] It also provides deal listings provided by the community and special sing coupons.[17][18][19] USA Today called it one of the largest online deal-sharing communities.[20]
It is also ailable as a browser extension.[20]
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