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Retail ecommerce
Plurchase
Overview
Plurchase is an online social shopping site. From it, you can visit online shopping sites like Zappos with the additional of a social toolbar on the right hand side of the page. You can chat with other friends online and see what they are looking at on other shopping sites as well.
Company description As recorded 2026-11-08
Founders & team
Founder profile As recorded 2026-09-15
Dean Mao
FounderFounder profile As recorded 2026-09-15
Tom Saffell
FounderFounder profile As recorded 2026-09-15
2team members reported
Source-reported As recorded 2026-09-15
News & product activity
Cohort membership
Summer 2009Summer 2009
Original evidence ↗Sources & observations
Profile depthverified profile
Website observationwebsite unreachable
Last website check2026-11-11
Location · source statedSan Francisco, CA, USA
Pricing evidenceNo pricing page confirmed
Maturity: Not assessed · 3 of 6 areas documented
Source-based assessment · automated evidence rules
The source reports an inactive or acquired company; current product identity needs review.
Maturity is an evidence-based assessment, not a success rating. It may understate the current stage where evidence is limited. Coverage records documented areas, not a complete or independently audited company history.
- Product overviewSource description Checked 2026-11-08
- Product visualsNot documented
- Founders & originsTeam information
- Business model & pricingNot documented
- Funding & ownershipNot documented
- Dated milestonesDated source activity: 2009 Q3 (quarter only)
independent websitesource corroborationdescriptive evidenceclassified market and modelsourced people





