LivingSocial Gets $25M for Group Buying

Liz Gannes on March 11, 2010

We know there are lot of entrants in the group deals space — see my recent piece Groupon and the Wannabes — but now the competitors are seriously bulking up. LivingSocial is today announcing it’s raised a $25 million Series B round.

Groupon and the Wannabes

Liz Gannes on February 1, 2010

Once you grok the collective buying power idea, the term Groupon starts to seem almost generic. By now, if you live in a major U.S. metropolitan area you can get 5-10 Groupon-type email newsletters a day.