RevZilla

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RevZilla
Company type Private
IndustryE-commerce, motor sports
FoundedNovember 2007;16 years ago (2007-11)
Founders
  • Nick Auger,
  • Anthony Bucci
  • Matthew Kull
Headquarters Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
BrandsReax
Number of employees
450 (2014 [1] )
Parent Comoto Holdings
Website www.revzilla.com

RevZilla is an online motorcycle gear retailer based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. [2] [3] [4] The company sells motorcycle gear, parts and accessories and was founded in 2007. [5] [6] In 2016, the company merged with Cycle Gear under the conglomerate Comoto Holdings Inc.. Four years later the group acquired two more companies Rever and J&P Cycles. Each company functions independently as a sister company. [7] In 2017, RevZilla launched its own motorcycle appeal brand call Reax. [8]

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History

In November 2007, Nick Auger, Anthony Bucci and Matthew Kull founded RevZilla with an investment of less than $30,000. [5] Together they established RevZilla as an online retailer because of their experience in e-commerce and web development. [9] [10]

At the time, the company had a small store in Queen Village, Philadelphia. [5] In 2008, RevZilla moved its headquarters and store to a warehouse in south Philadelphia. [11]

In 2010, the company had more than $10 million in annual revenue. [11] RevZilla had $20 million in total sales the following year. [12] In 2012, the company doubled in size by adding 25 people to its team and had a revenue of $20 million. [11] The Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce named RevZilla "Emerging Business of the Year" for 2012. [13] The company also opened a warehouse in Las Vegas, Nevada and more than tripled its size in 2018. [12] RevZilla moved its headquarters to the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard in 2013, with a showroom, warehouse and distribution center at the same location. [14]

The Greater Philadelphia Alliance for Capital and Technology named RevZilla "IT Innovator of the Year" in May 2014. [15] By the end of 2014, the company employed 140. [1] [16]

Description

RevZilla operates an e-commerce platform that has apparel, accessories and parts for two, three and four-wheeled motorcycle sport vehicles such as dirt bikes, ATVs, sport bikes, and street bikes. [17] The company's online store was mentioned in the Chicago Tribune as a recommended cycle website by readers and referred to as the "Zappos of motorcycle gear." [11] [18]

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