Super.com

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Super.com
Industryfintech, travel, commerce
Founded2016
FounderHussein Fazal and Henry Shi
Headquarters San Francisco, California

Super.com (previously Snapcommerce) is a technology company headquartered in San Francisco, that focuses on fintech, travel, and commerce. [1] [2] It was rebranded in October 2022 from Snapcommerce to Super.com. [3] [4]

In 2022, Super.com helped users save $73 million and generated over $100 million in net revenue (Q3 annualized). [5]

History

Super.com was officially founded under the name Snapcommerce by Hussein Fazal and Henry Shi in April 2016. [6] In July of the same year, the company raised $1.2 million during a seed round. [7] The company's first project was Snaptravel, a platform for finding and booking hotels. [8]

In 2017, the company received investments of a total of $8 million. [9]

In 2019, the company was funded by Steph Curry. [10]

In 2019, Henry Shi, the cofounder of SuperTravel, was listed in Forbes 30 Under 30. [11]

In December 2021, Snapcommerce launched a platform SnapShop for finding products. [12]

In 2021, according to Deloitte the company was named the 5th Fastest Growing Company in North America. [13] [14] It raised $85 million in Series B round in the same year. [15] [16]

In October 2022, Snaptravel was renamed to SuperTravel, the parent company Snapcommerce to Super, and switched the commerce industry to fintech, [17] [18] [19] while the domain name Super.com was acquired for an undisclosed amount. [20] [21] [22]

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