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Zanbazaar

Community-curated catalogs for product recommendations

Y CombinatorSummer 2006InactiveConsumerHome and PersonalMarketplaceE-Commerce

What they do

Problem

People need a way to discover trustworthy product recommendations and curated product lists from the community.

Solution

Zanbazaar lets users create and share editorial-style product catalog pages with affiliate-style referral tracking so authors can earn a portion of sales bonuses.

Who it's for

Consumers looking for product recommendations and creators/bloggers who curate and monetize product catalogs.

Founders

Brendan Doms
Founder

Currently: Co-Founder and CTO at Adni (formerly Lumify). Previously: successful exit (sold to UnitedHealthcare), patented an AI algorithm to solve time-constrained logistic problems, YC '06, published author, Computer Engineering at Olin.

Sean McBride
Founder

Participated as a founder in S'06 while still in college. Software engineer, product manager, and designer. Currently at Range (https://www.range.co), previously at Intercom, Adobe, Typekit, and Google.

Dean Dieker
Founder
Brian Shih
Founder

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