| How they describe themselves: BillShrink is a free, decision-oriented site that helps users discover and select the best money-saving options on their everyday bills. The company tracks more than 10 million cell phone plan and TV package combinations, 300 bank rates, 240 credit cards and 150,000 gas stations to deliver comprehensive recommendations on how to lower bills and earn the most on savings.
After answering a few simple questions about spending and usage behavior, users receive unbiased savings recommendations tailored to their unique needs. BillShrink then continues to keep users informed by alerting them of price, plan and benefit changes in the marketplace.
What they think makes them better: BillShrink provides free, unbiased and objective recommendations to help consumers save on cell phone plans, bank rates, credit cards and gas. Our methodology for collecting data (such as cell phone plan pricing, features, terms, limitations, add-ons, phones, etc.) and the algorithms underlying the recommendations are applied to vendors to help people make apples-to-apples comparisons for the products and services they need.
Key Executives: Schwark Satyavolu (Co-Founder & CEO), Samir Kothari (Co-Founder & VP Products), Casey Newton (VP Sales)
Investors: Gus Tai, General Partner, Trinity Ventures (www.trinityventures.com)
David Cowan, Managing Director, Bessemer Ventures (www.bvp.com)
Key Board Members: Gus Tai (Trinity Ventures), David Cowan (Bessemer Ventures), Matt Coffin (Founder, Lowermybills.com), Schwark Satyavolu (Co-Founder and CEO, BillShrink)
Contacts:
Bus. Dev.: Casey Newton, VP Sales, casey@billshrink.com, 650-866-5900
Press: Diana Dozier, Group SJR, ddozier@groupsjr.com, 646-217-0431 |
