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Founded
Yelp was founded at MRL Ventures, a business incubator, by two former PayPal employees (Russ Simmons and Jeremy Stoppelman). -
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Founding - Launch
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Launch - Present
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Launch
Released to the public with the concept of "email circles". -
Site Revamp
Site made into a place where users can share and post reviews. -
Reaches over 100,000 Reviews
Yelp reaches 1K review milestone -
Over 1M viewers every month
Yelp begins attracting more attention -
Yelp grows by 124%
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App Released
Yelp released as an app for iPhone users -
Hit by Class-Action Lawsuit
Yelp caught deleting bad reviews for money. -
Yelp Turns Down Half-Billion Dollar Offer
Google offered to buy Yelp for half a billion dollars, but was turned down -
First Non-English Yelp Site Created
Yelp site made for France and French-speakers. -
Siri Uses Yelp Data
When asked for reviews, Siri now refers to Yelp data. -
Unpaid Labor Lawsuit
A group of 'Yelpers' file a lawsuit against Yelp because they claim to be unpaid workers. -
Yelp Goes Public
Yelp plans to go public in March, 2016
