Satire: Loops Raised $3.5 Million to Make Online Shopping

Less Like a Spreadsheet

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There is a special kind of online shopping failure where you know exactly what you want, the retailer technically sells it, and the website responds by asking you to choose between 47 filters that all mean “maybe.” You type “a gift for a two-year-old who likes animals,” and the store offers a 900-word product description, three broken images, and a button labeled “compare.” Loops would like to retire this experience. The San Francisco startup announced a $3.5 million seed round on October 12, backed by a16z speedrun, NTT Docomo, Connecticut Innovations, Alumni Ventures, and Monday

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Publisher: SiliconSnark — Satire / parody.

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