Marc Lore, the man behind Diapers.com, is itching to get back into ecommerce in a big way.
Lore announced today that he has raised $55 million in funding — a first round of funding, mind you — for a new ecommerce company, Jet, which will offer up a whole new spin on online shopping. Details behind the venture are scarce at this point, though he mentions that it “will empower customers like never before.”
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With his previous company Quidsi, which launched the Diapers.com brand, Lore found success by focusing on things like strong customer support and fast shipping. Indeed, Diapers.com quickly became a threat to Amazon, so it wasn’t a big surprise when Amazon acquired Quidsi for $550 million in 2010.
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“Jet will bring unprecedented transparency and efficiencies to the overall e-commerce market, and as a result, will transform the customer experience in a way that, until now, has not been possible,” Lore said in his blog post.
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