# Purch

> Purch was a digital publishing and commerce company connecting product advice with purchasing, affiliate referrals, business leads and advertising. Formerly TechMediaNetwork, it combined brands including Tom’s Guide, Tom’s Hardware and Top Ten Reviews with shopping and publisher technology. Its consumer division and Purch brand went to Future in 2018; the remaining B2B operation became Business.com.

- **Founded:** 2003
- **Headquarters:** New York, United States
- **Founders:** Jerry Ropelato (Founder and CEO until March 2013)
- **Products:** Consumer publishing portfolio, Purch Marketplace, RAMP, ShopSavvy, Business.com and BuyerZone
- **Notable:** Reported facilitating more than US$1 billion in annual commerce in 2015., Raised US$135 million in mixed private equity and debt financing in 2015., Consumer business recorded US$63.5 million revenue and US$10.1 million adjusted EBITDA in 2017.

## Products & services

- **Consumer publishing portfolio** — Reviews, comparisons, buying guides and communities across Tom’s Guide, Tom’s Hardware, Top Ten Reviews and other specialist brands; consumer assets sold to Future in 2018.
- **Purch Marketplace** — Technology shopping marketplace introduced alongside the 2014 rebrand.
- **RAMP** — Revenue and Advertising Management Platform for bidding management, inventory analytics and advertising yield optimization; included in the Future transaction.
- **ShopSavvy** — Mobile product scanning, price comparison and deals app acquired to extend shopping services and mobile technology.
- **Business.com and BuyerZone** — Business advice and buyer-seller matching for small and medium businesses; retained outside Future’s consumer acquisition.

## Achievements

- Reported facilitating more than US$1 billion in annual commerce in 2015.
- Raised US$135 million in mixed private equity and debt financing in 2015.
- Consumer business recorded US$63.5 million revenue and US$10.1 million adjusted EBITDA in 2017.
- Completed consumer division sale to Future in September 2018 after an announced US$132.5 million agreement.

## Latest updates

- **2018-07** — Agreed to sell the consumer portfolio, Purch brand and RAMP to Future for announced consideration of US$132.5 million.
- **2018-09** — Completed consumer sale; remaining SMB operation adopted the Business.com name, with Doug Llewellyn as CEO.
- **2021-02** — Centerfield announced acquisition of Business.com, the successor to Purch’s retained B2B operation.

## Links

- Website: http://www.purch.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/purch
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Purch
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/purchgroup/

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