Zing.co

Zing.co, founded in 2011 by Nate Stewart and later joined by CTO Zack Angelo, began its journey as a provider of mobile retail technologies. Originally named Zing Manage and then Zing Checkout, the Austin-based startup focused on point-of-sale and inventory management solutions for retailers. The company developed an iPad-based POS system and cloud-based inventory management tools that allowed businesses to synchronize their online and in-store stock, track sales data, and manage customer information.

The firm's primary offering was a checkout software combined with inventory management tools tailored for brick-and-mortar businesses, which helped merchants track costs, profit margins, and stock levels across single or multiple locations and warehouses. Key features included notifications for low stock and integrations with platforms like BigCommerce, Mailchimp, and QuickBooks, which provided significant time-savings for its clients. The technology was designed to facilitate omni-channel strategies, such as enabling in-store pickup for online purchases. Their subscription-based pricing ranged from $49 to $129 per month.

The company's trajectory took a significant turn when it was acquired by BigCommerce on April 28, 2015. Having been a partner with BigCommerce for two and a half years prior to the acquisition, the synergy between the two companies was already established. The acquisition involved Zing's intellectual property and its team of five employees, who joined BigCommerce to integrate their technology into the e-commerce platform. At the time of the acquisition, Zing had raised less than $1 million in funding.

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