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OpenTable is an online restaurant-reservation service and restaurant table-management software provider, owned by Booking Holdings.
Also known as easyeats.com, Inc. · OpenTable, Inc. · OpenTable.com
Investors · 9
How we know: Brainstorm Ventures's portfolio page · Not right? Tell us
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Also in the syndicate · 2
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Timeline · 10
launches, deals, and filingsOpenTable announced that from May 22, 2024 reviews would display at least the reviewer's first name and display photo, with existing reviews retroactively deanonymized; after pushback the company said prior reviews would remain anonymous and delayed the policy start.
OpenTable signed a partnership deal with Visa giving certain cardholders access to reservation slots at popular restaurants.
OpenTable agreed to a takeover offer from the Priceline Group at $103 a share, a 46% premium to the prior day's close, valuing the company at $2.6 billion; OpenTable was to continue operating as a separate business under the same management.
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OpenTable shut down the acquired Ness app on April 21, 2014, allowing users to export their data and copies of ranks and reviews.
OpenTable paid $17.3 million for personalized restaurant recommendation app Ness, part of a string of acquisitions that also included Quickcue and JustChalo, and planned to integrate Ness' recommendation technology into its own apps.
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OpenTable announced it had entered a definitive agreement to acquire Foodspotting.
OpenTable acquired Toptable, a restaurant reservation site in the United Kingdom.
OpenTable completed its IPO on the NASDAQ stock exchange; underwriters were Merrill Lynch, Allen & Company, Stifel Nicolaus and ThinkEquity.
OpenTable.com raised $42 million in a fourth round of funding to expand its online restaurant reservation service, from investors including Benchmark Capital, Impact Venture Partners and Integral Capital, bringing total funding to $55 million since its October 1998 inception.
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Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
▸Research sources · 7
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- Short Take: OpenTable raises $42 million - CNETcnet.com · web
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Frequently asked questions
- What does OpenTable do?
- OpenTable is an online restaurant-reservation service and restaurant table-management software provider, owned by Booking Holdings.
- Who are OpenTable's investors?
- OpenTable's investors include Brainstorm Ventures, Fortify Ventures, Lobby Capital, Upfront Ventures, W Capital Partners, Windspeed Ventures, Benchmark.