
Shpock

Shpock is an online marketplace that uses a mobile and browser-based platform for private buying and selling of things in the area. "Shpock" is operated by" finderly GmbH "and employs more than 185 people. Finderly GmbH belongs to the Norwegian media group Schibsted.
In 2016, "Shpock "was one of the ten most popular apps in Germany in the App Store and in Google Play. In Austria, the marketplace app was one of the ten most loaded free iPhone apps in 2017.
History.
Shpock is a portmanteau meaning "Shop in your pocket" and was first available for download free of charge in September 2012 for iOS and Android devices. The app was downloaded more than a million times within the first year. The app was developed by the Austrian start-up Finderly. The first financing was provided from own funds and grants, later Business Angel. The app has been downloaded more than 50 million times on iOS and Android devices (as of October 2018).
In November 2018, a massive staff reduction was announced shortly after a change of management; allowing the previously loss-making company to become profitable.
Awards.
In 2018, Shpock was a laureate at the award ceremony "Germany's best online portals 2018" in the "Market places private providers" category of the German Institute for Service Quality. Google awards Shpock 2018 the title "Android Excellence App of 2018" in the Google Play Store and Apple selects Shpock as a "Best of 2017" app in the category "Sustainability". At the Goldbach Youngstar Award, Shpock was named "Youngest Brand in the 1st Half of 2018". In 2013, Shpock won the futurezone Award in the category Apps and was awarded the Mingo special prize at the Content Award Vienna. At the “Show your App Awards" received the Silver app in 2014.