Saveup

SaveUp
Type Private
Headquarters Lake Forest, Illinois
Area served United States
Founder(s) Priya Haji
Sammy Shreibati
Website saveup.com
Alexa rank Negative increase 48,337 (April 2014)[1]
Registration Required to play (United States,
Available in English
Launched November 2011
Current status Active

SaveUp is a free financial management site and app for iPhone[2] that uses prizes to incentivize Americans to save money and pay down debt.[3] The company was founded in 2011 by Priya Haji and Sammy Shreibati.[4] It has partnered with the thinktank Filene Research Institute.[5] SaveUp raised $7 million in funding from BlueRun Ventures and True Ventures.[6]

Description

SaveUp monitors account balances in order to issue credits. Credits, similar to reward points, are awarded every time a user saves money or reduces debt, and can be used for the chance at cash and prizes.[7][8][9] It was listed as one of 2011's Top 100 websites by PCMag.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Saveup.com Site Info". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
  2. ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/app/saveup-win-rewards-for-saving/id669930320?mt=8
  3. ↑ Cohan, Peter. Forbes http://www.forbes.com/sites/petercohan/2013/11/27/saveup-tips-personal-finance-on-its-head/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ Chima, Chikodi. "SaveUp makes paying your debts addictive and fun". Retrieved 9 February 2012.
  5. ↑ http://www.cutimes.com/2012/01/20/filene-partners-with-new-savings-rewards-program
  6. ↑ http://techcrunch.com/2012/07/24/saveup-5-million/
  7. ↑ http://venturebeat.com/2011/11/01/saveup-debt-solution-game
  8. ↑ "A Start-Up Rewards Savers, Not Spenders". The New York Times. 31 January 2012.
  9. ↑ http://lifehacker.com/5857404/saveup-encourages-you-to-save-money-and-pay-down-debt-with-a-chance-for-prizes
  10. ↑ Griffith, Eric (19 December 2011). "The Top 100 Websites of 2011". PC Magazine.

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