April 17th, 2012

Ditto + Groupon

44 Comments

We’re happy to announce that Groupon has acquired Ditto.me!

We started Ditto a year ago to make it really simple and fun to discover new restaurants, movies, and things to do using your phone. Behind it there’s an idea about changing the world.

Our friend runs a tea shop by our office in Hayes Valley, San Francisco. There’s a bookshop, a coffee kiosk, a yoga studio and an arts and crafts shop. The people who go there get to know each other. There’s a community.

We’re joining Groupon to help communities like Hayes Valley thrive everywhere.

When we talked to our friends at Groupon, we were impressed. They are about creating that world, too. So we’re going to do it together.

We can’t reveal what we’ll be working on at Groupon but we are excited to give it 100% – to enable this, we’ll be winding down Ditto. On April 30th we’ll switch off the service and remove the app from Apple’s and Nokia’s stores*. We think you’ll love what we and Groupon dream up next.

Thanks for believing in us! And stay tuned. The journey’s just starting.

* If you are using Ditto and would like to keep an archive of your posts, email us at support@ditto.me and we’ll get you sorted.

  • Mtnngw

    Fantastic!  Congratulations!

  • Maggie Nelson

    Hey, congrats! That sounds like a really good fit :)  Find cool places to do and then find nice deals for those things – what’s not to like? Good luck!

  • http://twitter.com/ericpallen Eric Allen

    Congratulations to Jyri, Ulf, and the team! Lookin’ forward to seeing what new things you guys put together with the resources of Groupon behind you.

  • http://twitter.com/nolancaudill Nolan Caudill

    Jyri & Ulf, congratulations guys — incredibly exciting stuff! I’m really looking forward to seeing what you cook up next.

  • http://twitter.com/amberdawn Amber Costley

    Awesome, congrats! Excited to see what you all come up with.

  • http://www.facebook.com/audreylfischer Audrey Fischer

    Ulf, Jyri, and team – CONGRATS!!! After watching all of the insanely hard work and heart that went into Ditto, you guys more than deserve it!! Best of luck to you on your new venture!  - Audrey

  • Caterina

    Big congratulations to the team. Looking forward to new things!

  • http://twitter.com/jyri Jyri Engeström

    Thanks!! Word to Pinwheelers: we need someone to hold up the ninja fort!

  • http://twitter.com/lOOneydOOdle Arunram Kalaiselvan

    Congrats Ulf and Jyri! 

  • http://twitter.com/lOOneydOOdle Arunram Kalaiselvan

    Congrats Ulf and Jyri! Looking forward to the next thing you work on.

  • Anonymous

    Thanks!! Times couldn’t be more exciting!

  • Anonymous

    Wow, huge Congrats! The Ditto team is super talented, I just know that Ulf and Jyri are gonna make a huge impact at Groupon. Nice work!

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=732643162 Steve Krulewitz

    Congrats Ulf and Jyri!  Groupon is lucky to get talented guys like you.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1906866 Rahul Malik

    Congrats Ulf and Ditto team!

  • http://www.facebook.com/hung.dao Hung Dao

    Congratulations! I’m very impressed! Looking forward to what the team will be rocking next.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Michael-Eyal-Sharon/803786 Michael Eyal Sharon

    Congrats! Groupon is lucky to have you guys! 

  • http://www.facebook.com/raymes.khoury Raymes Khoury

    Congrats! I’m looking forward to seeing what you guys can pull off =)

  • Jessica Fischer

    Congratulations Ulf and team!  With your vision and your incredible talent combined, I’m sure there isn’t anything you can’t accomplish!  I wish you all the success in the world! 

  • http://twitter.com/whoischrislam Chris Lam

    Congratulations guys! Ditto.me was pretty cool and I’m looking forward to see what you guys do next!

  • http://twitter.com/whoischrislam Chris Lam

    Congrats guys! Ulf you continue to inspire me! Excited to see what you guys do next!

  • Jon Callaghan

    Jyri,
    It’s been an honor to be your investor and Partner. The Ditto app was beautiful, powerful, and it immediately connected those of us who used it together. Your understanding of the potential for mobile apps to connect the moments of our day will definitely be critical to Groupon’s next step. Thank you for your heroic efforts and ceaseless dedication to make Ditto a reality, and congratulations on your success.
    Best,
    Jon

  • Umeshg

    Please don’t stop Ditto as in areas like India , Groupon doesn’t have any services . Your app is brilliant , you can continue with Groupon but don’t stop Ditto service . There are many places in the world where Groupon doesn’t exist . Please keep Ditto running .

  • http://twitter.com/jyri Jyri Engeström

    Art must take reality by surprise!

  • http://www.waynechang.com Wayne Chang

    Congrats!! You guys rock. Smart move by Groupon.

  • http://twitter.com/Pastorator Pekka Hartikainen

    Great job and thanks for the whole team!

  • Marta Crowe

    Wow! This is amazing! Congratulations to all of you!

  • Vinh

    Amazing news! Congratulations!!

  • Anonymous

    Wonderful Jyri – couldn’t be happier for you and your team. Thank you for sharing your talent with the True team and founders.

  • Sara

    great news! looking forward to seeing some cool stuff come out of this.

  • http://slowmove.se/ slowmove

    Congrats

  • Michelle Nguyen

    Congrats Ditto team.

    Hope to see more amazing things after this M&A.

  • http://paulstamatiou.com Paul Stamatiou

    Congrats guys!

  • http://aroundsocial.com/ Jojo Mathews

    sound awesome :)

  • Rob

    Conrats on the exit!

  • http://alexdc.org Alex de Carvalho

    Congrats Jyri, I can’t wait to see what’s next!

  • http://alexdc.org Alex de Carvalho

    Congrats, Jyri! Looking forward to your next creation!

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=2516609 Eyal Reuveni

    While I’m sad to see Ditto go, I can’t wait to see what you guys will come up with next!

  • Travis Chalmers

    Fantastic news, guys. Definitely looking forward to your upcoming work!

  • http://whatleydude.com James Whatley

    Congratulations man, hope you guys do good things at the (next) big G ;)

  • Daan

    Guys,
    Congratulations. You did it again. Excited what will come out to his, but I trust it will be noteworthy again (Jaiku, Ditto…)
    One thing, did you make sure you read back this one before you signed:
    http://37signals.com/svn/posts/2883-exit-interview-jaikus-jyri-engestrm

  • Lame

    Lame. I feel sorry for  anybody who used your app that is now getting left in the dust.

  • http://twitter.com/ESAYASG Esayas

    yuhuu

  • Guinea Minor

    They’re crooks! You’re going to get shivved while you sleep in your bunk!

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