Gazaro
Gazaro tracks the prices on electronics and computer products in near real-time from retailers, both online and brick & mortar. The company uses a patent pending artificial intelligence system to identify the best time to purchase each product.
Product
Gazaro's goal is to provide shoppers with buying advice so that they know when is the best time to buy a particular product. Gazaro analyzes each product it finds and determines whether it is a good deal or not, assigning it a Deal Score between 0 and 10.
The website and iPhone app provide streams of the latest deals, the ability to browse by store or category, and search for a specific product. Each product page displays the store's current price, buying advice, a price trend graph, and comparison prices from other stores. The iPhone app enables users to locate stores nearby, finding store hours and phone numbers with one tap, and viewing deals on the go.
History
Gazaro was founded in 2007 by Sam Zaid and Paul Lem after realizing all the time they were wasting looking through flyers and store websites. Gazaro.com was launched in the United States in alpha at TechCrunch50 on September 8, 2008 and opened to the public on March 2, 2009 at DEMO 2009. The Canadian version of Gazaro, Gazaro.ca, was launched on December 3, 2009. Expanding into the mobile space, the company launched its first iPhone app, Gazaro Deals in December of 2009.