Yelp

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Yelp is a web 2.0 company that operates a social networking and user review website by the same name. Yelp hosts an online database of user-generated reviews of local businesses. It is the ultimate city guide that taps into the community's voice and reveals honest and current insights on local businesses and services on everything.  more

Date founded:

  • Jul 2004

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Jeremy Stoppelman

Jeremy co-founded Yelp Inc. in July 2004 with former colleague and friend Russel Simmons. Prior to Yelp, Jeremy was the VP of engineering at PayPal. He left...

Russel Simmons

Russ co-founded Yelp Inc. in July 2004 with former colleague and friend Jeremy Stoppelman. Prior to Yelp, Russ was one of the early employees and the lead...
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Yelp Headquarters

650 Mission St.
San Francisco California 94105
United States of America

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  • Real People. Real Reviews.

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  • Jul 2004
  • Jul 2004
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