Spree Commerce
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| Original author(s) | Sean Schofield |
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| Developer(s) | Spree Commerce, Inc. |
| Initial release | 2007 |
| Stable release | 3.0.5[1] / January 29, 2016 |
| Written in | Ruby |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Platform | Ruby on Rails |
| Type | Webshop, Shopping cart |
| License | New BSD License |
| Website | www.spreecommerce.com |
Spree Commerce (also known as Spree) is an open source e-commerce solution based on Ruby on Rails. It was created by Sean Schofield in 2007 and has since had over 740 contributors.[2]
On July 1, 2011, Spree received $1.5 million in seed funding from AOL and True Ventures.[3] On February 25, 2014 Spree raised an additional $5M in Series A funding led by Thrive Capital. Also participating were Vegas Tech Fund (led by Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh), Red Swan (led by Bonobos CEO Andy Dunn) as well as existing investors True Ventures and AOL Ventures.[4]
Companies using Spree include Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG),[5] Second Life, Bonobos (apparel),[6] Fortnum and Mason.[7]
Spree has been downloaded 429,501 times as of January 29, 2016.[8]
On September 21, 2015 it has been acquired by First Data [9]
After the First Data acquisition, developers from Spark Solutions and VinSol now maintain the Spree Commerce Open Source project.
See also
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References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Spree Commerce Community spreecommerce.com. Retrieved June 03, 2015.
- ↑ Spree Raises $1.5 Million From True Ventures, Aol For Open Source eCommerce Platform techcrunch.com. Retrieved October 1, 2012.
- ↑ Spree Commerce Raises $5M in Series A Funding Spree Commerce blog. Retrieved June 3rd, 2015.
- ↑ Enterprise Spree presentation from Spree Conf Europe speakerdeck.com. Retrieved October 1, 2012.
- ↑ [1] bonobos job listing retrieved Mar 12, 2015
- ↑ [2] Red Badger "Building a Fortnum and Mason eCommerce store in two days"
- ↑ [3] Ruby Gems. Retrieved January 29th, 2016.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
