We build digital ecosystems for the future of ecommerce

ZipfWorks (zif'works) is an ecommerce incubator. In an age of continuous disruption driven by technology, we see an opportunity to build connected, forward-thinking digital ecosystems that connect shoppers, influencers, and brands in exciting new ways.

What we do

At ZipfWorks, we partner with over 20,000 retailers, helping them connect with customers through our network of best-of-breed social shopping apps and websites. Operationally, we're a media lab, founded on agile, lean startup principles. We identify opportunities arising from changes in consumer shopping behavior then rapidly execute new product development, iterating from concept to product-market fit.

Our business model is simple. We create new shopping communities, each attracting an audience of highly engaged consumers who discover, research, and transact through our apps. We generate revenue by sending highly qualified leads to our network of affiliated retail partners.

Our apps & platforms

ZipfCommerce is our core technology platform, enabling us to monetize, track, and optimize our network of shopping applications. ZipfCommerce is a big data platform built in Scala on top of MongoDB and Elasticsearch, providing RESTful access to up-to-date merchandising information on over 2MM products and 1MM offers from over 60,000 e-commerce stores and brands.
Dealspotr is a crowdsourcing platform aimed at providing the world's most delightful deal discovery experience. We've built an advanced platform that incentivizes sharing and curation of deals, enabling us to filter through tens of thousands of coupons and offers offered by thousands of brands everyday to offer our users only the best, most accurate, and most compelling deals.
StyleSpotter is a powerful discovery tool for fashion. Built on an advanced platform that crawls and understands the latest colors, sizes, availability, pricing, and coupons on millions of fashion items from thousands of brands, StyleSpotter takes the pain out of shopping for fashion online.
Productli.st is a social discussion platform for sharing, debating, and monetizing product recommendations in the form of lists. We're tapping into the popularity of the "top 10 list" format to create an optimized discussion experience which makes it fun and rewarding to share your opinions and product advice in the form of collaborative lists. Productli.st is in the ideation phase as an internal prototype.

Brands we work with

We work with over 20,000 retailers, helping them connect with customers through our network of high engagement shopping applications. To partner with us, connect with us through Conversant, Rakuten, Pepperjam, or inquire about a direct partnership at [email protected].

Our team

Michael Quoc

Lead Designer and CEO
Michael Quoc founded ZipfWorks in 2009 after spending a decade building and leading product teams in the Silicon Valley. Michael previously served as the Director of New Products at Yahoo, where he pioneered the company's agile product development methodology. Michael has launched dozens of innovative mobile and social networking platforms and products, and holds eight patents relating to social and mobile applications and technology. He graduated from the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley.

Brian Stanback

Lead Engineer and CTO
Brian Stanback joined ZipfWorks in 2013 and currently serves as CTO and engineering lead. Brian brings over a decade of experience developing software and leading technical teams, most recently serving as Lead Engineer at Mosaic Sustainability, where he lead the software team in architecting and developing an innovative greenhouse gas inventory platform. Brian graduated from Colorado State University with a degree in Computer Science.

Kevin Fang

Software Engineer
Kevin Fang joined ZipfWorks in 2013 and leads our platform engineering efforts. Kevin previously was a software developer at Aerospace Corporation. He graduated from UC Berkeley with a degree with Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.

Dream big. Build big.

Careers at ZipfWorks

At ZipfWorks, we're a team of innovators. We love to build new things. We're driven by the fact that, everyday, we are creating solutions that help millions of people get things done, more productively, more profitably, in more connected ways.

We're located in the premier Water Garden campus in Santa Monica. We offer a full range of benefits, including healthcare, team building, and career development. As a rapidly-growing company that has already reached profitability, we offer great equity packages along with a unique profit-sharing program for employees.

We're hiring. Please see our open positions at Angel.co. Interested in talking? Send a note to Michael Quoc at [email protected], we'd love to hear from you.

1601 Cloverfield Blvd. Suite 1050N
Santa Monica, CA 90404