We are pleased to announce that Martin Wesley has joined 8thBridge as Senior Vice President of Sales. As SVP Sales with 8thBridge, Wesley is responsible for all sales and business development initiatives within the industry’s largest and fastest growing social commerce platform.

Wesley is an entrepreneur and internet visionary. Prior to joining 8thBridge, Wesley served as Senior Vice President of Sales and Service at Involver, the world’s largest social marketing platform. He has over 18 years of experience working in… Read More

E-commerce executive, Jon Kubo, the former SVP of Ecommerce and CIO of Wet Seal, Inc. brings expertise to 8thBridge to accelerate the next stage of growth

MINNEAPOLIS – October 3, 2011 – 8thBridge, the leader in social commerce, announced today that Jon Kubo, former SVP of Ecommerce and CIO of Wet Seal, has joined the company as Chief Product Officer. Mr. Kubo brings over 16 years of ecommerce experience and is an award-winning CIO.

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Context Optional, an Efficient Frontier company that creates compelling social media marketing solutions for brands, and 8thBridge, the leader in creating social shopping experiences, today announced a partnership that will deliver an integrated Facebook commerce (f-commerce) solution for online merchants to reach customers, increase customer lifetime value and drive revenue…. Read More

8thBridge is proud to join other leading companies on the list such as Groupon, Zynga, Square, Dropbox, Airbnb, and Facebook. … Read More

Over 50 innovative brands have now run over 30,000 social shopping campaigns on Facebook

Minneapolis, MN – June 15, 2011 – 8thBridge, Inc., the leading social shopping platform used by the world’s most innovative brands, announced today that it has hit a new social commerce milestone and now enables 20 million Facebook users to shop together.

Leading brands use 8thBridge to create social shopping experiences for their customers that include in-stream shopping experiences inside Facebook’s News Feed, on Fan Pages, and on… Read More

Series B Funding Will Be Used to Extend 8thBridge’s Lead in Rebuilding e-Commerce Around People

Minneapolis, MN – March 21, 2011 – 8thBridge, Inc., a social commerce platform merchants use to create social shopping experiences for their customers, today announced it has secured $10 million in a series B funding round led by venture firm Trident Capital. The additional capital garnered through this funding round will be used to expand 8thBridge’s current operations and to extend the company’s leading social commerce… Read More

We’re excited to announce that today, January 21, 2011, we’re officially changing our name from Alvenda to 8thBridge. The change signifies our company’s pioneering of social commerce, the increasing capabilities of the social graph, and a new stage for our organization which has experienced tremendous growth and remarkable accomplishments since its founding in 2008.
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8thBridge Strengthens Executive Team with Jamie Thingelstad as COO and CTO

Minneapolis, MN – January 28, 2010 – 8thBridge, Inc., a distributed commerce network merchants use to create millions of opportunities for selling on Facebook and through advertising media, announced today that Jamie Thingelstad has been named chief operating officer (COO) and chief technology officer (CTO) of 8thBridge.

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8thBridge, Inc. Secures $5 Million in Series A Funding Led By Split Rock Partners
to Support Rapid Growth

Minneapolis, MN – January 25, 2010 – 8thBridge, Inc., a distributed commerce network merchants use to create millions of opportunities for selling on Facebook and through advertising media, has received $5 million in venture capital funding from Split Rock Partners to support its rapid growth. Split Rock Managing Director Michael Gorman has joined the 8thBridge Board of Directors.

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