For Hukkster, it was a good run, until it wasn’t. The e-commerce supporter app allowed users to to tag items online they were interested in buying and then receive alerts when those items went on sale.
The start-up had raised $1.5 million as recently as March, and taken in $4.5 million in funding since its founding. Notable investors included Winklevoss Capital.
In a message that went out to Huckster users Friday (August 1), the co-founders Erica Bell and Katie Finnegan thanked users for their years of support.
“It gave us great joy creating a tool to help you access your favorite products, must-haves, little somethings, special gifts, pick-me-ups, finishing touches and perfect accents. We started Hukkster with nothing more than an idea and had the opportunity to build our dream team and make our vision a reality. While we’re sad to say goodbye, we hope our story inspires all of you to challenge the status quo,” the pair wrote in an E-mail excerpted by TechCrunch.
Hukkster has offered to return to users product links from their Hukkster wish lists.
The closure comes surprisingly abruptly, as the company as talking up its success and plans for expansion in the immediately following their last funding round. There are no reports yet as to whether users were updated ahead of time on the shut-down.
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