Startup profile for Zappos: latest funding, latest known valuation, total disclosed funding, investors, status, sources, and why the company is interesting. Part of the Venture Capital Tracker startup directory.
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Zappos funding, valuation and investors

Online shoes and apparel retailer known for customer-service culture — Amazon subsidiary in downtown Las Vegas.

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Funding, valuation & investors

Answer-first snapshot

Latest funding

Not publicly disclosed

Latest known valuation

Not publicly disclosed

Total disclosed equity funding

Not publicly disclosed

Excludes debt, grants, acquisitions, secondaries, and IPO proceeds.

Current status

acquired

acquired · Las Vegas, NV

Source links not recorded Last verified: 2026-07-26

Overview

Zappos.com is an online retailer of shoes, clothing, and accessories founded in 1999. Amazon announced it would acquire Zappos in July 2009; the deal closed later in 2009 for a reported ~$1.2 billion in stock and cash. Zappos operates as a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc. and is headquartered at 400 Stewart Avenue in downtown Las Vegas, Nevada (former Las Vegas City Hall campus, move completed 2013).

Why Zappos is interesting

Las Vegas consumer-commerce history: Zappos moved HQ into the former Las Vegas City Hall (downtown) and remains the city’s most famous e-commerce operator story after Amazon’s ~$1.2B acquisition closed in 2009.

Product & use cases

E-commerce retail for footwear, apparel, and accessories with free shipping/returns positioning and large authorized-brand assortment.

  • Online footwear and apparel shopping
  • Customer-service-led retail brand operations
  • Amazon subsidiary brand within broader retail portfolio

Key facts

  • Acquired by Amazon — announced Jul 2009; closed 2009 (~$1.2B reported)
  • HQ: 400 Stewart Ave, downtown Las Vegas (former City Hall; moved 2013)
  • Founded 1999 (Shoesite.com → Zappos)
  • Known for customer-service / culture brand in e-commerce

Funding history (newest first)

Acquisition

2009-11 ~$1.2B (reported stock/cash)
  • Amazon (lead)

Source: https://press.aboutamazon.com/2009/11/amazon-com-acquires-zappos-com

Competitive landscape

Edge: Service culture and assortment depth in footwear e-commerce — now backed by Amazon infrastructure.

  • Amazon Fashion adjacent

    Parent ecosystem; overlapping apparel/footwear demand.

  • Nike.com / DTC brands direct

    Brand DTC channels competing for footwear spend.

  • Nordstrom / department e-commerce direct

    Multi-brand apparel and footwear retail online.

Notable stories

  • Zappos’s 2013 move into the old Las Vegas City Hall made downtown HQ itself part of the city’s tech-and-culture narrative tied to Tony Hsieh’s Downtown Project era.

Industries

Consumer Marketplaces

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FAQs about Zappos

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Zappos is an online shoes and apparel retailer known for customer service; it is a subsidiary of Amazon.
Downtown Las Vegas, Nevada (400 Stewart Avenue).
Amazon.com, Inc. acquired Zappos in 2009.
Amazon announced the deal in July 2009; it closed later in 2009.
Verified Las Vegas HQ and the city’s landmark e-commerce company story.
No — it operates as an Amazon subsidiary while retaining the Zappos brand.
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