LivingSocial's acquisition by Groupon this week marks the end of a major player in the Washington, D.C. startup and tech scene. The company had raised $934.7 million in funding and been valued at $1 billion, but had taken a lot of hits, shedding employees and subsidiary units at a rapid clip. It sold South Korean TicketMonster for $260 million and its Southeast Asian assets for $18.5 million in 2014 In 2015, it sold Spain-based Let's Bonus and Australian AussieCommerce Group, both for undisclosed amounts. But, even if the company is going away, that doesn't mean the effect it's had since it launched in 2007 will end. There are a lot of people in the area who put LivingSocial on their resumes, many of whom have gone on to found or take up senior roles at other tech and startup companies around the District. As we wave goodbye to LivingSocial, it's worth taking a look at the crew that's gone on ahead.
Tim O'Shaughnessy
LivingSocial Position: Co-founder and CEO
Where he is now: O'Shaughnessy left LivingSocial in the summer of 2014. A few months later, he became president of Graham Holdings, formerly known as the Washington Post Co. O'Shaughnessy is married to Graham Holdings founder Donald Graham's daughter, Laura Graham O'Shaughnessy.
Susan Tynan
LivingSocial Position: General manager
Where she is now: Tynan is founder and CEO of custom framing tech startup Framebridge. She's raised $20.5 million since founding the company in 2014
Ian Costello & Alan Clifford
LivingSocial Position: Vice president of product management and vice president of email and CRM, respectively.
Where they are now: Costello and Clifford co-founded food-tech delivery startup Galley Foods. The company regularly delivers thousands of meals a day to an expanding map in and around D.C.
Nicole Crowley
LivingSocial Position: Senior director of recruiting and human resources
Where she is now: Crowley was scooped up in March this year by D.C. software startup Contactually as vice president of people. She was part of a trio of executive hires Contactually made in a short time.
Bram Levy
LivingSocial Position: Senior director of LivingSocial Adventures
Where he is now: Levy left LivingSocial to become director of strategic services at Snagajob in late 2014, where he works on their ReadyHire service and launches new features.
Annaliese Rosenthal
LivingSocial Position: Senior analyst for business strategy and analytics
Where she is now: Rosenthal left LivingSocial to join Uber in mid-2013 as an operations manager. Since then, she has risen to the position of general manager for Uber Virginia.
