san francisco california area served united states united kingdom finland key people ahmed khaishgi ceo & co founder steven abernethy co founder & executive chairman products consumer electronics and appliances warranty website squaretrade.com us squaretrade.co.uk uk squaretrade.fi finland squaretrade inc. is an american extended warranty service provider for consumer electronics and appliances 1 headquartered in san francisco s soma district . contents 1 dispute resolution services 2 warranty services 3 references 4 external links dispute resolution services edit co founded in 1999 by steve abernethy and ahmed khaishgi squaretrade launched as the first online service for resolving e commerce disputes . working with online marketplaces such as ebay the company utilized an online negotiation tool to automate the dispute resolution process between sellers and buyers . between 1999 and 2001 squaretrade raised 15m from jp morgan partners weston presidio capital and draper richards . that same year the company launched a merchant verification service the squaretrade seal . 2 3 both original services have since been discontinued . 4 warranty services edit in 2006 squaretrade began providing consumer protection plans for portable devices appliances and other electronics both on line and through large retailers . pc magazine listed it as number 93 in its list of the best 100 web sites of the year . 5 in 2012 bain capital and bain capital ventures announced they were investing 238 million in the company marking the second largest venture capital deal of the year . 6 the company s underwriter has been amtrust financial services inc. but as of 2013 squaretrade was shifting toward starr indemnity . 7 references edit ramsey donovan x. may 22 2014 . is it worth it to insure your iwhatever . ebony . retrieved 27 may 2014 . collier marsha 2007 08 27 . starting an ebay business for dummies . john wiley & sons . pp. 106 . isbn 9780470230312 . retrieved 27 may 2014 . mcgrath lissa 2006 01 01 . 20 questions to ask before selling on ebay . career press . pp. 56 . isbn 9781564148544 . retrieved 27 may 2014 . cort s pablo 2010 09 13 . online dispute resolution for consumers in the european union . routledge . pp. 149 . isbn 9781136943508 . retrieved 27 may 2014 . the top 100 web sites of 2010 . pc magazine . 2010 08 16 . retrieved 2013 04 03 . top 15 venture capital deals of 2012 . venture beat . 2012 12 28 . retrieved 2013 04 03 . appliance service contract underwriters 17 october 2013 . warranty week . 17 october 2013 . retrieved 27 may 2014 . external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title squaretrade & oldid 743700109 categories companies based in san franciscoinsurance companies1999 establishments in california navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 10 october 2016 at 19 47 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view