Cookies on the Business Insider India website

Business Insider India has updated its Privacy and Cookie policy. We use cookies to ensure that we give you the better experience on our website. If you continue without changing your settings, we\'ll assume that you are happy to receive all cookies on the Business Insider India website. However, you can change your cookie setting at any time by clicking on our Cookie Policy at any time. You can also see our Privacy Policy.

Yahoo just bought the social shopping startup Polyvore

JILLIAN D'ONFROAug 1, 2015, 02:46 IST

Polyvore CEO Jess LeeJess Lee / Polyvore

Yahoo just bought the startup Polyvore, the company announced Friday.

Polyvore, a social commerce site that lets users make artisitic product collages, was founded by three Yahoo alums.

Jess Lee, the company's CEO and fourth "honorary founder" has actually said before that Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer has helped shape her career.

Complimentary Tech Event

Transform talent with learning that works

Capability development is critical for businesses who want to push the envelope of innovation.Discover how business leaders are strategizing around building talent capabilities and empowering employee transformation.Know More

She'll be joining the company and reporting to Simon Khalaf, SVP of product and engineering for publisher products.

Yahoo says it bought Polyvore because of the "amazing potential" of the combination of Yahoo's premium content and the startup's expertise in community-driven experiences and retailer-supported commerce.

Here's the full blog post:

NOW WATCH: The 12 best new features coming to the iPhone

Please enable Javascript to watch this video