▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁G ilt ▁Gr oupe ▁is ▁an ▁online ▁sho pping ▁site . ▁G ilt ▁offers ▁fashion ▁for ▁women , ▁men , ▁and ▁children ; ▁home ▁decor ; ▁art is anal ▁ing red ients ; ▁hot els ▁and ▁travel ▁experiences ▁on ▁every ▁continent . ▁G ilt ▁Gr oupe ▁secured ▁over ▁$ 2 4 0 ▁million ▁in ▁total ▁finan cing . ▁Its ▁invest ors ▁include ▁Matrix ▁Part ners , ▁ ▁General ▁Atlantic ▁Part ners , ▁So ft bank ▁Group , ▁New ▁Enter prise ▁Associ ates , ▁Dra per ▁Fish er ▁Jur vet son ▁and ▁Gold man ▁Sach s . ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁G ilt ▁Gr oupe ▁was ▁prepar ing ▁for ▁an ▁IP O . ▁However , ▁the ▁company ▁sold ▁to ▁the ▁Hudson ' s ▁Bay ▁Company ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁for ▁$ 2 5 0 ▁million . ▁ ▁Business ▁Ins ider ▁Kevin ▁Ryan ▁and ▁D w ight ▁M err iman ▁founded ▁Business ▁Ins ider ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁with ▁Henry ▁Bl od get . ▁Ryan ▁function ed ▁as ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁board ▁through ▁its ▁ac quisition ▁by ▁Ax el ▁Springer ▁SE ▁for ▁$ 4 4 2 ▁million . ▁ ▁MongoDB ▁ ▁Kevin ▁Ryan ▁and ▁D w ight ▁M err iman ▁founded ▁MongoDB ▁Inc . ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁Ryan ▁served ▁as ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁board ▁through ▁the ▁company ' s ▁initial ▁public ▁offering ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁at ▁a ▁$ 1 . 1 8 ▁billion