ABOUT US

We’re buying everything online. The only problem: it’s a world of little trust, tons of noise and too many fake reviews. That's why we created GIST.

The most trusted way to find products

GIST is a social network built around what you and the people you care about actually buy.

You are what you own

Our patent-pending purchase verification technology allows you to share products from over 15,000 stores — from Apple to Amazon, to everything on Square and Shopify. If you own it, you can GIST it.

Oh, and we’ll tell you when a friend buys something you recommended (because there’s an influencer inside all of us).

Who we are

GIST is based in San Francisco, California. Our founder Walter Haas started GIST when he saw a co-worker spend $5,000 on baby stuff after her friend sent her a Google Doc. With all due respect to Google Docs, there had to be a better way to make that list!

GIST is 100% private

• We’ll never sell your personal data to anyone, including advertisers.
• We show authentic product recommendations from real people, not ads.
• We use state-of-the-art security measures when handling your information. Your privacy is our highest priority.

A safer, better way to buy online. With verified product recs from the people you trust.

That’s the GIST.

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