Menu
Home
People
Places
Arts
History
Plants & Animals
Science
Life & Culture
Technology
Reference.org
Kozmo.com
open-in-new
<p>Kozmo.com was a <a href="/facts/Venture-capital/yeH3m7zo">venture capital</a>–funded online company that promised free one-hour delivery of "videos, games, DVDs, music, mags, books, food, basics and more" and <a href="/facts/Starbucks/tfrTP31s">Starbucks</a> coffee in several major cities in the <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a>. It was founded in March 1998 by young investment bankers <a href="/facts/Joseph_Park_(businessman)/3s25fI1I">Joseph Park</a> and Yong Kang in <a href="/facts/New_York,_New_York/YlyvFmVC">New York City</a>, and was out of business by April 2001. The company is often cited as an example of the <a href="/facts/Dot-com_bubble/dCFWQt0s">dot-com bubble</a>. In January 2013, the brand was bought by Yummy.com and announced that they would relaunch soon. In March 2018, Kozmo was relaunched as a <a href="/facts/Warehouse_club/LkxDhUBg">warehouse club</a>. The Kozmo.com website is offline as of July 2023. </p>