Boomtown startup uses stock-brokerage tools to find lowest price on Amazon

BOULDER – With Boulder Startup Week on the horizon, Boomtown Accelerator companies are preparing for their Demo Day, May 19.

One of its companies, ShadowBid, is starting to see success. The Los Angeles-based startup has a tool for helping consumers find the best prices for products on Amazon, by using an algorithm to find when a product someone is eyeing will be at its lowest price and automatically ordering it from them.

The company’s chief executive and co-founder, Wes Hansen, got the idea from his past life as a stockbroker.

“I started…