Wonderment’s Acquisition by Loop Returns with Jess Meher
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In this episode of Build a Business Worth Buying, we sit down with Jess Meher, co-founder of Wonderment and current SVP of Marketing at Loop Returns.
Jess has walked the full founder path—from ideation to exit—and brings a rare perspective on what it really takes to build a product customers love, navigate acquisition conversations with confidence, and find long-term alignment post-sale.
We unpack Wonderment’s founding journey, how Jess and her team spotted a critical gap in the e-commerce experience, and why focusing on retention (not just acquisition) helped them stand out in a crowded Shopify ecosystem. Jess also gets candid about product pivots, acquisition criteria, building optionality into your funding plan, and what it feels like to go from founder to operator at scale.
What You’ll Learn:
- How Wonderment turned a post-purchase frustration into a high-growth platform
- Why retention is the new frontier in e-commerce tech
- The technical lessons behind building with (and eventually beyond) Shopify
- How to evaluate when it’s time to sell vs. scale
- What made Loop Returns the right buyer—and how they approached integration
- Jess’s mindset shift post-exit and how she’s redefining success now
About Jess Meher:
Jess is a seasoned entrepreneur and investor with deep roots in the SaaS and e-commerce worlds. She co-founded Wonderment, a post-purchase tracking and customer experience platform, which was acquired by Loop Returns in 2023. Today, she leads marketing at Loop, bringing her founder lens to scaling one of the fastest-growing platforms in the returns and retention space.
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