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The following investments were made prior to First Round
Capital.
del.icio.us -
http://del.icio.us
del.icio.us was created in 2002 by Joshua Schachter
as a way to organize and share his online content
consumption. The "social |
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bookmarking" service allows users
to "tag" websites, categorizing them with
their own personal descriptions. Other investors
included Union Square Ventures, BV Capital, and
Amazon.com.
del.icio.us was acquired by Yahoo in December 2005. |
Engage.com - http://www.engage.com
Engage.com is the world's first online relationship
community where people help people find love through
personal introductions. |
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| Predicated on the notion of people
helping people, there's no scientific testing required
to meet someone on Engage. Love happens on the site
much as it does in the real world, with a little
help from our family and friends. Other investors
include The Founders Fund. |
Feedster - http://www.feedster.com
Feedster is an RSS search engine that enables the
public to |
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| create a richer, more diverse and
connected exchange of information. Other investors
include Selby Venture Partners, The Omidyar Network
and Mitsui. |
Flock - http://www.flock.com
Flock is endeavoring to make the web browsing a
two-way experience. Flock will incorporate enhanced
browser technology with innovative social networking
services to create a new browsing experience. The |
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| Flock team is led by co-founders Bart
Decrem (who helped launch Firefox while at the Mozilla
Foundation) and Geoffrey Arone (formerly from RealNetworks
and Oracle Corporation). Other investors include
Catamount Ventures and Bessemer Venture Partners. |
IronPort - http://www.ironport.com
IronPort Systems is the leading email security provider
for organizations ranging from small businesses
to the Global 2000. |
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IronPort is driving new standards
and providing innovative products for those faced
with the monumental task of managing, protecting,
and growing mission-critical email systems. Other
investors include New Enterprise Associates (NEA),
Rembrandt Venture Partners, Menlo Ventures and Allegis
Capital.
IronPort was acquired by Cisco Systems in January, 2008. |
LinkedIn - http://www.linkedin.com
LinkedIn is the world's largest and most effective
business network. On LinkedIn, more than 4.2 million
professionals find jobs, people |
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| and service providers through their
existing network of business relationships. LinkedIn
is backed by Sequoia Capital, Greylock and well-known
angel investors: |
Pandora.com -
http://www.pandora.com
When was the last time you fell in love with a new
artist or song? |
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| Pandora Media™ (formerly Savage
Beast Technologies™), has a single mission:
To help you discover new music you'll love. Other
investors include WaldenVC, Labrador Ventures and
Selby Venture Partners. |
Traffic.com -
http://www.traffic.com
Traffic.com is a leading provider of accurate, real-time
traffic information in the United States, based
on the quality of its traffic |
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data and the extent of its geographic
coverage. Traffic.com offers detailed traffic information,
including specific speeds, travel times and delay
times.
Traffic.com went public in 2006 (NASDAQ: TRFC). |
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