IAC/InterActive Corp. Opening Venture Investing Arm in Silicon Valley

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 4, 2007 - 2:39pm.

New York, N.Y. - IAC/InterActive Corp., the New York-based conglomerate of Internet media and e-commerce businesses, is opening a venture capital investment arm in Silicon Valley, according to a report in the San Jose Mercury News.

"We're interested in things that will complement IAC's portfolio," Jim Safka, CEO of Match.com, one of IAC/InterActive's portfolio companies, told the newspaper.

Safka is moving from Dallas to San Francisco to head up the operation, the report said.

Other companies in the IAC/InterActive portfolio include LendingTree, Ask.com and Ticketmaster, among others.

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