Neighborhood Social Network Fatdoor Lands $5.5 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on November 14, 2007 - 8:36am.

Palo Alto, Calif. - Fatdoor, the developer of a neighborhood community platform and social networking service, announced on Wednesday that it has raised $5.5 million in first round funding, led by Norwest Venture Partners, and hired Jennifer Dulski, former head of Yahoo's (NASD: YHOO) local markets and commerce division, as its new CEO.

KeyNote Ventures also participated in the funding, which will be used to expand market presence, scale infrastructure and build out the company's community offering.

Palo Alto, Calif.-based Fatdoor is currently alpha testing its service, which offers community calendars and location-based social networking features.

The company is planning a public launch of its service in the spring of 2008.

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Published in DMW Daily, November 14, 2007

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A Custom Neighborhood Social Network

Submitted by Craig (not verified) on November 15, 2007 - 9:16am.

Also check out OnMyCity.com for an easy way to create a social network for anything, including neighborhoods.

Meet Your Neighbors

Submitted by Tom (not verified) on November 16, 2007 - 1:24pm.

There is another website - Neighborology (http://neighborology.com) - that launched recently that enables you connect with your neighbors and also people who live in your region. You can share reviews, forum posts, blogs, and more. Unlike fatdoor.com, it's open to everyone.