Menlo Park, Calif. - Center'd on Wednesday announced the launch of a public beta of its event invitation site, and said it has raised a total of $6.5 million in funding, from investors including Norwest Venture Partners and Keynote Ventures.

Menlo Park, Calif.-based Center'd operates an online service that combines local search, event planning and social networking elements.

The company was founded by a team of former Microsoft and Yahoo executives, including CEO Jennifer Dulski, formerly Yahoo's VP and GM of local markets and commerce, and CTO Chandu Thota, who was previously the lead developer for Virtual Earth at Microsoft.

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