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Former Google Employees Debuts New Search Engine Cuil

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on July 28, 2008 - 11:21am.

Menlo Park, Calif. - Cuil, a new search engine developed by a team led by an engineer whose last search company was purchased by Google, on Monday launched a beta version of its search site.

tags: Deals | VC | Search | Google | Greylock | Tugboat Ventures | Cuil | Madrone Capital Partners |

Interactive Web Video Firm PLYmedia Raises $6 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on July 2, 2008 - 6:44am.

Palo Alto, Calif. - PLYmedia, the developer of an interactive Web video platform that enables the addition of advertisements, subtitles, pop-up bubbles and other layered content to existing video, has landed $6 million to $6.5 million in new financing, TechCrunch reported, citing a source with knowledge of the deal.

tags: Deals | VC | Video | Advertising | Greylock | PLYmedia | Elron Electronic Industries |

Online Music Video Competition Music Nation Raises $5.5 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on January 16, 2007 - 8:55am.
New York - Music Nation, an artist development company that hosts online music video competitions, announced on Tuesday that it has raised $5.5 million in its first round of venture capital financing, led by Greylock Partners and Point Judith Capital.
tags: Deals | VC | Video | Music | Greylock | Sony BMG | Music Nation | Epic | Original Signal |

College Social Networking Site Facebook Raises $25 Million

Authored by dmw on April 19, 2006 - 4:44pm.
Palo Alto, Calif. - Facebook Inc., the operator of a social networking site for college and high school students, announced on Wednesday that it has raised $25 million in venture capital financing. Greylock Partners led the investment round; Meritech Capital Partners and previous investors Accel Partners and PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel also participated. Launched in 2004, Palo Alto, Calif.-based Facebook now claims over 7 million members for its service, which like similar social networks MySpace and Friendster lets members create profiles and interact with other college students online. The company, which has now raised a total of $37.7 million, said it will use the funds to improve site functionality.
tags: Deals | Internet | VC | Social Networking | College | Facebook | Greylock |