Tech Company Financing Transactions
Metaweb Technologies Funding Round
On 3/14/2006, Metaweb Technologies raised $15 million in funding from Benchmark Capital, Millennium Technology Value Partners and Omidyar Network.
Transaction Overview
Company Name
Announced On
3/14/2006
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$15,000,000
Round
Undisclosed
Investors
Proceeds Purpose
Proceeds purposes were not disclosed.
Company Information
Company Status
Acquired or Merged
Industry
Infrastructure
Mailing Address
631 Howard St. 400
San Francisco, CA 94105
USA
San Francisco, CA 94105
USA
Phone
Website
Email Address
Overview
Metaweb Technologies, Inc. was spun out of Applied Minds, Inc. in July, 2005 to build a better infrastructure for the Web. It is led by battle-hardened alumni of Netscape, The Internet Archive, Alexa, Tellme, Intel and Broderbund.
Profile
Social Media
Company News
Facebook
YouTube
Management Team
Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Thomas Layton
Chief Technical Officer
John Giannandrea
Co-Founder
Robert Cook
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