Metaweb
please note:
- the text and code below is from The Pseudopedia
- it has been imported raw for GetWiki
{{otheruses4|the company Metaweb Technologies|the defunct Quicksilver Wiki, previously known as The Metaweb|Neal Stephenson}}
Metaweb Technologies, Inc. is a United States company based in
San Francisco that is developing
Freebase, described as an "open, shared database of the world's knowledge". The company was founded by
Danny Hillis and
Robert Cook as a spinoff of
Applied Minds in July,
2005, and operated in
stealth mode until
2007.
Funding
On March 14, 2006, Metaweb received $15 million in funding. Investors included:
Benchmark Capital,
Millennium Technology Ventures, and
Omidyar Network.
[PRESS RELEASE
],
Benchmark Capital, 2006-03-13
,
weblink,
, Metaweb Technologies, Inc. Receives $15 Million of Financing From Benchmark Capital, Millennium Technology Ventures and Omidyar Network
, 2007-03-09
,
Kevin Harvey of Benchmark Capital is a member of Metaweb's board of directors. On January 15, 2008, Metaweb announced a $42.5 million
Series B round led by
Goldman Sachs and Benchmark Capital.
(2)See also
References
-
[Metaweb announces hiring of Thomas Layton, CEO]
-
[Metaweb Raises .5 Million led by Goldman Sachs and Benchmark Capital (company press release)]
External links
Freebase (web)
- content above as imported from The Pseudopedia
- "Metaweb" does not exist on GetWiki
- time: 5:12am EDT - Fri, Mar 19 2010
