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Interesting funding information about some YC alums (includes Reddit's acquisition price)
- mattjaynes 20y agoSite requires registration. Here's the full text: _______________________ Here are some of the more prominent "alumni" of Y Combinator: Loopt, Palo Alto A mobile application that shows users where their friends are. Loopt has received $5 million from venture firms Sequoia Capital and New Enterprise Associates. Reddit, San Francisco A social bookmarking Website where users can post links to content on the Web. Reddit was acquired last year by Conde Nast for roughly $12 million. I'm in Like With You, New York A still-stealth service that fosters flirting online. The company recently raised a round of angel funding from unnamed investors. Wufoo, Tampa, Fla. A company whose application helps users create online forms, such as job applications, workshop registrations and event calendars. The company has raised an undisclosed amount of angel financing from unnamed investors. Inkling Markets, Chicago A still-stealth start-up that "helps organizations tap into the collective wisdom of their employees, peers and customers," according to its site, which also says it remains self-funded for now.
- mattculbreth 20y agoStrange, I got in without registration.
- Harj 20y agoConsidering TextPayMe was acquired they'd expect to be on that list. You'd be hard pushed to find someone that hadn't heard of Kiko and despite all the claims of failure, they still got bought and generated a return for their investors.
- nostrademons 20y agoThey generated a return for their later-stage investors. yCombinator took a small loss on them.
- sharpshoot 20y agoIs there actually any info there that wasn't already known. No mention of xobni, hey san or auctomatic: who have all have good news on the funding front.
- mattculbreth 20y agoI'd never heard the Reddit price. Still don't know if that's the correct figure of course, but it was interesting to see it. Also interesting to see some of the other people getting additional funding.
- brezina 20y agoXobni was mentioned in the main article. Along with the Weeblies and the Zenters. http://www.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_5654015?nclick_check=1 http://www.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_5654015?nclick_check=1
- staunch 20y agoUsername bugger@notme.com Password pa$$word Username mxx@mailinator.com Password mxmail@ http://www.bugmenot.com/view/registration.mercurynews.com http://www.bugmenot.com/view/registration.mercurynews.com
- brett 20y agoInkling is "still-stealth"?
- mattculbreth 20y agoYeah thought that was strange too. I use it.
- pg 20y agoThe acquisition price they quote for reddit is wrong. (And no, I'm not saying if it was higher or lower.)
- mattculbreth 20y agoWell here's to hoping it's higher than quoted. I love Reddit, impeachment and all.
- falsestprophet 20y agoAh ha! Now we know it is either less than 19,999,999.99 or greater than 12,000,000.01. If Paul Graham, well known essayist, cooperates, we shall uncover the purchase price before the millennium is out. Huzzah!
- rms 20y agoI wonder how they got the figure and if it has some basis in fact or was completely made up.