The next MySpace? — VCs bet on Xuqa, Tagworld

So, you thought the social networking space was pretty crowded? Well, you’re right. It is incredibly crowded.

Doesn’t matter. Every VC must make a bet on a start-up that might — just might — be the next MySpace.

So we find out that San Francisco’s BV Capital has invested in the Xuqa.com, a raunchy (just scroll down the home page) college social networking company, where people set up their own profile page. Funding is reportedly $300,000, if you believe the Wag. But according to this table of the biggest social networking sites, it is doing pretty well (at No. 14). Company is pronounced “Zoo-kah.”

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Meanwhile, Silicon Valley venture capital firm Draper Fisher Jurvetson, invests $7.5 million into Santa Monica’s Tagworld, another company pretty high on the list of social networking sites (No. 11 biggest) where young people can build their own profile pages.

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  • Sam
    DON'T touch xuqa, it sends emails to people on hotmail list by itself, and even complete random people. Rubbish, wastle of space
  • John adams
    nahhh man. i love xuqa.... all the peeps at my skool (Aber) use it
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  • I have to say, that I could not agree with you in 100% regarding VCs bet on Xuqa, Tagworld, but it's just my opinion, which could be wrong :)