CityVoter offers local media outlets city guides for their dull websites, raises $2.6 million
The hyper-local concept, which revolves around content — like business reviews — targeted to local niches, has had it rough. Over the last 18 months, two venture-backed start-ups, Judy’s Book and BackFence, have had to shut down. Another site, Insider Pages, sold to Citysearch without generating much of a return to its investors. Only Yelp seems to have gained a significant following.
So you might think investing in another local review company doesn’t make too much… Continue Reading