DeepDyve launches rental service for scientific research
A company called DeepDyve has already unveiled a search engine that it says beats Google’s for finding research information. But its plans go beyond search — chief executive Bill Park says the company also wants to reach a new audience for academic research, today launching what he calls “an iTunes or Netflix for research.”
The business model for a scientific, medical, or technical journal is all about selling to a big academic institution, like Harvard or… Continue Reading
DeepDyve looking for $5M for research engine
DeepDyve, a so-called research engine that provides web sites with tools to power more comprehensive searches, says it is looking to raise $5 million in a first institutional round of funding, initially reported by VentureWire. Based in Sunnyvale, Calif., company says it will use the money for further product development and marketing operations. Right now, it digs up research on life science and medical topics. It hopes to hit profitablity before branching into business and… Continue Reading
DeepDyve raises $375K to boost search results
DeepDyve, a so-called research engine that provides web sites with tools to power more comprehensive searches, has raised $375,000 of an anticipated $2.4 million round of debt and warrants, according to a regulatory filing. The Sunnyvale, Calif. company launched its product in May and has no prior funding history.
DeepDyve launches tools for more powerful web site search
Research engine DeepDyve announced today that it is launching three new tools that web sites can integrate to give their users even deeper and more comprehensive search results. The release comes on the heels of its new toolbox for publishers that makes their content more easily discoverable on any search engine.
The features rolled out today should come in handy especially for bloggers and news sites that aggregate large amounts of text every day, the Sunnyvale,… Continue Reading
Google falls short for research — instead, meet DeepDyve
Despite an endless succession of startups claiming to “beat” Google and Yahoo, there’s not, strictly speaking, any need to do so. For the average consumer search has been solved, with most searches ending satisfactorily. DeepDyve wants to tap another group of users: Students, researchers and other “information workers” who need to quickly find expert-level data.
What makes DeepDyve, formerly called Infovell, unusual is that it uses a technology fairly similar to Google’s statistics-based search. While semantics… Continue Reading