Kosmix issues $238K more in stock after CruxLux buy
Kosmix, a search engine that provides comprehensive pages of information in response to queries, has brought in $238,000 from a new stock issuance related to its recent acquisition of CruxLux, a startup that determines connections between people, places and things. Based in Mountain View, Calif., Kosmix is backed by Accel Partners, DAG Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners and Time Warner. It raised $20 million last December.
This post corrects an earlier one published today reporting that Kosmix… Continue Reading
MeeTV delivers the latest TV gossip to your iPhone
Kosmix, a company that automatically generates informational pages about any topic, has been dipping its toe into news aggregation with a site called MeeHive. And now it’s delivering that news to your iPhone too, with super-focused news applications, including a new one called MeeTV that helps users follow the news about the favorite TV shows.
When I downloaded MeeTV, nothing grabbed me right away, but its simplicity is growing on me. You select all of your… Continue Reading
MeeHive wants to deliver smarter news aggregation
Kosmix, the company that automatically generates informational pages about any topic, is using its technology to improve the news-reading experience with a new product called MeeHive.
Okay, so I’ve probably got many of you rolling your eyes already. But I’ve been playing with MeeHive for the past week, and while it hasn’t replaced Google Reader as my primary destination for news, it’s actually pretty useful. If the site gets much better, I might have to reconsider… Continue Reading
Kosmix’s new approach to search gets $20M
Kosmix, a search startup that automatically builds pages about any topic, has raised a $20 million in new funding led by Time Warner. That brings the Mountain View, Calif. startup’s total backing to $55 million — pretty impressive, especially for an ad-driven company. It’s also launching a redesigned version of the Kosmix site into beta testing.
Initially, the idea of yet another search engine seemed silly, but the concept has grown on me. Kosmix basically hits… Continue Reading
Specialized search company Kosmix isn’t so specialized anymore
Kosmix, the search company that has built sites around specific topics like health and automobiles, just rolled out a “horizontal” search engine — namely, one that brings the Kosmix approach to any topic you can think of.
That may seem like a dangerous move; we’re pretty skeptical about any search company that tries to take on Google (particularly one whose founders considered acquiring and eventually declined to buy Google when they were working at Amazon in… Continue Reading
Kosmix riases $10M more for search sites in health, autos, more
Kosmix, the Silicon Valley search engine company that focuses on specific topics, such as health, has raised $10 million more in backing.
Kosmix is run by co-founders (including Venky Harinarayan, pictured left) who came close to buying Google in 1999 when they represented Amazon. Google was still a small company, but Google co-founder Sergey Brin responded to their offer saying he’d settle nothing short of single-digit billions; they passed. See our coverage of that history, here.
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Kosmix launches RightHealth, for health info on the fly
Kosmix, the search engine company started by the guys who once almost bought Google when it was a year old, has unleashed a new health site, called RightHealth.
It organizes a large number of information sources into pages that are generally clear, concise, and easy to navigate, says David Hamilton, of VentureBeat LifeSciences, who reviews the site today. David concludes:
“RightHealth won’t find you a doctor, manage your medical bills or save you from the heartbreak of… Continue Reading
Kosmix launches RightHealth, generating comprehensive health info on the fly
Health-information sites are popping up across the Web like mushrooms, but the sad fact is that most of them aren’t really very good. Search sites like Healia mostly seem to want to displace Google as a “first stop” for health-minded users — a relatively unlikely prospect. Places like Healthline that aim to offer a more comprehensive look at diseases, symptoms and treatments still generally present their information in a disjointed fashion, dividing it up among… Continue Reading