The playing field is still open for mall search engines like NearbyNow
As the dot-com crash proved, the Internet doesn’t spell the end of the brick-and-mortar store. While shopping startups like Boo.com and Webvan went belly-up, the traditional mall continued to thrive, relatively untouched by the web phenomenon.
Getting data about the local mall on to the web is the point of NearbyNow, a search engine that tells us it has just raised a fresh $11.75 million round from Norwest Venture Partners and Draper Fisher Jurvetson. The company,… Continue Reading
NearbyNow, shopping mall search engine, confirms $5M investment
NearbyNow, the Los Altos, Calif. shopping mall search engine company, announced it has raised $5 million from DFJ and Draper Richards. We reported this two months ago (see story).
NearByNow, the shopping mall search engine
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NearbyNow is a search engine specifically for your local shopping mall — and we hear it’s getting strong interest from venture capitalists.
It’s about to finish raising another $5 million. The company raised $2.5 million last year, led by Draper Fisher Jurvetson and including Draper Richards.
On its face, this may seem like just another wannabe search engine. However, there’s increasing realization that many people like to search online to do price comparisons,… Continue Reading