Social search startup Mechanical Zoo raises $2M more

The Mechanical Zoo, the Googler-packed social search startup, brought in $2 million in convertible promissory note funding from August Capital, reports PE Wire. The same investment firm provided a $6 million first round of funding at the end of October.

As we reported earlier, the San… Continue Reading

Social search product Aardvark: Yahoo Answers meets Twitter — but better

Social search product Aardvark: Yahoo Answers meets Twitter — but better

Public details have been scant about the social search product from The Mechanical Zoo, a company chock full of former Googlers that just announced it raised $6 million from August Capital and Baseline Ventures. But for the last three months, I’ve actually been a beta… Continue Reading

Social search startup The Mechanical Zoo cages $6M

Social search startup The Mechanical Zoo cages $6M

The Mechanical Zoo, a social search startup founded by a team of former Google employees, has raised $6 million in a first round of funding.

Like many other companies, such as Delver and AskMeGo, The Mechanical Zoo says it’s trying to tailor web search results to… Continue Reading