With new release and new funding, Wetpaint wants to “wikify” the web
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Since its launch in 2006, software from a Seattle startup called Wetpaint has been used to build nearly a million wikis where a company’s customers and fans create the content. That’s pretty impressive, but Wetpaint chief executive Ben Elowitz says some companies weren’t satisfied —… Continue Reading
Easy-to-use database Blist raises $6.5M
Blist, a simple database for non-experts, has raised $6.5 million in a first round of funding from Frazier Technology Ventures and Morgenthaler Ventures.
The company started generating buzz last month after unveiling its product at DEMO (our coverage). The product’s big selling point is ease-of-use: it… Continue Reading
DocuSign, for electronic signatures, raises $12.4M
DocuSign, a company that eases the process of electronically signing documents, has received a $12.4 million cash infusion.
Last year, the Seattle company laid off some of its workers and earlier this year recruited a new CEO, according to the Seattle PI. It has been making… Continue Reading
Intel Capital’s Scott Darling joins Frazier Technology Ventures
Scott Darling, an investor for Intel Capital, the venture arm of the chip giant, has left to join Frazier Technology Ventures in Seattle.
Darling has been responsible for Intel Capital’s investments in companies focused on the “enterprise,” or selling products to large companies.
VentureBeat learned of the… Continue Reading
Wetpaint raises $9.5M for consumer wikis, meanwhile Jot is absent
Wetpaint, the Seattle start-up that lets people build Wikis — or sites where multiple people can edit the same pages — has raised $9.5 million to grab more market share.
The move comes after Google bought popular Wiki site, Jotspot, last year and closed that company… Continue Reading
Medio raises $30 million for mobile search — to battle Google, Jumptap, others
Medio, a Seattle start-up that gives you search results tailored for your mobile phone, has raised $30 million in a second round of funding to keep up with the mobile search Jones’.
Founder Brian Lent worked side-by-side with the Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin…. Continue Reading