Human-based search engine ChaCha seeks $30M, raises $11M
[Update: ChaCha has confirmed since I first posted that it has successfully raised the full $30 million. Thanks to Robin Wauters at TechCrunch.]
Human-powered search engine ChaCha just brought in $11 million of an expected $30 million third round of funding, according to peHUB. It’s assumed, based on the filing, that the round came from existing investors, potentially including private investor Morton Meyerson, Bezos Expeditions, Compaq Computer cofounder Rod Canion and Maven Ventures partner Jack Gill…. Continue Reading
Human powered search engine, ChaCha, raises more cash
ChaCha, the search engine company that hires people to answer your questions in real-time as you search for things, said it has raised $10 million in private financing.
The controversial company hasn’t said much about traction. A spokeswoman said merely that traffic “doubled” last quarter, but that’s vague. She didn’t elaborate, but said she is checking with the company about what more she can say.
It’s an odd company, because people powered search is somewhat inefficient. ChaCha… Continue Reading
Chacha, the search engine offering live human help, raises $6M
VentureBeat reported earlier that ChaCha, the search engine offering human help to guide you in your search, had raised $6 from investors including Jeff Bezos of Amazon.com.
Other investors include Rod Canion, founding CEO of Compaq Computer, and Jack Gill, veteran Silicon Valley investor, founder of Vanguard Ventures and current partner at Maven Ventures, according to a follow-up story in VentureWire (sub required).
VC veteran Jack Gill joins daughter’s firm, Maven
Jack Gill, a legendary Silicon Valley venture capitalist, has become a partner at his daughter’s Menlo Park venture capital firm, Maven Venture Partners.
Gill’s move had been rumored in recent weeks, but Gill — who once oversaw one of the best performances ever for a venture firm — told VentureBeat in an interview that his decision is now official. The move is significant for two reasons: One of Maven’s initial partners, Marc Friend, left just as… Continue Reading