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BountyJobs is a communication platform which streamlines a company's recruiting process, helping employers save time and money. The site eliminates recruiting inefficiencies for employers by enabling access to a network of thousands of professional headhunters and all of their extended candidate networks. BountyJobs works for companies of all sizes, from leading Fortune 500 brands to small businesses.
Initial Investment: August 2006
Co-Investors: Greylock Partners, Accel
www.bountyjobs.com
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Giftly offers completely rethought gift cards and allows users to purchase customized e-gift card for any combination of three stores and restaurants. Its model merges online and offline commerce through social media, independent of merchant involvement.
Initial Investment: March 2011
Co-Investors: Baseline Ventures, SoftTechVC, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Floodgate Fund, Thrive Capital Partners, angels
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Glyde is a Consumer to Consumer marketplace focused on providing a simple and efficient method for consumers to buy and sell everyday commodity items that are generally out of use and sitting on the shelves of every household. For the seller, Glyde facilitates and simplifies every stage of the process (listing, pricing, and shipping) so that selling items is easier than throwing them out. For buyers, Glyde provides a smooth and pain free way to buy high quality used items at prices up to 80% off of retail. Glyde was founded by industry veterans from eBay, AOL, and Excite.
Initial Investment: February 2009
Co-Investors: Charles River Ventures
www.glyde.com
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Mirror.me is an Internet social media platform that enables people and brands find relevancy in their social graph and to understand who they are online.
Initial Investment: September 2010
Co-Investors: Illinois Ventures, angels
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Mojo Motors is an online marketplace that takes the pain out of the traditionally harrowing experience of finding and buying a used car. It does this by simply and quickly connecting interested buyers directly with pre-approved car dealers. For consumers, Mojo Motors provides an anonymous and anxiety-free way to get competitive offers for used cars from multiple dealers in their local area. For dealers, Mojo Motors provides qualified local buyers in less time. Mojo Motors was founded by industry veterans from eBay, OnForce, Ford, and Dell.
Initial Investment: May 2010
www.mojomotors.com |
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OPENLANE, Inc. is the leading online auction company in North America for automotive dealers to buy and sell wholesale vehicles. The company offers proven, end-to-end auto remarketing solutions to auto manufacturers; captive finance companies; lease and daily rental companies; financial institutions and wholesale auto auctions throughout the United States and Canada. OPENLANE powers successful online remarketing programs for American Honda Finance, Audi Financial Services, Avis Budget Group, Chase Auto Finance, Chrysler Financial Services, Ford Motor Credit, Porsche Financial Services, Volkswagen Credit, and several others. Since 1999, OPENLANE's products and services have enabled customers to reduce cycle times, costs and achieve greater profitability.
Initial Investment: October 2002
Co-Investors Include: August Capital, Meritech Capital Partners
www.openlane.com
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ShareThis lets people easily share the things they find online, in the most convenient way possible. ShareThis consolidates address books and friend lists, so that anything can be shared immediately, without even leaving a webpage. ShareThis's exceptional management team comprises industry leaders with experience gained within international media, marketing and technology companies including: Advertising.com, AOL, and Nielsen Buzzmetrics.
Initial Investment: July 2005
Co-Investors: Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Blue Chip Ventures, Illinois Ventures
www.sharethis.com |
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Social Finance's mission is to provide market based solutions that address significant social challenges. Recognizing the power of the social web and our connected world, Social Finance aims to restore the historical norms of community finance to help students meet their financial needs through alumni involvement.
Initial Investment: October 2011
Co-Investors: Linden Ventures, MRB Capital, Baseline Ventures, Ulu Ventures, angels
www.sofi.org |
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Wide Open Spaces delivers member only offers on the ultimate hunting, fishing and outdoor gear at up to 80% off retail prices.
Initial Investment: December 2011
Co-Investors Include: DFJ Mercury, angels
www.wideopenspaces.com |