techcrunch.com - 4/13/2009
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Back in September, we reported that eBay was attempting to sell off its stake in StumbleUpon, the website recommendation service it bought for $75 million in 2007 . That didn’t happen. Instead, the company has been bought back by its investors and original founders. It emerges once again ...
stumbleupon.com - 4/13/2009
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stumbleupon.com —
After nearly two years as a subsidiary of
eBay, today StumbleUpon returns to being an independent company. ...
StumbleUpon is now backed by myself and co-founder Geoff Smith, along with several great investors who’ve backed companies ...
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StumbleUpon is a start-up again!
kara.allthingsd.com - 4/13/2009
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kara.allthingsd.com —
The content discovery service StumbleUpon has gotten itself
back to start-up status, after being bought by eBay...
two years ago, announcing today that was being backed by a roster of well-known Silicon Valley investors. More to come, but here’s ...
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StumbleUpon Stumbles Out of eBay’s Arms to be Reborn as ...
news.prnewswire.com - 4/13/2009
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news.prnewswire.com —
SAN FRANCISCO , April 13 /PRNewswire/ -- StumbleUpon,
the best way to discover new content on the...
Internet, today announced that after nearly 2 years as a subsidiary of eBay Inc., it has returned to the ranks of an investor-backed startup. StumbleUpon ...
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StumbleUpon Goes Independent; Backed by Founders and New ...
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StumbleUpon Breaks Free from eBay - Founds Buy it Back
ReadWriteWeb —
... News of the buyback comes from MG Siegler at TechCrunch, who has published the press release in full. The company blog post about the move is short but ...
eBay sells StumbleUpon back to... StumbleUpon
Download Squad —
... that Skype's founders are exploring the possibility of buying their company back from eBay comes news that StumbleUpon's founders did buy their company back. StumbleUpon is now back in th ehands of founders Garret Camp and Geoff Smith and a new group of investors. The official reason for the buyback? Camp says "there were few long-term synergies between the two businesses." We could have told them that two years ago. Oh wait, we did. [via TechCrunch] eBay sells StumbleUpon back to... StumbleUpon originally appeared on ...
StumbleUpon finds its way out of eBay
GMSV —
... led by Garrett Camp and Geoff Smith , who co-founded the site in 2001 and cashed a $75 million check from eBay when it sold. Terms of the spin-off were not disclosed. How eBay planned to fit StumbleUpon into its business was a puzzler to outsiders from the start (see “ ...
StumbleUpon Founders Buy Service Back From eBay
AppScout —
... "We are grateful to eBay for its guidance. However, we realized there were few long-term synergies between the two businesses. It is best for us to part ways and focus on our respective strengths," said Camp in a release issued yesterday. "This change makes it possible for StumbleUpon to continue to innovate and focus on becoming the Web's largest recommendation service." ...
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eBay Dumps StumbleUpon
businessinsider.com 4/13/2009 —
eBay (EBAY) has dumped StumbleUpon, the random-Web site-finding toolbar it bought for $75 million in 2007 .
The company "has returned to the ranks of an investor-backed startup," according to a press release . Founders Garrett Camp and Geoff ...
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eBay and StumbleUpon Dissolve Their Bizarre Marriage
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Stig's Signed Helmet Up For Grabs On Ebay [Found On EBay]
jalopnik.com 4/14/2009 — Ever feel the need to know what the inside of The Stig 's helmet and racing suit smells like? Yeah, neither have we, but here's just such a creepy opportunity. The Ebay Auction for Heroes . With less than 30 minutes left to go in the auction, you'd ...
eBay starts undoing bad acquisitions: Sets StumbleUpon free
blogs.zdnet.com 4/27/2009 — StumbleUpon is a startup again as the original founders and a few well-heeled investors bought it back from eBay. The next question: Does Skype leave the eBay fold too?
In a statement (blog), StumbleUpon said its two year run as a subsidiary of eBay ...
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