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Kosmix Raises $20 Million More For Its Universal Search Engine
techcrunch.com - 12/9/2008
Kosmix Raises $20 Million More For Its Universal Search Engine
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Kosmix , a universal search engine that pulls data from a variety of sources including Wikipedia, Yahoo Buzz and our own CrunchBase , has closed a $20 million round led by Time Warner, with participation from existing investors Accel Partners, Dag Ventures, and Lightspeed Venture Partners. ...
Kosmix’s new approach to search gets $20M
venturebeat.com - 12/9/2008
Kosmix’s new approach to search gets $20M
— venturebeat.com — Kosmix , a search startup that automatically builds pages about any topic , has raised a $20... million in new funding led by Time Warner. That brings the Mountain View, Calif. startup’s total funding to $55 million — pretty impressive, ... (more) Kosmix’s new approach to search gets $20M
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gigaom.com - 12/9/2008
Kosmix Gets $20M [GigaOM]
— gigaom.com — I want to take a moment to congratulate Venky Harinarayan and Anand Rajaraman, both of whom are... angel investors in the parent company of this blog (see disclosure below), for raising $20 million for their Mountain View, Calif.-based startup, Kosmix. The new funding for the company, which has ... (more) Kosmix Gets $20M [GigaOM]

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Andy Beal's Marketing Pilgrim:  Universal Search Engine Kosmix Lands $20 Million in Funding

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Universal Search Engine Kosmix Lands $20 Million in Funding
Andy Beal's Marketing Pilgrim — ... According to TechCrunch, Kosmix has closed a $20 million investment round from existing investors Time Warner, Accel Partners, Dag Ventures, and Lightspeed Partners. The $20 million investment brings their total funding up to $55 million. ...

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