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stumbleupon.com - 4/13/2009

StumbleUpon is a start-up again!

— 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 ... (more) StumbleUpon is a start-up again!

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techcrunch.com - 4/13/2009

Breaking: Ebay Unacquires StumbleUpon

— techcrunch.com — 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 ... (more) Breaking: Ebay Unacquires StumbleUpon

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news.prnewswire.com - 4/13/2009

StumbleUpon Goes Independent; Backed by Founders and New Investors

— 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 ... (more) StumbleUpon Goes Independent; Backed by Founders and New ...

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eBay Dumps StumbleUpon
Silicon Alley Insider — ... The company "has returned to the ranks of an investor-backed startup," according to a press release. Founders Garrett Camp and Geoff Smith are backing the new venture, as are Ram Shriram of Sherpalo Ventures, Accel Partners, and August Capital. Camp, pictured, will be CEO. No financial details disclosed. ...

eBay and StumbleUpon Dissolve Their Bizarre Marriage
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StumbleUpon Splits from eBay
Beet.TV — ... Report out by Kara Swisher StumbleUpon has separated from eBay, which acquired the company two years ago.  Co-founder Garrett Camp will be CEO of the newly independent enterprise.  ...

StumbleUpon Starting Up Again, Goodbye eBay
Search Engine Journal — ... announced that the social bookmarking site is no longer a part of eBay. SU was acquired by eBay sometime in 2007 for $74 million and except for some minor site changes, StumbleUpon just lived on its own, gathering a significant number of followers. According the Official StumbleUpon blog, the site’s ownership is now back to founder Garrett Camp and co-founder Geoff Smith together with some private investors. An official press release stumbled upon by Kara of All Things D explains the reason for the buy-back as: ...

Open data is the future of web discovery
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