| Acquired by | AOL |
| Date | 12/10 |
| Terms | Cash and Stock |
| Website | about.me |
| @aboutdotme | |
| Category | Consumer Web |
| Employees | 5 |
| Founded | 12/09 |
| Description | Personal Splash Pages |
| Seed, 12/09 True Ventures AOL Ventures Radar Partners Scott Kurnit David Mahoney SV Angel Founder Collective Freestyle Capital | $425k |
about.me (PumpkinHead) was founded by Tony Conrad, Ryan Freitas and Tim Young in December 2009. One year later, about.me was acquired by AOL.
about.me’s simple focus enables you to a) create a personal profile page (think splash page) that points users to your content around the web and b) understand how many people see your profile, where they’re coming from and what they do on your page. There’s a good chance you have multiple on-line profiles scattered across various services, including Facebook, LinkedIn, Flickr, and Twitter. And one problem you may face is pulling all of this information together to build a single on-line identity — be it for personal use, or to create a professional on-line profile. about.me looks to make this as simple as possible, and it does so with flying colors.
