CrunchBase is hiring! Check out our open positions →
Register | Login or Login

Exit

Acquired byAsk.com
Price$500M
Date2/00
TermsStock

General Information

CategorySearch
Employees
Founded1998
DescriptionSearch Technology

Offices

Melbourne, USA
1680 West Hibiscus Boulevard
Suite A
Melbourne, FL, 32901
USA

Funding

DEBT TOTAL $26M
Debt, 8/99
TA Associates
Commonwealth Capital Ventures
$26M

Tags

Direct Hit

Direct Hit is a Massachusetts company that had developed a “click popularity” search technology, which was licensed to MSN and Lycos, among others. They were acquired by Ask.com in February of 2000.

Recent Milestones

Videos

Screenshots

Sources

  1. Ask Jeeves Asks Direct Hit (searchenginewatch.com) [edit]
  2. Direct Hit Secures $26 Million in Mezzanine Financing; TA Associates and Commonwealth Capital Lead Premier Group of Investors. (thefreelibrary.com) [edit]
Edit This Page
Last Edited 8/21/11

Revision History RSS Picture

Sharing

Share this page on Twitter or Facebook:
Or copy this code to embed a widget: customize ยป

Recent Incoming Links

External Links

CrunchBase API

Sponsors



Become a Sponsor
Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Licensing Policy