| Total | $32M |
| Series A, 4/06 Sequoia Capital General Catalyst Partners | $10M |
| Series B, 3/07 Charles River Ventures Humana Inc. Intel Capital Sequoia Capital General Catalyst Partners | $22M |
Eons is a social network targeted for people over 50 years old (US residents only). As of Late January, Eons is open to all ages 13 and older. The Sequoia-backed company was started by Monster.com founder Jeff Taylor.
In September of 2007, Eons shed 24 staff members and another 12 employees “voluntarily” left. As Duncan Riley wrote, “Apparently old people aren’t dying to use Eons.”
BOOMj is another social network targeting seniors.
| Website | eons.com |
| Tags | 50, old, people, social-networking |
Eons is split into 9 section - People, Fun, Love, Money, Body, Lifepath, Obits, Games and Travel. The site really has a lot going on (maybe too much). It has Digg-like news sections, blogs, a social network, obituaries, games, financial advice and more. We’re not sure what to call it, but we’ll stick with “social network” for now. The company says it’s “all about celebrating life on the flipside of 50.”
We find it a little strange that they display the Obits and Games links right next to each other. But hey, when you get bored playing your favorite game, just click the next link over and you can see which of your friends have died recently!
The site is free to use, but features ads from places like funeral homes, medicare and netflix (?).
As Michael Arrington wrote, “It’s too much to throw at people at once, and this age group is perfectly capable of using Yahoo for a portal, Vox for a blogging platform, etc. I would have started out with just the Myspace angle and added functionality from there as users grew, a model that has worked well for many other startups. Do one thing better than everyone else.”
Tributes is an online obituary site. It offers photo tributes, gifts/charity, funeral planning, and a funeral director index. It was spun off of Eons in January 2008.
