Howcast

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Howcast is a portal with professionally-shot instructional videos on a variety of subjects. It competes in a crowded marketplace with ExpertVillage, 5min, and Instructables. Howcast leverages content distribution deals with MySpace, Verizon, Joost, and ROO. The company was founded by three ex-Googlers who worked on Google Video and YouTube.

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  Howcast received $1M in Series B funding. (10/5/09)
  Posted 10/5/09 at 12:28pm
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  Howcast received $2M in Series A funding. (10/08)
  Posted 10/5/09 at 12:26pm
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  Howcast received $8M in Series A funding. (2/08)
  Posted 2/24/08 at 12:49pm
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  Howcast added Jason Liebman as Co-founder and CEO.
  Posted 2/24/08 at 12:51pm
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  Howcast added Daniel Blackman as Co-founder and COO.
  Posted 2/24/08 at 12:51pm
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  Howcast added Sanjay Raman as Co-founder and VP of Product Development.
  Posted 2/24/08 at 12:51pm
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  Howcast added Darlene Liebman as Co-founder and VP of Production.
  Posted 2/24/08 at 12:51pm

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Howcast

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Website	howcast.com
Blog	blog.howcast.com
Stage	Live
Launch Date	February 6, 2008
Tags	video, how-to, instructional-video, diy-video

Above: Howcast.com Homepage
Uploaded: 10/23/08

Above: Howcast.com Video Page
Uploaded: 10/23/08

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1. Howcast Adds $2 Million To First Round Financing (paidcontent.org) [edit]
2. Howcast Raises Another $1 Million For How-To Videos (paidcontent.org) [edit]
3. Howcast Raises Another $1 Million For How-To Videos (paidcontent.org) [edit]