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Acquired byComcast
Price$150M
Date5/08

General Information

Websiteplaxo.com
Blogblog.plaxo.com
CategoryConsumer Web
Email
Employees50
Founded7/01
DescriptionContact Storage Solution

Offices

Mountain View, USA
203 Ravendale
Mountain View, CA, 94043
USA

People

Former People

Chief Technology Officer
Co-Founder
Board

Funding

Total$28.3M
Series A, 11/02
Sequoia Capital
$3.8M
Series B, 7/03
Sequoia Capital
Harbinger Ventures
Globespan Capital Partners
$8.5M
Series C, 4/04
Cisco
Yahoo!
Sequoia Capital
Globespan Capital Partners
$7M
Series D, 2/07
DAG Ventures
$9M

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Plaxo

Plaxo helps keep people connected by solving the common and frustrating problem of out-of-date contact information. Users and their contacts store their information on Plaxo’s servers. When a user edits their own information, the changes appear in the address books of all those who listed the user in their own address books. Because contacts are stored in a central location, it’s possible to list connections between contacts and access the address book from anywhere.

Napster co-founder, Sean Parker, was one of Plaxo’s founders.

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The New Plaxo 3.0

Added: 2/26/08

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Products

Plaxo Basic and Premium

Websiteplaxo.com/products
Blogplaxo.com/blog
Launch DateApril 1, 2003
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Plaxo screenshot
Above: Plaxo Basic and Premium Screenshot -- #1
Uploaded: 2/5/08
Plaxo screenshot
Above: Plaxo Basic and Premium Screenshot -- #2
Uploaded: 2/5/08

Plaxo Pulse

Websiteplaxo.com/info/corp/pulse
Blogblog.plaxo.com
StageBeta
Launch DateAugust, 2007
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Plaxo Pulse is Plaxo’s foray into social networking, building a social network around third-party data. Pulse allows users to stay connected to their friends’ content updates across different social networks and platforms. Compatible with a number of networks like MySpace, Twitter, Amazon.com, Digg, Flickr, and Yelp, users receive updates in a feed, and can easily keep tabs on friends from one location.

Plaxo screenshot
Above: Plaxo Pulse Screenshot -- #1
Uploaded: 2/5/08

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Sources

  1. Confirmed: Comcast Bought Plaxo, Deal Closed Today (techcrunch.com) [edit]
  2. Plaxo Press Release - 2/18/2003 (plaxo.com) [edit]
  3. Plaxo Press Release - 7/28/2003 (plaxo.com) [edit]
  4. Plaxo connects to more funding (sanjose.bizjournals.com) [edit]
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