| Status | Privately Held |
| Website | plaxo.com |
| Blog | blog.plaxo.com |
| Category | Web |
| info@plaxo.com | |
| Address |
203 Ravendale Mountain View, CA, 94043 USA |
| Founded | 7/01 |
| Total | $28.3M |
| Series A, 11/02 1 Sequoia Capital | $3.8M |
| Series B, 7/03 2 Globespan Ventures Sequoia Capital Harbinger Ventures | $8.5M |
| Series C, 4/04 3 Cisco Yahoo! Sequoia Capital Globespan Ventures | $7M |
| Series D, 2/07 4 Duff Ackerman & Goodrich | $9M |
Plaxo, Inc. keeps people connected by solving the common and frustrating problem of out-of-date contact information. Founded in July 2001, Plaxo provides a free service that securely updates and maintains the information in your address book. Plaxo is the universal digital assistant; available to you wherever and whenever you need it to keep you organized, on top of your life and in touch with those you care about.
Since its release in beta in November 2002, Plaxo has become widely popular, adding an average of 20,000 new users every day due to the service’s ease-of-use and simplicity.
The New Plaxo 3.0
| Website | plaxo.com/products |
| Blog | plaxo.com/blog |
| Launch Date | April 1, 2003 |
| Tags | wiki |
| Website | www.plaxo.com/info/corp/pulse |
| Blog | blog.plaxo.com |
| Stage | Beta |
| Launch Date | August, 2007 |
| Tags | aggregator |
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.
