| Total | $31M |
| Series A, 7/04 Max Levchin | $1M |
| Series B, 10/05 Bessemer Venture Partners | $5M |
| Series C, 10/06 Benchmark Capital | $10M |
| Series D, 2/08 DAG Ventures | $15M |
Another company founded in 2004 by two former PayPal employees, Yelp is a local reviews website covering almost 40 states. Users write and read reviews about anything from their favorite hole in the wall restaurant to the worst downtown club. Additionally Yelp offers social networking features: the ability to add friends, groups, events, talk in forums or message contacts. The idea behind this is that users will trust their friend’s reviews more than others. Yelp’s competition comes from Citysearch, Insider Pages, Yahoo Local and formerly Judy’s Book.
