Blekko - Crunchbase Company Profile & Funding

Q: Who invested in Blekko?

Blekko has 14 investors including U.S. Venture Partners And PivotNorth Capital.

Q: When was the last funding round for Blekko?

Blekko closed its last funding round on obfuscated from a Private Equity round.

Overview

Blekko

Total Funding

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About Blekko

CB Rank

1737914

Blekko offers a web search engine and social news platform that provides users with curated links for the entered search criteria.

Acquired by

IBM

Founded

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Private

Private Equity

Redwood Shores, California, United States

10001+

www.blekko.com

News

Search Engine

Social News

Funding Rounds

Private Equity

OBF

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Venture - Series Unknown

OBF

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Series C

OBF

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Details

Legal Name

Blekko, Inc.

Operating Status

Closed

Company Type

For Profit

Founders

Bob Truel, Bryn Dole, Greg Lindahl, Keith Peters, Mike Markson, Rich Skrenta

About the Company

Blekko is a search company founded by Rich Skrenta and his core team from previous company Topix and Netscape's Open Directory. Blekko was founded halfway through 2007 and has already earned itself an angel round from Baseline Ventures and two ex-Googlers.

Phone Number

650-631-3845

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Financials

Company Funding

Funding Rounds

Investors

Total Funding Amount

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Number of Funding Rounds

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Announced Date	Transaction Name	Number of Investors	Money Raised	Lead Investors	Funding Type
obfuscated obfuscation	Private Equity Round - Blekko	—	obfuscated obfuscation	—	Private Equity
obfuscated obfuscation	Private Equity Round - Blekko	—	obfuscated obfuscation	—	Private Equity
obfuscated obfuscation	Private Equity Round - Blekko	—	obfuscated obfuscation	—	Private Equity
obfuscated obfuscation	Private Equity Round - Blekko	—	obfuscated obfuscation	—	Private Equity
obfuscated obfuscation	Private Equity Round - Blekko	—	obfuscated obfuscation	—	Private Equity

Funding Rounds

Total Funding Amount

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Number of Funding Rounds

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Announced Date	Transaction Name	Number of Investors	Money Raised	Lead Investors	Funding Type
obfuscated obfuscation	Private Equity Round - Blekko	—	obfuscated obfuscation	—	Private Equity
obfuscated obfuscation	Private Equity Round - Blekko	—	obfuscated obfuscation	—	Private Equity
obfuscated obfuscation	Private Equity Round - Blekko	—	obfuscated obfuscation	—	Private Equity
obfuscated obfuscation	Private Equity Round - Blekko	—	obfuscated obfuscation	—	Private Equity
obfuscated obfuscation	Private Equity Round - Blekko	—	obfuscated obfuscation	—	Private Equity

Investors

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Investor Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round	Partners
U.S. Venture Partners	—	Venture Round - Blekko	Steven Krausz, Tim Connors
U.S. Venture Partners	—	Venture Round - Blekko	Steven Krausz, Tim Connors
U.S. Venture Partners	—	Venture Round - Blekko	Steven Krausz, Tim Connors
U.S. Venture Partners	—	Venture Round - Blekko	Steven Krausz, Tim Connors
U.S. Venture Partners	—	Venture Round - Blekko	Steven Krausz, Tim Connors