Joseph Weisenthal
Oct 1, 2008 10:30 AM
ZocDoc, the doctor search and reservation service, which just raised a $3 million first round, has added two impressive names to its roster of investors: Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff and Amazon’s (NSDQ: AMZN) Jeff Bezos (through his Bezos Expeditions) have added an unspecified amount to the round. The round, initially…
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Joseph Weisenthal
Jul 14, 2008 7:00 AM
Social Gaming Network, a major distributor of games on Facebook and other social networks, has added Bezos Expeditions, Jeff Bezos’ investment vehicle, to its investor roles. The news comes just two months after the Palo Alto-based SGN announced its big, $15 million first round from investors Greylock Partners, the Founders…
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Joseph Weisenthal
Jun 24, 2008 3:11 PM
Finally Twitter announces its funding. The popular microblogging/messaging service says its newest investors are Spark Capital and Jeff Bezos, via his Bezos Expeditions fund. That Spark was participating was already known, though Bezos’ participation is a surprise. Past backers Union Square Ventures and Tokyo-based Digital Garage also re-upped. The size…
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Joseph Weisenthal
May 1, 2008 7:38 AM
Kongregate, the SF-based game community, has raised $3 million from Jeff Bezos’ Bezos Expeditions. The company, which allows developers to create and distribute their own games, says the funding will allow it to better scale the business and to improve the advertising side of the business. Last year, Kongregate announced…
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Joseph Weisenthal
Apr 21, 2008 2:06 PM
TeachStreet, a local search start-up that helps users find local instructors, has raised a $2.25 million led by Madrona Ventures, Bezos Expeditions and various individuals, including former Amazon.com (NSDQ: AMZN) executives Jeff Blackburn, Michael George, Jason Kilar (currently CEO at Hulu.com), Kim Rachmeler, Joel Spiegel and former Expedia CEO Erik…
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