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Wal-Mart Buys Kosmix As Part Of ‘Social Commerce’ Push

Apr 18, 2011 2:20 PM

Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) is buying long-standing search technology firm Kosmix in what the big-box retailer is describing as a move to expand into “social and mobile commerce.” This is the second purchase Wal-Mart has made in just over a year intended to build its digital presence. Last February, the company…

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Posted In: E-Commerce, Media & Publishing, Health Content, Mobile, Search, Social Media, Companies, Amazon, kosmix, wal-mart

Kosmix Adds A Big $20 Million Round; Time Warner Leads; Ed Zander Joins

Tameka Kee

Dec 8, 2008 11:41 PM

Search technology company Kosmix has picked up a big $20 million in a fourth round of funding led by *Time Warner* Investments. Existing backers Accel Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners and DAG Ventures also participated in the round, and interestingly, former *Motorola* CEO Ed Zander joining as a private investor. Mountain…

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Posted In: Media & Publishing, Health Content, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, Search, Technologies / Formats, accel partners, dag ventures, ed zander, kosmix, lightspeed venture partners, time warner investments