Monster.com Founder To Launch Seniors’ Media Venture; $10 Million Funding
We posted about a senior citizen MVNO and now another senior citizen focused media venture: Jeff Taylor, the founder of Monster.com, has raised $10 million in venture capital for a new project called Eons, designed to cater to Americans aged 50 or older.
General Catalyst Partners and Sequoia Capital teamed up to provide funding for Eons. Taylor described Eons as a ”media company” but refused to provide details about what features and services it will offer. Not sure if it will an online venture either, but seems likely since the company posted jobs on Monster asking for a software engineer skilled in designing Internet applications, as well as a manager to run an online gaming area on the Eons site.
This is an interesting play the 50 and older market for Eons. $10 mil is a large bet. I guess they are crashing a little into the 35-54 year old market from Vois. Anyone know how much that Vois site raised?