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Stealth Search Engine Blekko Gets Money From Marc Andreessen, SoftTech
Posted on May 14, 2008
2008 is the year of the search engine startup. Hot on the heels of Powerset s partial launch earlier this week, stealth search engine Blekko (no logo, no website, just this and, apparently, some technology) raised a second round of financing.The company raised $3 million in equity at a $23 million post-money valuation. All previous investors participated, and new investors Marc Andreessen, SoftTech VC and Western Technology Investment also invested. They simultaneously closed a $1 million lease line with Western Technology Investment for server leases.We don t know much yet about Blekko, w...
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