Founded
31 Dec 2010
Address
Ark.com Inc
1235 Howard Street
Suite D
San Francisco, CA 94103
United States
Ark.com Inc
22 Battery Street
Suite 700
San Francisco, CA 94111
United States
Website
VCID: 446981
Profile
Corporate information
Official name
Ark.com, Inc.
Official identities
US CIK 0001500279
Official name
Ark.com, Inc.
Official identities
US CIK 0001500279
Investment activity status
Active investor
Company type
People search engine.Overview
Ark.com is a search engine for people. With Ark, you can search for new people, old classmates, new business contacts, and even your friends. With over a billion social network profiles indexed, and using a modern architecture, Ark provided the most comprehensive people search engine in the world. Prior to founding Ark, our team has experience at Google, AOL, Symantec, Lithium, Yahoo! Research and Y-Combinator.
Funding
Funding rounds
Seed USD 4,200,000
USD 4,200,000 (25 Apr 2012)
| Investor | Profile | Country | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Andreessen Horowitz | Venture capital firm founded by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz | United States | Initial investment. Round participant. |
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Atlas Venture LLP | Early-stage venture capital firm that creates and invests in biotechnology startup companies in the US. | United Kingdom | Initial investment. Round participant. |
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Charles River Ventures | Independent venture capital firm | United States | Initial investment. Round participant. |
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Crosslink Capital Inc | Venture capital firm with an asset management business that continues into the public equity market for fast-growing companies. | United States | Initial investment. Round participant. |
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Expansion Capital Partners LLC | United States | Initial investment. Round participant. | |
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Felicis Ventures | United States | Initial investment. Round participant. | |
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Greylock Partners | Venture capital firm. | United States | Initial investment. Round participant. |
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Intel Capital Corp | Intel's strategic investment program for equity investments/ acquisitions to grow the Internet economy in support of Intel's strategic interests. | Cayman Islands | Initial investment. Round participant. |
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Lightbank | United States | Initial investment. Round participant. | |
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Salesforce.Com Inc | United States | Initial investment. Round participant. | |
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SV Angel | Silicon Valley-based angel fund. | United States | Initial investment. Round participant. |
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Tencent Holdings Ltd | Chinese multinational technology and entertainment conglomerate and holding company headquartered in Shenzhen. | China | Initial investment. Round participant. |
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Transmedia Capital LLC | Early stage venture capital fund. | United States | Initial investment. Round participant. |
Seed USD 250,000
USD 250,000 (1 Nov 2011)
| Investor | Profile | Country | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Brian Coote | |||
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Michael Schmidt | |||
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Ron Conway | United States | ||
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Stuart Hunter | |||
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Yuri Milner |
Cap Table
Current and past shareholders
| Investor | Contacts | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Andreessen Horowitz Venture capital firm founded by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz |
+1 (650) 798-3900 |
Seed |
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Atlas Venture LLP Early-stage venture capital firm that creates and invests in biotechnology startup companies in the US. |
Seed | |
|
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Brian Coote |
Seed | |
|
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Charles River Ventures Independent venture capital firm |
+1 (650) 687-5600 |
Seed |
|
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Crosslink Capital Inc Venture capital firm with an asset management business that continues into the public equity market for fast-growing companies. |
+1 (415) 617-1800 |
Seed |
|
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Expansion Capital Partners LLC |
Seed | |
|
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Felicis Ventures |
Seed | |
|
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Greylock Partners Venture capital firm. |
+972 (9) 958-0007 |
Seed |
|
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Intel Capital Corp Intel's strategic investment program for equity investments/ acquisitions to grow the Internet economy in support of Intel's strategic interests. |
+1 (408) 765-8080 |
Seed |
|
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Lightbank |
Seed | |
|
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Salesforce.Com Inc |
+1 (415) 901-7000 |
Seed |
|
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SV Angel Silicon Valley-based angel fund. |
+1 (650) 854-4500 |
Seed |
|
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Tencent Holdings Ltd Chinese multinational technology and entertainment conglomerate and holding company headquartered in Shenzhen. |
Seed | |
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Transmedia Capital LLC Early stage venture capital fund. |
Seed |