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
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 LLC | Venture capital firm investing in early to late-stage startups globally, focusing on technology-based companies. | 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 LLC Venture capital firm investing in early to late-stage startups globally, focusing on technology-based companies. |
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 |