Founded
1 Mar 1995
Address
Yahoo Inc
701 First Avenue
Sunnyvale, CA 94089
United States
Website
Industry
VCID: 20715
Profile
Founders
Corporate information
Official name
Yahoo Incorporated
Renamed to
Registration country
Investment activity status
Active investor
Company type
Computer software and web search engine company.Team
Current employees
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Jim Lanzone |
Funding
Funding rounds
Acquisition USD 4,830,000,000
USD 4,830,000,000 (25 Jul 2016) at USD 4,830,000,000 valuation.
| Investor | Profile | Country | Notes | |
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Verizon Communications Inc | Global broadband and telecom company. | United States | 4,800,000,000 (USD 4,800,000,000). Initial investment. Round participant. |
Series B USD 4,800,000
USD 4,800,000 (30 Nov 1995)
| Investor | Profile | Country | Notes | |
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Reuters | Initial investment. Round participant. | ||
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Softbank Capital Partners | Early stage venture capital firm | United States | Initial investment. Round participant. |
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Sequoia Capital Operations LLC | Venture capital firm. | United States | Follow-on investment. Round participant. |
Series A USD 2,000,000
USD 2,000,000 (5 Apr 1995)
| Investor | Profile | Country | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Sequoia Capital Operations LLC | Venture capital firm. | United States | Initial investment. Round participant. |
| Investor | Profile | Country | Notes | |
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LionTree Partners | Independent investment and merchant bank focused on unlocking capital, industries, and entrepreneurs across the global digital economy. | Initial investment. Round participant. |
| Investor | Profile | Country | Notes | |
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Bridgescale Partners | United States | Initial investment. Round participant. | |
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Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers LLC | Venture capital firm. | United States | Initial investment. Round participant. |
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Softbank Capital Partners | Early stage venture capital firm | United States | Initial investment. Round participant. |
Cap Table
Current and past shareholders
| Investor | Contacts | Round | |
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Bridgescale Partners |
+1 (650) 854-6100 |
N/A (exited) |
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Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers LLC Venture capital firm. |
+1 (650) 233-2750 |
N/A (exited) |
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LionTree Partners Independent investment and merchant bank focused on unlocking capital, industries, and entrepreneurs across the global digital economy. |
N/A | |
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Reuters |
Series B | |
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Sequoia Capital Operations LLC Venture capital firm. |
+1 (650) 854-3927 |
Series A Series B |
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Softbank Capital Partners Early stage venture capital firm |
+1 (212) 503-5800 |
N/A Series B |
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Verizon Communications Inc Global broadband and telecom company. |
212-395-1000 |
Acquisition |
Investments
Selected investments
| Company | Country | Date | Notes | ||
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Articact |
3 Apr 2024 | Acquisition Initial investment. Led the investment round. Active |
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Hitpost Inc |
United States | 31 Dec 2013 | Acquisition Initial investment. Round participant. Active |
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Summly Inc Developer of a mobile app for news aggregation |
25 Mar 2013 | Acquisition USD 30,000,000 (USD 30,000,000) deal size. Active |
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Dapper Inc Display advertising company. |
United States | 5 Oct 2010 | Acquisition Initial investment. Round participant. Active |
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Associated Content Inc Content Publishing Platform |
United States | 1 May 2010 | Acquisition 90,000,000 (USD 90,000,000) deal size. Initial investment. Round participant. Active |
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Xoopit Inc Email-productivity startup company. |
United States | 22 Jul 2009 | Acquisition 20,000,000 (USD 20,000,000) deal size. Initial investment. Round participant. Active |
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Maven Networks Inc |
United States | 12 Feb 2008 | Acquisition 160,000,000 (USD 160,000,000) deal size. Initial investment. Round participant. Active |
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Zimbra Inc Developer of open-source email server software |
United States | 18 Sep 2007 | Acquisition Initial investment. Round participant. Active |
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BlueLithium |
4 Sep 2007 | Acquisition USD 300,000,000 (USD 300,000,000) deal size. Active |
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Right Media Inc Provider of digital advertising exchange platform. |
United States | 1 Jul 2007 | Acquisition Initial investment. Round participant. Active |
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Bix.com Inc A social media company that operates a consumer-focused internet contest platform where any user can create a talent-based competition for anything. |
United States | 16 Nov 2006 | Acquisition Initial investment. Round participant. Active |
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Whereonearth Ltd Technology company that provides algorithms and locations data. |
United Kingdom | 18 Oct 2005 | Acquisition Active |
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Plaxo Inc Address book services |
United States | 1 Apr 2004 | Series C Initial investment. Round participant. Active |
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Kelkoo |
1 Mar 2004 | Acquisition Initial investment. Round participant. Active |
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3721 Internet Assistant |
1 Jan 2004 | Acquisition Initial investment. Round participant. Active |
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Overture Services Inc Pay-For-Performance search on the Internet. |
United States | 14 Jun 2003 | Acquisition USD 1,630,000,000 (USD 1,630,000,000) deal size. Active |
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HotJobs.com Ltd |
United States | 12 Feb 2002 | Acquisition 436,000,000 (USD 436,000,000) deal size. Initial investment. Round participant. Active |
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eGroups Inc Online email list management company. |
United States | 31 Aug 2000 | Acquisition 432,000,000 (USD 432,000,000) deal size. Initial investment. Round participant. Active |
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Broadcast.com |
1 Nov 1999 | Acquisition USD 5,700,000,000 (USD 5,700,000,000) deal size. Initial investment. Led the investment round. Active |
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Online Anywhere Leading provider of web delivery solutions for non-PC appliances. |
United States | 2 Jun 1999 | Acquisition Initial investment. Round participant. Active |
