Ofoto
Company

Last deal

$41M

Amount

Series B

Stage

30.01.2001

Date

2

all rounds

$57M

Total amount

date founded

Financing round

General

About Company
Ofoto is an online photography service that offers digital and film processing.

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founded date

01.01.1999

Company Type

For Profit

Last funding type

Series B

IPO status

Private

Description

Ofoto, an Emeryville online photography service that offers digital and film processing.Ofoto, an online photography service, was started in June 1999, in Berkeley, California. The company was founded by Lisa Gansky and Kamran Mohsenin. Gansky had previously been CEO of 1990s internet pioneer GNN, while Mohsenin had previously run Tunes Network, Inc.,
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