Aardvark
Company

Last deal

$5.25M

Amount

Series A

Stage

01.10.2008

Date

2

all rounds

$6M

Total amount

Financing round

General

About Company
Aardvark is a social search engine that distributes users' questions to their social networks for quick and high-quality answers.

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Also Known As

Mechanical Zoo

founded date

01.01.2007

Operating Status

Closed (01.01.2011)

Number of employees

Company Type

For Profit

Last funding type

Series A

IPO status

Private

Description

Aardvark was founded in 2007 by former Google employees with the goal of providing access to the knowledge and experience of users' extended networks in real-time. Users can ask questions via IM, email, or Twitter, and Aardvark figures out who might be able to answer and asks on their behalf. The company has been featured in major publications and is well-funded by August Capital and individual investors including Marc Andreesen and Sean Fanning.
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