Blekko

company

About

Blekko offers a web search engine and social news platform that provides users with curated links for the entered search criteria.

  • 10001 - max

Details

Last Funding Type
Series Unknown
Last Funding Money Raised
$30M
Industries
News,Search Engine,Social News
Founded date
Jun 1, 2007
Number Of Employee
10001 - max
Operating Status
Active

Blekko is a search company founded by Rich Skrenta and his core team from previous company [Topix](http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/topix) and Netscape's Open Directory. Blekko was founded halfway through 2007 and has already earned itself an angel round from Baseline Ventures and two ex-Googlers.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds
Total Funding Amount
1
$30M
Blekko has raised a total of $30M in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Sep 29, 2011 from a Series Unknown round.
Announced Date Round Money Raised Number of Investors Lead Investors Post Valuation
Sep 29, 2011 Series Unknown $30M 1 Yandex Detail

Investors

Number of Lead Investors
Number of Investors
1
1
Blekko is funded by 1 investors. Yandex are the most recent investors.
Investor Name Lead Investor Funding Round
Yandex Yes Series Unknown