Agile VC

MARCH 13, 2012

In the early days of LinkedIn we jointly acquired an issued patent of the defunct SixDegrees.com which directly pertains to social networking as well as acquiring a nascent startup in part for its in-process patent filings. owns a bunch of patents around email, IM, etc), and yes E) social networking. PMarchetti.

IP 100

IP IPO Social Network Silicon Valley 100

Agile VC

APRIL 13, 2012

And going even further back there have been a few random ones have been built before like Salesforce.com and e-tailer RedEnvelope (IPO’d in 2003 though now defunct as a company). 1) Younger people building companies - Many of the biggest technologies companies ever built were started by people in their 20s.

Silicon Valley 185

Silicon Valley San Francisco San Jose Startup 185

mashable.com

JULY 18, 2012

But there’s also the satellite-mapping company Keyhole, which in 2003 became the seed that sprouted Google Maps. On2 designed video codec technology which Google used to optimize its WebM video format. On2 Technologies. On2 Technologies. Social Media Lists. Social Network Lists. Photo Lists.

San Francisco 104

San Francisco Acquisition Social Media Mobile 104