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Blekko

Blekko, operating out of Redwood Shores, was acquired by IBM.

Company Overview

Company Name
Blekko
Company Status
Acquired or Merged
Industry
Internet & IoT

Contact Information

Mailing Address
130 Shoreline Blvd. 200
Redwood Shores, CA 94065
USA
Email Address

Company Background Information

Overview
blekko is a better way to search the web by using slashtags. slashtags search only the sites you want and cut out the spam sites. use friends, experts, community or your own slashtags to slash in what you want and slash out what you don't.
Profile
Blekko LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Blekko Company Twitter Account
Company News
Blekko News
Facebook
Blekko on Facebook
YouTube
Blekko on YouTube
Last Transaction
3/31/2015

Financing History

Date
Type
Amount
M&A
Unknown
Venture Equity
$2,400,000
Venture Equity
$30,000,000
Venture Equity
$2,500,000
Venture Equity
$14,000,000


Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Richard Skrenta
  Richard Skrenta LinkedIn Profile  Richard Skrenta Twitter Account  Richard Skrenta News  Richard Skrenta on Facebook
Chief Financial Officer
Carmine Napolitano
  Carmine Napolitano LinkedIn Profile  Carmine Napolitano Twitter Account  Carmine Napolitano News  Carmine Napolitano on Facebook
Chief Technical Officer
Greg Lindahl
  Greg Lindahl LinkedIn Profile  Greg Lindahl Twitter Account  Greg Lindahl News  Greg Lindahl on Facebook
VP - Bus. Development
David Chang
  David Chang LinkedIn Profile  David Chang Twitter Account  David Chang News  David Chang on Facebook
VP - Marketing
Michael Markson
  Michael Markson LinkedIn Profile  Michael Markson Twitter Account  Michael Markson News  Michael Markson on Facebook
VP - Operations
Chuck McManis
  Chuck McManis LinkedIn Profile  Chuck McManis Twitter Account  Chuck McManis News  Chuck McManis on Facebook


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