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"Local.com is buying Krillion, a startup that offers a way to search inventory at local stores, in its latest move to diversify its offerings. Local.com, which is buying the company for $3.5 million in cash, says it will integrate Krillion’s “product, pricing and discounts data” on its flagship site, and also syndicate it to its partners. Krillion CEO Sherry Thomas-Zon will be Local.com’s vice president, local shopping.
Krillion had raised at least $9 million in venture capital backing, including $6.1 million in a funding round three years ago, so it’s selling at a loss for its backers, which include Leapfrog Ventures and Hummer Winblad Venture Partners. That contrasts to the fate of competitor Milo, which had raised $4 million and was sold to EBay for a reported $75 million in December."
Heath Clarke kauft mehrere Startups aus der zweiten Reihe für ´nen Appel und ein Ei, die aber technisch nicht weit von vergleichbaren Läden entfernt sind, für die das 10- bis 20-fache gezahlt wurde. Wenn das jetzt alles intelligent kombiniert wird, dann haben wir sicherlich irgendwann vergleichbare Kurse wie bei TZOO oder OPEN (wenn!), aber nach wie vor keine Schulden.
"Local.com is buying Krillion, a startup that offers a way to search inventory at local stores, in its latest move to diversify its offerings. Local.com, which is buying the company for $3.5 million in cash, says it will integrate Krillion’s “product, pricing and discounts data” on its flagship site, and also syndicate it to its partners. Krillion CEO Sherry Thomas-Zon will be Local.com’s vice president, local shopping.
Krillion had raised at least $9 million in venture capital backing, including $6.1 million in a funding round three years ago, so it’s selling at a loss for its backers, which include Leapfrog Ventures and Hummer Winblad Venture Partners. That contrasts to the fate of competitor Milo, which had raised $4 million and was sold to EBay for a reported $75 million in December."
Heath Clarke kauft mehrere Startups aus der zweiten Reihe für ´nen Appel und ein Ei, die aber technisch nicht weit von vergleichbaren Läden entfernt sind, für die das 10- bis 20-fache gezahlt wurde. Wenn das jetzt alles intelligent kombiniert wird, dann haben wir sicherlich irgendwann vergleichbare Kurse wie bei TZOO oder OPEN (wenn!), aber nach wie vor keine Schulden.