LookSmart Group

LookSmart is a San Francisco-based company that specializes in digital advertising solutions, focusing on search and display advertising. The company provides performance-based advertising services that connect advertisers with targeted audiences through its extensive network. LookSmart's offerings include a customizable Ad Center platform, which allows online publishers to create private-label advertising solutions tailored to their needs. Additionally, LookSmart engages in serving ads that target user queries on partner websites, enhancing the effectiveness of online advertising for both advertisers and publishers.

Michael Onghai

CEO

4 past transactions

Syncapse

Acquisition in 2013
Syncapse is a company that offers technologies and strategic services to help marketers activate, manage, and measure their brand's consumer engagement and performance across various social media channels. Their web-based Syncapse Platform allows brands to establish their social media presence, handle communication, and track engagement across different markets, stakeholders, and channels. The platform is complemented by a range of client services to ensure successful implementation and execution. Syncapse supports popular social networks like Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Youtube, Wordpress, Tumblr, Weibo, QQ, and Renren, with more networks regularly being added. Additionally, Syncapse is a part of Facebook's Preferred Developer Consultant program, showcasing their expertise in social media management.

Furl

Acquisition in 2004
Furl is a social bookmarking service. Furl was created by Michael Giles and sold to LookSmart in 2004.

Zeal Media

Acquisition in 2000
Zeal Media is the leader in community directory technology.

Edgeio

Edgeio was a website that organized and distributed classifieds and listings across various categories, providing users with a centralized platform to access millions of listings. Founded with the support of notable angel investors, it initially received $1.5 million in funding, followed by an additional $5 million in Series A financing in 2006. Despite its innovative approach to streamlining classified ads, Edgeio faced challenges and ultimately announced its closure in December 2007, shortly before being sold to Looksmart and Vast.com.
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