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Triple Helix Discovery Engine
Funding Opportunities: Pioneers, Architects & Consolidators
Funding: Strategic Corporate Investment & Corporate Venture Capital (CVC)
*Portfolio Companies: Microsoft - Cascade Investment LLC
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*Portfolio Companies: Microsoft - Cascade Investment LLC
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Acquired by Microsoft for $468 million in August 2008
Acquired Ciao in 2005 as part of a buying spree that also brought in OpinionSurveys.com, Rapidata.net, and Zing Wireless.
Ciao runs a classic comparison-shopping site—with localized versions in Germany, France, Spain, Italy, the United Kingdom, the N
Nearly 800 employees and raised $58 million in a 2004 IPO.
Offers price comparisons, product specifications, and consumer reviews for more than 4 million products.
Owns a network of Internet-based consumer survey and comparison shopping sites
The company earns money on click-through advertising and commissions on referred purchases.