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2007

August 28, 2007
Jaxtr Raises Series A Investment Led By August Capital

August 26, 2007
Slide: Max Levchin's Next Act

August 6, 2007
Slide Inc. emerges as No. 1 widget maker

July 19, 2007
Ooma launches new VOIP service promising free calls for consumers
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July 2, 2007
Geni.com Acquires 5 Million Profiles In 5 Months Through Social Networking and Genealogy

June 13, 2007
Slide surpasses 117 million unique monthly viewers

May 25, 2007
Facebook Expands Into MySpace’s Territory

May 25, 2007
Changes in Facebook: Web plan hopes to boost activism

March 5, 2007
$100 Million Valuation for Geni

February 15, 2007
The Next Generation Of Genealogy Sites

February 9, 2007
Powerset and PARC Sign Exclusive Deal to Commercialize Breakthrough Search Engine Technology in Consumer Search

January 23, 2007
SmartDrive Gets Series C Funding

January 16, 2007
Geni.com Launches to Create the World's Family Tree

January 11, 2007
IronPort Named Anti-Spam Technology of the Year

January 4, 2007
Cisco to Buy Software Maker IronPort for $830 Million

2006

December 15, 2006
Jaxtr, Backed By DFJ, Founders Fund, Mayfield, Launches

December 13, 2006
SMARTDRIVE™ Wins Contract with "CALTRANS", the California Department of Transportation

December 13, 2006
The Founders Fund emerges as venture capital 2.0

November 15, 2006
Slide Receives Financing From Mayfield Fund, Khosla Ventures

November 15, 2006
IronPort Reports Industry's Highest Catch Rate in War Against Image Spam

November 6, 2006
Powerset Announces $12.5 Million 'Series A' Funding From Foundation Capital, The Founders Fund, and Angel Investors

November 1, 2006
IronPort Systems to Acquire PostX

October 31, 2006
Facebook® Enables Users to Share Video, Photos, News, Blogs and More from Anywhere on the Web

September 26, 2006
Facebook® Expansion Enables More People To Connect with Friends in a Trusted Environment

August 22, 2006
Microsoft and Facebook Team Up for Advertising Syndication

August 8, 2006
Slide Emerges from Beta with Millions Watching Daily

July 12, 2006
Engage.com Raises $5 Million Series A Financing

2005

July 11, 2005
The Founders Fund Closes $50 Million Fund