Metaweb Technologies, Inc. - An American company from San Francisco that developed Freebase . described as “open, accessible to all database of knowledge of the whole world”. It was founded by Robert Cook [1] and Danny Hillis in 2005 and worked non-publicly until 2007. Metaweb was acquired by Google in 2010. [1] In 2016, Google closed Freebase , transferring all its data to Wikidata . [2] [3] Although Metaweb is no longer a separate corporation, Freebase and its associated website freebase.com continue to operate under the CC-BY license established by Metaweb.
| Metaweb Technologies, Inc. | |
|---|---|
| Type of | Private company |
| Base | July 2005 |
| Abolished | |
| Founders | William Daniel Hillis , Robert Cook |
| Location | San Francisco , United States |
| Key figures | William Daniel Hillis , Thomas Leighton, Robert Cook, EVP, Product Development John Giannandrea , CTO |
| Industry | Data management |
| Products | Freebase |
| Site | metaweb.com |
Funding
March 14, 2006. Metaweb received $ 15 million in funding. Investors were Benchmark Capital , Millennium Technology Ventures and Omidyar Network . [4] On January 15, 2008, Metaweb announced a second round of financing in the amount of $ 42.5 million, which was conducted with the participation of Goldman Sachs and Benchmark Capital. [five]
Kevin Harvey of Benchmark Capital was a member of the Board of Directors of Metaweb.
Acquisition
July 16, 2010 Google acquires Metaweb. The amount of the transaction is not disclosed. [6]
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Metaweb (2010-07-16). Metaweb joins Google . Press release . Checked 2010-07-16 .
- ↑ Douglas, Jason Announcement: From Freebase to Wikidata . Google Groups (December 16, 2014).
- Long So long and thanks for all the data! (May 2, 2016). The appeal date is May 5, 2016.
- ↑ Benchmark Capital (2006-03-13). Metaweb Technologies, Inc. Receives $ 15 Million of Financing From The Capital Bank, Millennium Technology Ventures and Omidyar Network . Press release . Checked 2007-03-09 .
- ↑ Metaweb Raises $ 42.5 Million led by Goldman Sachs and Benchmark Capital Archived March 4, 2008. (company press release)
- ↑ Deeper Understanding with Metaweb (company press release)