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Based in
Mclean, Virginia, United States
Communities, Internet, Web Hosting
B2C
create hyper-local community sites
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Dates

Launch
1 January 2004
Closure
1 July 2007
Duration (months)
3 years, 6 months

Failure

Reason
internal problems made it impossible to reach transition point
Submitted Failure Story
Failure categories
People

Founders and team

Investment

Number of investors
2
Investors
Omidyar Network, SAS Investors
Accelerator program
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Acquisition status
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Acquisition date
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Employee count
11-50
Founders
Mark Potts
Founders Twitter 

Funding

Total funding
$3,000,000
Number of funding rounds
1
Funding round(s) amount(s)
Last funding 
$3,000,000
Last funding date
13 October 2006
Last funding type

Venture - Series Unknown
Funding Status

Venture - Series Unknown

Online

LinkedIn
Twitter
Website
Public synopsis
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