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Foodista Inc Receives Series A Financing

Feed Type
Link
http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e994e73f-4d6f-42d3-bd8d-767064d4516a&Preview=1
Date
5/7/2009
Company Name
Foodista Inc
Mailing Address
24 Roy Street Seattle, WA 98109
Company Description
Foodista, Inc. is a Seattle company that operates http://www.foodista.com, the online cooking encyclopedia everyone can edit. The company leverages open source software, cloud computing resources, and wisdom of the crowds to rapidly develop cooking software and content. Foodista is the organizer of the International Food Blogger Conference (http://ifbc.foodista.com). Combined the founders have more than 20 years of Internet development experience and are all veterans of Amazon.com.
Website
http://www.foodista.com/
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Transaction Amount
Undisclosed
Transaction Round
Series A
Proceeds Purposes
Proceeds purposes were not disclosed.
M&A Terms
Venture Investor
Amazon, Inc.
Venture Investor
Undisclosed