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Brand.net raises $10 million
San Francisco Business Times
Steven E.F. Brown
26 August 2008
Online advertising company Brand.net raised $10 million in its second round of venture funding.
The San Mateo company is led by CEO Elizabeth Blair, who worked at Yahoo Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) from 2003 to 2007. Several other executives — Chief Operating Officer Andy Atherton, and Vice Presidents Madhu Vudali and Ryan Christensen — also worked at Yahoo.
Norwest Venture Partners led the round and put Robert Abbott on the company’s board of directors.
InterWest Partners also gave money. Philip Gianos and Doug Pepper of InterWest already sit on Brand.net’s board.
The company has offices in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles.
