fbFund REV 2009 Finalist Thread, Formerly Frintro, Raises $1.2 Million
As Facebook’s fbFund REV Demo Day is underway, news just broke that fbFund REV 2009 finalist Thread, formerly known as Frintro, has raised $1.2 million dollars in funding. Thread is a Facebook Connect enabled dating site that allows users to meet friends of friends and/or play matchmaker by making introductions between your friends.
In July, the company received $1.2 million in seed capital, led by First Round Capital and the following venture capitalists and angel investors:
- First Round Capital (Josh Kopelman)
- Sequoia Capital (Roelof Botha)
- Founders Found (Dave McClure)
- fbFund
- Ron Conway (SV Angel)
- David Sacks (Yammer & Geni)
- Auren Hoffman (Rapleaf)
- Pedro Miguel Martins (SAP)
- Reid Hoffman (LinkedIn)
- Joe Greenstein (Flixster)
- Saran Chari (Flixster)
- Shervin Pishevar (Social Gaming Network)
After this summer’s incubator program, the team is headed to San Mateo, where it will continue to execute the Thread mission.
September 1st, 2009 at 2:19 pm
[...] Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook COO, gives welcome remarks: Facebook is becoming an increasingly social platform, beginning with Facebook Platform, Facebook Connect, and now this summer’s fbFund REV summer incubator program. Our goal with the fbFund REV was to revolutionize industries. Three finalists raised more than $350,000, some reached profitability, and Thread raised $1.2 million in seed capital. [...]
September 1st, 2009 at 6:56 pm
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