Internet & Digital MediaAndover.NetActon, MA (Prior Investment) Andover.Net developed a network of websites that provide news, information, products, and services to technology-oriented users including Slashdot, ThinkGeek, IT Manager's Journal, and others. Andover went public in 1999 and was subsequently acquired by VA Linux in 2000. MultiplyBoca Raton, FL Multiply's small-group approach to social networking gives people the ability to share personal content with a wider, more relevant audience by leveraging trusted relationships to communicate with friends-of-friends. Co-investors with VantagePoint Partners and Transcosmos. www.multiply.comMusic NationNew York, NY A music discovery engine that connects fans and bands across platforms. Music Nation helps develop new artists and empowers them and their fans across a range of digitally driven entertainment outlets. Co-investors with Greylock Partners. www.musicnation.comPermissionTVWaltham, MA PermissionTV is a media technology company that empowers media brands and video content owners to create one-to-one relationships with their audience. Media companies use PermissionTV to configure and manage their own branded Internet TV channels and monetize their audience through ad-supported, pay-per-view, and subscription based services. www.permissiontv.comYandexMoscow, Russia (Prior Investment) Yandex is the leading search engine in Russia. As of 2008, the company has roughly 55% of the Russian search market compared to 21% for Google. |