Minor Ventures

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Minor Ventures was a venture capital firm that backs early-stage tech and media companies. The company was founded in 2005 by CNET co-founder Halsey Minor and run by Ron Palmeri from its founding until August 2010. The firm was based in San Francisco, California.^[1][2]

Investments

As of December 2007, Minor Ventures had assisted the following companies:^[3]

• 8020 Publishing — Produces the hybrid web-print magazines JPG and Everywhere.
• GrandCentral — A web-based service allowing users to use a single phone number with multiple devices; acquired by Google in July 2007, relaunched in March 2009 as Google Voice.
• Kareo — A web-based billing service for physicians.
• Minor Studios — A currently defunct creative studio responsible for the game Atmosphir.
• OpenDNS — A free DNS service provider.
• Paxfire — An ad revenue service for ISPs.
• Swivel — An online community for sharing data, graphs, and maps.
• Scout Labs — A social media monitoring & analysis service launched in February 2009.

References

External links

• Minor Ventures

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