Mahalo.com

Mahalo.com

Mahalo.com is a web directory and Internet-based knowledge exchange launched in alpha test in May 2007 by Jason Calacanis. It differentiates itself from algorithmic search engines like Google and Ask.com, as well as other directory sites like DMOZ and Yahoo! by tracking and building hand-crafted result sets for many of the currently popular search terms. The company also develops mobile apps. Mahalo means "thank you" in Hawaiian. Mahalo.com's directory contracts human editors to review websites and write search engine results pages that include text listings, as well as other media, such as...
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quick facts
Founded:2007
Founders:Jason Calacanis
Headquarters:Santa Monica, California

Mahalo.com founders

Jason Calacanis
Jason Calacanis
Age:41 (Born: November 28, 1970)

Jason McCabe Calacanis is an American Internet entrepreneur and blogger. His first company was part of the dot-com era in New York, and his second venture, Weblogs, Inc., capitalized on the growth of blogs before being sold to AOL. Calacanis was born in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, New York. He graduated...
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Headquarters of Mahalo.com

Santa Monica
Santa Monica
Population:89,736

Santa Monica is a beachfront city in western Los Angeles County, California, US. Situated on Santa Monica Bay, it is surrounded on three sides by the city of Los Angeles — Pacific Palisades on the northwest, Brentwood on the north, West Los Angeles on the northeast, Mar Vista on the east, and...
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Current Mahalo.com board members

Roelof Botha
Roelof Botha

Roelof Botha focuses on services and software investments. Prior to joining Sequoia Capital in 2003, Roelof served as the Chief Financial Officer of...
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Elon Musk
Elon Musk

Elon Musk is a South African born inventor, engineer and entrepreneur best known for co-founding SpaceX, Tesla Motors and X.com, which later became...
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Frequently Asked Questions

  • Q:
    From which firms did Mahalo.com obtain investment capital?
  • A:
    Mahalo.com raised venture capital from from the following firms:
    - Sequoia Capital
    - Elon Musk
    - News Corporation
    - CBS
    - Hubert Burda Media
    - Allen and Co.
    - David Bradley.
  • Q:
    Which industries does Mahalo.com compete?
  • A:
    The company competes in Internet and Search engine.
  • Q:
    Who was the company founder of Mahalo.com?
  • A:
    Jason Calacanis founded the company.
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