Thing Labs (Plinky)
Building web-based software to create, share, explore, and enjoy content.
San Francisco, United States · Founded 2008 · $1.6M raised
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, California
- Founded
- 2008
- Business Model
- B2C
- Website
- thinglabs.com
- Total Funding
- $1.6M
- Last Round
- $1.6M SeedJun 2008
- Rounds
- 1
About
Thing Labs was a web software company founded by Jason Shellen, a former Googler known for his work on Blogger and co-creating Google Reader. The company built Plinky, a Q&A-based personal publishing tool that made it easy for people to create, share, explore, and enjoy content. Thing Labs also developed Brizzly, a Twitter client. Plinky was acquired by Automattic (the company behind WordPress.com) in 2010. The company is effectively defunct following the acquisition.
Summary
Thing Labs (Plinky) is a Media company based in San Francisco, United States, founded in 2008. It has raised $1.6M in total across 1 round, most recently a $1.6M Seed round in Jun 2008.
Funding History
Jun 2008
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