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EveryScape Secures $7 Million in Series B Venture Capital Financing
March 11th, 2008 No comments
EveryScape, Inc., creator of “The Real World Online,” recently announced that it has secured $7 million in Series B venture capital financing. The Venture Capital Funding was led by new investor Dace Ventures, the Series B round also includes existing investors Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Draper Fisher New England, Draper Atlantic and LaunchPad Venture Group. EveryScape will use the financing to grow its sales force, accelerate new city launches and fuel new community features.
“Dace is consistently looking for the next wave of innovation in the Web 2.0 space coupled with passionate entrepreneurs that can bring cutting-edge technology to market,” said Dave Andonian, managing partner at Dace Ventures. “EveryScape’s stellar management team has the potential to fundamentally change the way we explore cities, towns and businesses online by truly replicating the real world experience. We are impressed with their ability to navigate the marketplace effectively with their scalable and differentiated approach and look forward to working with them in this exciting space.”
“When we launched our first demo of San Francisco’s Union Square last May, we announced our intention to launch 10 destinations by the end of 2007. We’ve met that aggressive goal and exceeded it with overwhelming interest from local businesses to become part of EveryScape’s Real World Online,” said Jim Schoonmaker, EveryScape’s CEO. “We’re thrilled to be working with Dace Ventures and look forward to leveraging their digital media and consumer marketing acumen to extend EveryScape’s technology leadership as we execute an aggressive growth strategy for 2008 and beyond.”
Bridging the gap between the physical world and the virtual one, EveryScape has created a visual and interactive platform for local search. With EveryScape, users can walk down city streets and explore the interiors of local buildings, landmarks and businesses. By replicating the real-world experience, EveryScape lets people visually explore a digital replica of a destination.
The Real World Online (www.everyscape.com) includes major metropolitan areas such as Miami, Boston and New York as well as travel destination hotspots like and Aspen, Breckenridge and Snowmass and Laguna Beach. EveryScape plans to launch at least four additional major U.S. cities over the next few weeks.
EveryScape, Inc. is creating The Real World Online through a visual platform for local search that creates a virtual experience of all metropolitan, suburban and rural areas. EveryScape will ultimately let users share their stories and opinions about real-life daily experiences against a backdrop ranging from streets and cities, communities, restaurants, schools, real estate and the like. Leveraging its patented HyperMedia Technology Platform™, EveryScape is using a simple, highly scalable approach that allows the company to tap into local communities and users in building out the online world. EveryScape was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts. The company is venture backed by Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Draper Fisher New England, Draper Atlantic, LaunchPad Venture Group and Dace Ventures.
For more information, please visit www.everyscape.com
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