Tech companies founded in 2002?

July 6, 2006 10:56 AM

I'm looking for names of prominent technology companies that were founded or took their first round of VC investment in 2002, during the post-bubble nadir.

So far I have Ludicorp (the company behind Flickr) and Skype. Can anyone think of more? I'm trying to limit the list to IT/Internet and perhaps a few biotech companies - the sectors that suffered most during the bust.

posted by nyterrant to Technology (4 answers total)

It's a bit too early for companies founded that recently to have become "prominent".
posted by Steven C. Den Beste at 10:59 AM on July 6, 2006

Most successful biotech start-ups, as they take in more rounds of VC and angel funding, gradually find themselves or their IP folded into one or a number of pharmaceutical corporations.
posted by Blazecock Pileon at 11:21 AM on July 6, 2006

If you want, I can send you a list of all the companies that raised first-round VC money in 2002. Email me at the address in my profile and I'll hook you up. Put your email address as the subject, so I can respond from work.

Unfortunately, you'll have to sort for prominence yourself.
posted by mullacc at 11:46 AM on July 6, 2006

I work at Six Apart, which was incorporated in 2002 though Ben and Mena started working on MT in 2001. I'm not sure what your criteria for "prominent" are, but it was *definitely* bustville when things were starting up with the company.
posted by anildash at 11:53 AM on July 6, 2006