Pulse2 Technology and Social Media News » Redux http://pulse2.com Sun, 27 May 2012 18:03:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Redux Raises $6.5 Million For Being A Friend-Finding Social Network http://pulse2.com/2008/04/07/redux-raises-65-million-for-being-a-friend-finding-social-network/ http://pulse2.com/2008/04/07/redux-raises-65-million-for-being-a-friend-finding-social-network/#comments Tue, 08 Apr 2008 04:05:22 +0000 Amit Chowdhry http://pulse2.com/?p=3317 Continue reading →]]> Redux Logo
Redux is a social network company based in Berkeley, Calif. VentureBeat just wrote that the company has raised $6.5 million from Alsop Louie Partners and Draper Fisher Jurvetson. Redux’s first round of funding was provided by Alsop Louie Partners and Peter Thiel. Thiel is an early investor in Facebook and PayPal co-founder.

Redux was started by Darian Sharazi. Darian used to work for Facebook and also started Fotodunk, a mobile photo-sharing company. Redux has an algorithm that helps people find others with similar interests. Redux allows users to chat on all pages and exchange media.

Below is a video from DEMO.com of Darian presenting Redux:

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