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Website: http://mahalo.com/

Blog: http://blog.mahalo.com/?feed=rss2

Mahalo is a human powered search engine founded by Silicon Valley veteran entrepreneur Jason Calacanis. Results are generated non-algorithmically by a team of profile builders who create pages for search terms.

Address: Santa Monica, CA

Founded: 03/2007

Employees: 55

Industry: Consumer Internet

Sub-Industry: Search / Portal

Ownership: Private

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Date	Type	Capital Amount	Post-Money Valuation	Investors
01/2006	Series A	Unknown	Unknown	CBS, News Corporation, Sequoia Capital, Mark Cuban, Elon Musk
01/2007	Series B	16M	Unknown	CBS, News Corporation, Sequoia Capital, Mark Cuban, Johnathan Miller, Elon Musk

Name:	Mahalo
Product URL:	http://mahalo.com/
Date Launched:	05/2007
Description:	Rather than have software run around the Internet, determining what a particular website is about and what terms should return that site as a result, Mahalo employs a team of actual people who determine search results.
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Bullish Opinions (6)	Author/Date
Was bearish, but turned a corner. Nice service. Took awhile to grow on me, but it has. Add Comment	tchyfeeley 04/28/2009	100% 1 vote 1 0% 0
Mahalo is in search, so they have a business model -- unlike everybody else. Add Comment	speaktome 10/08/2008	100% 1 vote 1 0% 0
I think it will be popular Add Comment	bbrunelle 08/17/2008	67% 3 votes 2 33% 1
comprehensive info on searches - i found it very useful Add Comment	grantw 07/01/2008	50% 2 votes 1 50% 1
They seem to be gaining more traction relative to their competitors base on web taffic data Add Comment	dave 03/06/2008	71% 7 votes 5 29% 2
There's definitely room left to improve our current search capabilities Add Comment	dave 01/10/2008	80% 5 votes 4 20% 1

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Bearish Opinions (8)	Author/Date	Do you agree?
competitors offer more relevant and updated search results Add Comment	irpip 08/08/2008		67% 3 votes 2 33% 1
search pages are a little cluttered 1 comment Add Comment	grantw 07/01/2008		80% 5 votes 4 20% 1
pages are very cluttered	irpip	08/08/2008
What are the humans using to find everything? Add Comment	green33 07/28/2008		50% 2 votes 1 50% 1
Think recency will be an issue over time Add Comment	georgebounacos 07/27/2008		67% 3 votes 2 33% 1
Scalability and neutrality seem to be big concerns Add Comment	georgebounacos 07/27/2008		67% 3 votes 2 33% 1
not a nice place to work, no company will ever make it if the people you depend on are not happy Add Comment	tchyfeeley 03/07/2008		60% 5 votes 3 40% 2
Trust. I trust a computer over a human-driven search. Add Comment	raee 03/06/2008		60% 5 votes 3 40% 2
The model of human based categorization does not seem scalable Add Comment	dave 01/10/2008		71% 7 votes 5 29% 2