SezWho offers a WordPress and Moveable Type plug-in to enhance blog comments. It allows users to rate each comment, helping to separate good comments from noise, and letting individual commenters to develop a reputation over time. SezWho also offers some basic social-networking features. For example, it lets users track a specific commenter’s comments across all SezWho-enabled sites, helping to drive traffic to older blog posts, and allowing commenters to get to know each other better. As of November 2007, SezWho has over 100,000 users at more than 300 blogs.
Financials
| Date | Type | Amount | Investors | Valuation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/01/07 | Series A | 1M | KPG Ventures | Unknown |
People
Ted Corman (VP Business Development)
Vince Vannelli (Board member)
Jitendra Gupta (Founder/CEO)
Tedd Corman (Co-Founder/VP, Business Development)
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