Like is Well Liked with an additional $32M Investment Round
By Azam on October 22, 2008
Like the visual search engine raised $32M in a round reported that closed in August. Liked Series C round was lead by Menlo Ventures and Crosslink joined in the round with all previous investors. Like plans to use funds for continue operations and international expansion.
Like.com is a visual search engine that matches pictures of things to items for sale that look similar. Like has developed a visual search engine that actually works in a commercial application setting. Like.com uses the visual search engine in ecommerce application such as shopping. Like allows users can select an image of an item and like visual search engine will offer similar items by matching colors, shapes and patterns. The fashionable search engine enhances the online shopping experience by suggesting similar items based on users’ visual tastes.
Like.com is expected to launch a UK version of the service this week at like.co.uk. They firm is expected to launch an iPhone application called LikeThis that lets users take a picture of an item and receive an email with results for similar items for sale.
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