Last week, Scoopler, one of the leading Twitter search engines, raised $750,000 in a series A financing from a group of investors that includes well-known angel Ron Conway, who was one of Google’s early backers.
I had a chance to ask Scoopler co-founder Dilan Jayawardane a few questions about the real-time search market, recent moves by Twitter, and Scoopler’s plans:
1. What your take on the real-time and Twitter search markets? For players involved, what are going to be the keys to success?
The key to success will be figuring out the optimal way to deliver the value of real time data to the consumer. Different providers are trying different approach and our belief is that real time web has to be almost something like television, at least once you narrow it down to a given event. The user has to be able to sit back and enjoy a stream of content and media delivered live.
2. Any thoughts on the recent deals that Microsoft and Google struck with Twitter?We knew this was inevitable, traditional search certainly can be improved using input from real time feeds. Still there is plenty of space to provide value to the end user without necessarily having to go head on against say Google.
3. Before this financing, was Scoopler self-financed?
No, Scoopler was funded by Y-Combinator.
4. What will the money be used to do? More people? More features?
Both, hiring is a priority for us and that of-course will lead to a whole lot of exciting new features.
5. How did the financing happen? How long has it been in the works?
We were actually able to close right after we launched although it took a few months to work out the details.
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Five Questions with Scoopler’s Dilan Jayawardane
Last week, Scoopler, one of the leading Twitter search engines, raised $750,000 in a series A financing from a group of investors that includes well-known angel Ron Conway, who was one of Google’s early backers.
I had a chance to ask Scoopler co-founder Dilan Jayawardane a few questions about the real-time search market, recent moves by Twitter, and Scoopler’s plans:
1. What your take on the real-time and Twitter search markets? For players involved, what are going to be the keys to success?
The key to success will be figuring out the optimal way to deliver the value of real time data to the consumer. Different providers are trying different approach and our belief is that real time web has to be almost something like television, at least once you narrow it down to a given event. The user has to be able to sit back and enjoy a stream of content and media delivered live.
2. Any thoughts on the recent deals that Microsoft and Google struck with Twitter?We knew this was inevitable, traditional search certainly can be improved using input from real time feeds. Still there is plenty of space to provide value to the end user without necessarily having to go head on against say Google.
3. Before this financing, was Scoopler self-financed?
No, Scoopler was funded by Y-Combinator.
4. What will the money be used to do? More people? More features?
Both, hiring is a priority for us and that of-course will lead to a whole lot of exciting new features.
5. How did the financing happen? How long has it been in the works?
We were actually able to close right after we launched although it took a few months to work out the details.