San Francisco – Stipple, the developer of a photo-tagging
service, said on Thursday that it has raised $2 million in seed financing,
co-led by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Floodgate.
Other investors
included Naval Ravikant, Eghosa Omoigui, Global Brain Corporation, Quest
Venture Partners, Parkview Ventures, John Ferber, Justin Timberlake and Rick
Marini.
Launched in August, San Francisco-based Stipple’s service lets users
label, share and monetize photos on the Web.
The company has established
partnerships with Six Apart, JIVE Label Group, Atlantic Records and E.W. Scripps.
*Correction: An earlier version of this story stated the company launched in April.
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