About.me – the provider of personal web page space – has gone independent, buying its way out of former owners, AOL.
America Online bought About.me, then a small start-up, in 2011 for $25 million dollars. Its founders, Ryan Freitas & Tony Conrad, have now bought the company back.
“Twenty-four months and several million about.me pages later, we continue our commitment to building the best personal identity service on the web. During the past two years, we’ve been thankful for the tremendous resources and support of our friends and partners at AOL.
Today, we’re thrilled to announce that we’ll be spinning about.me back out, returning to life as an independent company that is financially backed by our management team and a truly amazing group of investors who have backed companies such as WordPress and Google. Our team will remain the same for the most part, and we’ll continue our roles as co-founders.”
The amount that the About.me founders paid AOL was not disclosed, but according to sources, it was “a fraction of the cost.”
This is great news, if you use About.me to showcase your personal or professional profile. Elliot Silver, for example, can be found at About.me/ElliotSilver – however, this is a different Rick Schwartz 😀
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