Zip2 Corporation (historical, co-founded by Musk)
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Zip2 Corporation was an early online city guide and business directory software company co-founded by Elon Musk in the mid-1990s and sold to Compaq in 1999.
Aliases (1)
- Zip2 Corporation ×48
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
business directory service
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online city guide → software company → |
| acquiredBy |
Compaq
NERFINISHED
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| acquisitionAmount |
307000000 USD
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| acquisitionDate |
1999
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| acquisitionType |
cash acquisition
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| activeInDecade |
1990s
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| businessModel |
B2B
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| coFounder |
Elon Musk
NERFINISHED
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Greg Kouri NERFINISHED → Kimbal Musk NERFINISHED → |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| developedFor |
online city guides for newspapers
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| dissolved |
1999
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| fate |
acquired by Compaq
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| foundedBy |
Elon Musk
NERFINISHED
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Greg Kouri NERFINISHED → Kimbal Musk NERFINISHED → Musk brothers NERFINISHED → |
| foundedIn |
1995
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| hasBusinessFunction |
business listings
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local search → mapping → |
| hasShareholder |
Elon Musk
NERFINISHED
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Mohr Davidow Ventures NERFINISHED → |
| headquartersLocation |
Palo Alto, California
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| inception |
1995
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| industry |
internet
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software → |
| keyPerson |
Elon Musk
NERFINISHED
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Greg Kouri NERFINISHED → Kimbal Musk NERFINISHED → |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
California
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| notableClient |
Knight Ridder
NERFINISHED
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The New York Times NERFINISHED → |
| notableFor |
being one of Elon Musk's first companies
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early online city guide platform → |
| operatingSystem |
web-based
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| product |
online business directory
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online city guide software → software for newspapers → |
| receivedInvestmentFrom |
Mohr Davidow Ventures
NERFINISHED
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| served |
local businesses
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newspaper publishers → |
| startUpEcosystem |
Silicon Valley
NERFINISHED
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| successor |
Compaq
NERFINISHED
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| websiteType |
local portal
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Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Elon Musk-controlled entities
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hasMember |