Thursday, February 14, 2008

Tributes.com offers an online community to provide support during times of loss and grieving has raised $4.3 million in funding

What Company Is Offering:
Tributes, Inc. is focusing on developing into the leading online destination for timely obituary news and lasting tributes celebrating loved ones' lives, fulfilling against the original vision for the eons.com obituary classifieds product
Tributes.com offers an online community to provide support during times of loss and grieving, and the site includes an extensive obituary database with obituary records dating back to the early 1900s, providing an excellent resource for genealogy and documenting family connections.

How Much They Got From VCs:
Tributes.com, a new spinout from Eons, has raised $4.3 million in funding from Dow Jones, Eons and other strategic backers. VentureWire reports a post-money valuation of $8.9 million.
Tributes.com is an online content company focused on obituaries and related information, which means it will compete with sites like Legacy.com. Eons is a social network for the baby boomer set, and has raised $32 million in VC funding to date.

More at: www.tributes.com

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