Friday, February 20, 2015

Notey Gets $1.6M For Blog Discovery

San Francisco- and Hong Kong-based Notey, which opreates an online site focused on content discovery and blog search, said Thursday that it has raised $1.6M in a funding round. The seed funding came from Steve Kirsch (Founder of Infoseek, OneID and CoinTrust), Hugo Barra (VP International, Xiaomi) and Ryan Holmes (CEO and Founder of Hootsuite). Notey was founded by Chaterine Tan and hustband Kevin Lepsoe. the company said it helps people locate blogs focused on particular areas of interest, such as travel, calligraphy, and more.