According to a story in Red Herring, The cofounder of AOL, Steve Case, as well as a big executive name from the '90s, Ted Leonsis, have invested about $5.5 million in Clearspring.
Clearspring develops so-called widgets. Basically, these are small programs that can enhance a web site. For example, widgets can do things like show videos or allow for quizzes or slide shows. What's more, Clearspring has a proprietary system that allows for tracking the use of widgets.
It's cool stuff.
So, I pinged a good friend of mine, who works for a tier-1 venture capital firm. He also thought it was cool. But he did have a good question: "How do these guys make money?"
I'm not sure. But, at least for now, Clearspring is making money from some willing investors.
Tom Taulli is the author of various books, including the Complete M&A Handbook and the EDGAR-Online Guide to Decoding Financial Statements.
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