Connected Raises $500K For Contact Management Application

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Wednesday, June 29th, 2011

Connected, a startup that manages all of your personal relationships on the web, has raised $500,000 in funding led by Trinity Ventures with 500 Startups, Ignition Partners, Christopher Michel, Michael Hoydich, and Mark Gray participating.

Via a web app, Connected integrates with Gmail, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Google Contacts, Google Calendar, and Google Voice to become a personal relationship manager. Connected builds comprehensive profiles for each of your contacts with your entire conversation history as well as their latest status updates, photos, and work history from across their social profiles.

So you can easily access any relevant information in one place about a contact. The goal is to give you a single comprehensive view of your relationships across all the apps and services you use.

Since its launch in February, Connected has accumulated over 7 million contacts under management. And the app has added integration with Outlook, Evernote, and Yahoo.

Company: Connected
Website: connectedhq.com
Launch Date: 2009
Funding: $500k

Connected is a personal relationship manager that brings all your contacts and conversations together in one place. Connected was born from the realization that the story of success in almost every business endeavor starts with relationships. Maybe it’s your buddy that introduces you to a potential customer that becomes a landmark deal. Or your biz dev counterpart at a large firm who turns out to be a former classmate and helps you secure a key partnership. Or discovering an old...

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