June 21st, 2010

Semantic Web Startup Inform Technologies Lands $4 Million, New CMO

Inform Technologies, a New York-based developer and provider of semantic web solutions, this morning announced it has secured $4 million in a Series A funding round led by previous backers Spark Capital, The Stephens Group, and The Oklahoma Publishing Company.

In addition, the startup has announced that Tony Dunaif, former SVP at Internet Broadcasting, has joined the company as Chief Marketing… → Read More

May 17th, 2010

Industry moves: former Joost CEO lands at Inform, Skype hires new execs

Skype this morning announced that it has expanded its senior management team with a new Chief Legal and Regulatory Officer (Neal Goldman) and a fresh Chief Marketing Officer (Doug Bewsher).

Both men will be based in Luxembourg and report to CEO Josh Silverman.

Former Joost CEO Matt Zelesko, meanwhile, has landed the CTO position at semantic web technology company Inform Technologies. → Read More

May 17th, 2010

Former Joost CEO Matt Zelesko Joins Inform Technologies As CTO

Joost’s former CEO Matt Zelesko is announcing a new role today at Inform Technologies, a company that helps media companies sort and tag content on their sites. Zelesko will be taking on the role of Chief Technology Officer, overseeing all technology development and operations for the company.

Prior to joining Inform, Zelesko was CEO of video aggregator Joost. The failed video venture was… → Read More