June 27th, 2011

Mancx raises further $1.1m for its 'transactional knowledge market'

Mancx, the “transactional knowledge market” where users trade business intelligence (or answers to any question posted to the site), has closed a second round of funding: $1.1m from the startup’s founders and new backers that include Bo Axel Ax:son Johnson (of the well-known Swedish conglomerate Ax:son Johnson) and Nils-Robert Persson.

Per-Arne Nordlander, the Swedish angel investor, remains as… → Read More

April 6th, 2011

Mancx launches as a LinkedIn Answers with bounties attached

Described as a “transactional knowledge market”, Mancx has launched today as a sort of classified ads site for business intelligence. Or to think of it another way: a kind of paid-for LinkedIn Answers where each request for specific information comes attached with a bounty.

In fact, Mancx offers users the option of linking their LinkedIn accounts for additional credibility, while at the other end… → Read More