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  • January 18th, 2011

    Digital Marketing Company (And Lycos Owner) Ybrant Digital Raises $48 Million

    Looks like investors are increasingly looking at India for financing fast-growing Internet companies. Helion, Accel Partners and Tiger Global just pumped $6 million into ecommerce site LetsBuy.com, and now digital marketing company Ybrant Digital has announced the closing of a $48 million round of funding, as combination of debt and equity.

    Ybrant Digital says it will use this new round of… → Read More

    August 16th, 2010

    Lycos Is Still Around – Sold By Daum To Ybrant In $36 Million Deal

    Lycos, the ill-fated operator of a search engine, Web portal and whatnot originally established in 1994 (!) has a new owner – once again.

    India-based digital marketing solutions company Ybrant Digital has purchased Lycos from Korean Internet company Daum for a reported $36 million in a stock purchase agreement.

    Daum bought Lycos for $95.4 million in cash in August 2004, a fraction of what its… → Read More