Lycos Overview

  • Status
  • Private

  • Latest Deal Type
  • M&A

  • Latest Deal Amount
  • $36M

Lycos General Information

Description

Operator of a search engine and web portal. The company also encompasses a network of email, webhosting, social networking and entertainment websites.

Contact Information

Website
www.lycos.de
Ownership Status
Privately Held (backing)
Financing Status
Formerly VC-backed
Corporate Office
  • 52 Second Avenue
  • 4th Floor
  • Waltham, MA 02451
  • United States
+1 (781)
Primary Industry
Internet Software
Vertical(s)
TMT
Corporate Office
  • 52 Second Avenue
  • 4th Floor
  • Waltham, MA 02451
  • United States
+1 (781)

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Lycos Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Raised to Date Post-Val Status Stage
6. Merger/Acquisition 16-Aug-2010 $36M Completed Generating Revenue
5. Merger/Acquisition 01-Oct-2004 Completed Generating Revenue
4. Merger/Acquisition 16-May-2000 Completed Generating Revenue
3. PIPE 01-Jan-1997 Completed Generating Revenue
2. IPO 02-Apr-1996 $50.2M $52.2M Completed Generating Revenue
1. Early Stage VC 01-Jan-1994 $2M $2M Completed Startup
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Lycos Comparisons

Description
Primary
Industry
HQ Location
Employees
Total Raised
Post Valuation
Last
Financing
Details
Operator of a search engine and web portal. The company also encompasses a network of email, webhosting, social networki
Internet Software
Waltham, MA

Beijing, China
 

Levallois-Perret, France
 
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Lycos Competitors (9)

One of Lycos’s 9 competitors is Sohu.Com, a Formerly VC-backed company based in Beijing, China.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Sohu.Com Formerly VC-backed Beijing, China
Dalet Private Equity-Backed Levallois-Perret, France
Startpage Corporate Backed or Acquired Den Haag, Netherlands
Ask.com Formerly VC-backed Oakland, CA
DuckDuckGo Venture Capital-Backed Paoli, PA
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Lycos Patents

  • 13

    Total Documents Applications and Grants

  • Total Patents Families

  • Granted

  • Pending

  • Expiring in next 12 mo

Lycos Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
US-20080059580-A1 Online video/chat system Inactive 30-Aug-2006
US-20080059986-A1 Online video/chat applications Inactive 30-Aug-2006
EP-1785895-A2 Method and system for performing a search limited to trusted web sites Inactive 01-Nov-2005
EP-1785895-A3 Method and system for performing a search limited to trusted web sites Inactive 01-Nov-2005
US-20030078928-A1 Network wide ad targeting Inactive 23-Oct-2001 G06Q30/02
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Lycos Investments & Acquisitions (16)

Lycos’s most recent deal was a Merger/Acquisition with Mentasys for . The deal was made on 06-Oct-2006.

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
Mentasys 06-Oct-2006 Merger/Acquisition Media and Information Services (B2B)
United-Domains 07-Jan-2004 Merger/Acquisition Other Commercial Services
Spray 22-Sep-2000 Merger/Acquisition Information Services (B2C)
Matchmaker.com 26-Jun-2000 Merger/Acquisition Social/Platform Software
FamilyTime 27-Mar-2000 Early Stage VC Information Services (B2C)
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Lycos Affiliates

Subsidiaries (1)

Name Industry Location Year Founded
Tripod Williamstown, MA 1992

Lycos FAQs

  • Where is Lycos headquartered?

    Lycos is headquartered in Waltham, MA.

  • What industry is Lycos in?

    Lycos’s primary industry is Internet Software.

  • Is Lycos a private or public company?

    Lycos is a Private company.

  • What is the current valuation of Lycos?

    The current valuation of Lycos is .

  • What is Lycos’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for Lycos is .

  • How much funding has Lycos raised over time?

    Lycos has raised $52.2M.

  • Who are Lycos’s competitors?

    Sohu.Com, Dalet, Startpage, Ask.com, and DuckDuckGo are some of the 9 competitors of Lycos.

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