Excite Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 1993

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Acquired/​Merged

  • Employees
  • 711

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • M&A

  • Latest Deal Amount
  • $7B

Excite General Information

Contact Information

Website
www.corp.excite.com
Formerly Known As
Architext Software
Ownership Status
Acquired/Merged
Financing Status
Formerly VC-backed
Corporate Office
  • 555 Broadway
  • Redwood City, CA 94063
  • United States
Primary Industry
Social/Platform Software
Acquirer
At Home
Vertical(s)
TMT
Corporate Office
  • 555 Broadway
  • Redwood City, CA 94063
  • United States

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Excite Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Raised to Date Post-Val Status Stage
7. Merger/Acquisition 28-May-1999 $7B Completed Generating Revenue
6. PIPE 01-Jul-1997 Completed Generating Revenue
5. PIPE 26-Nov-1996 Completed Generating Revenue
4. PIPE 08-Apr-1996 Completed Generating Revenue
3. IPO 04-Apr-1996 Completed Startup
2. Early Stage VC $1.5M $1.51M Completed Startup
1. Capitalization $15K $15K Completed Startup
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Excite Patents

  • 14

    Total Documents Applications and Grants

  • Total Patents Families

  • 1

    Granted

  • Pending

  • Expiring in next 12 mo

Excite Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
EP-0813158-A2 System and method for accelerated query evaluation of very large full-text databases Inactive 14-Jun-1996
EP-0813158-A3 System and method for accelerated query evaluation of very large full-text databases Inactive 14-Jun-1996
US-5915249-A In an information retrieval apparatus Inactive 14-Jun-1996
US-5966533-A Method and system for dynamically synthesizing a computer program by differentially resolving atoms based on user context data Inactive 11-Jun-1996
US-5826261-A System and method for querying multiple, distributed databases by selective sharing of local relative significance information for terms related to the query Inactive 10-May-1996 G06F16/313
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Excite Signals

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Key Data Points

Similarweb Unique Visitors

Majestic Referring Domains

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Excite Former Investors (6)

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds
IVP Venture Capital Minority
Intuit Corporation Minority
Kleiner Perkins Venture Capital Minority
Polaris Partners Venture Capital Minority
Tribune Ventures Corporate Venture Capital Minority
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Excite Investments & Acquisitions (10)

Excite’s most recent deal was a Merger/Acquisition with DataInsight. The deal was made on 02-Aug-2000.

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
DataInsight 02-Aug-2000 Merger/Acquisition Media and Information Services (B2B)
ReplayTV 01-Jun-2000 Later Stage VC Electronics (B2C)
Worldprints.com 15-Apr-2000 Merger/Acquisition Social/Platform Software
E-centives 24-Feb-2000 PE Growth/Expansion Media and Information Services (B2B)
Webshots(Acquired) 01-Oct-1999 Merger/Acquisition Multimedia and Design Software
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Excite FAQs

  • When was Excite founded?

    Excite was founded in 1993.

  • Where is Excite headquartered?

    Excite is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

  • What is the size of Excite?

    Excite has 711 total employees.

  • What industry is Excite in?

    Excite’s primary industry is Social/Platform Software.

  • Is Excite a private or public company?

    Excite is a Private company.

  • What is the current valuation of Excite?

    The current valuation of Excite is .

  • What is Excite’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for Excite is .

  • How much funding has Excite raised over time?

    Excite has raised $81.6M.

  • Who are Excite’s investors?

    IVP, Intuit, Kleiner Perkins, Polaris Partners, and Tribune Ventures are 5 of 6 investors who have invested in Excite.

  • When was Excite acquired?

    Excite was acquired on 28-May-1999.

  • Who acquired Excite?

    Excite was acquired by At Home and Ask.com.

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