Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Barton's Nextdoor Gets $18.6M In Funding

Nextdoor, the online private social networking site geared around connecting people with their neighbors, and which is backed by Zillow's Rich Barton, has scored a big funding round, the firm said today. Nextdoor said it has raised $18.6M -- reportedly at a valuation of more than $100M -- for its site, which helps neighbors meet each other, exchange messages, post things for sale, and otherwise connect. Barton sites on Nextdoor's board, and was a seed investor in the company. Nextdoor is based in San Francisco. More information »