Article: The Motley Fool Announces $30 Million in Venture Capital Financing; Softbank, AOL Time Warner Ventures, Maveron, and Mayfield Fund Contribute to Fool's Second Round.

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ALEXANDRIA, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 30, 2001

Softbank Finance Group, AOL Time Warner Ventures, Maveron, and Mayfield Fund have invested a total of $30 million in a second round of financing for The Motley Fool, Inc., the Alexandria, VA-based multimedia personal finance company announced today.

"We're fortunate to have such Foolish partners as Maveron, Mayfield, AOL Time Warner, and Softbank," said David Gardner, who co-founded The Motley Fool with his brother, Tom, in 1994. "Like us, they believe in investing for the long term. The Fool is almost seven years old--an eternity in Internet years--but in so many ways we're just ...

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