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Article: Akademos Gets $2.5 Million in Funding

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Article date:: August 13, 2009

Wireless News
08-13-2009
Akademos Gets $2.5 Million in Funding
Type: News

Akademos, Inc., operator of online bookstores and marketplaces for educational institutions, announced it has secured $2.5 million in venture funding from Kohlberg Ventures.Akademos said it will use the investment to meet growing demand for its online bookstore and marketplace services.Akademos further announced that eHarmony marketing executive Scott Eagle and Silicon Valley technology veteran Bill Youstra have joined its Board of Directors.Eagle is currently CMO of eHarmony, where he is responsible for all elements of the company's marketing, overseeing the company's brand development, customer acquisition and ...

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