Company

Metaweb

Q: Who founded Metaweb?

Metaweb was founded in 2005 by Danny Hillis, John Giannandrea, Robert Cook, Veda Hlubinka-Cook and William Daniel Hillis.

Q: Who are Metaweb's co-founders?

Metaweb was co-founded by Danny Hillis, John Giannandrea, Robert Cook, Veda Hlubinka-Cook and William Daniel Hillis.

Q: What happened to Metaweb's founders?

2 people who founded or worked at Metaweb went on to start 4 other companies, including Paul Davison (Highlight and Clubhouse) and William Daniel Hillis (Thinking Machines Corporation and Applied Minds).

Metaweb was founded in 2005 in San Francisco, USA by Danny Hillis, John Giannandrea, Robert Cook, Veda Hlubinka-Cook and William Daniel Hillis.

Company that built Freebase, an open knowledge graph, acquired by Google.

Acquired Founded 2005 San Francisco USA

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Acquired by Google.

Metaweb founders & co-founders

William Daniel Hillis

Co-founder

Where its founders came from

The companies and labs that produced Metaweb’s founders.

Thinking Machines Disney

What happened to Metaweb’s founders and alumni

4 companies

People who worked at or founded Metaweb and went on to start their own companies.

Paul Davison

2 founded

Highlight 2011 Clubhouse 2020

William Daniel Hillis

2 founded

Thinking Machines Corporation 1983 Applied Minds 2000