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Metaweb Technologies, Inc. was a San Francisco-based company that developed Freebase, described as an "open, shared database of the world's knowledge". The company, founded by Robert Cook〔 〕 and Danny Hillis in 2005, was acquired by Google in 2010.〔 〕 Although Metaweb no longer exists as a separate corporate entity, Freebase and its associated website (freebase.com ) continue to be provided as an open database under Metaweb's original CC-BY licensing terms. In December 2014, Google announced that it would be closing Freebase in 2015, transferring the data to Wikidata. ==Funding== On March 14, 2006, Metaweb received $15 million in funding. Investors included: Benchmark Capital, Millennium Technology Ventures, and Omidyar Network.〔 〕 Kevin Harvey of Benchmark Capital is a member of Metaweb's board of directors. On January 15, 2008, Metaweb announced a $42.5 million Series B round led by Goldman Sachs and Benchmark Capital.〔(Metaweb Raises $42.5 Million led by Goldman Sachs and Benchmark Capital ) (company press release)〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Metaweb」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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