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Travel Social Net Dopplr Sold To Nokia?

Sep 23, 2009 11:10 PM

Nokia (NYSE: NOK) may have added another location service to its collection. TechCrunch is reporting that the handset company has acquired Dopplr, the social travel network, for $15-20 million. Nokia, already in the news for a rumor that it’s interested in buying Palm (NSDQ: PALM), has the usual no comment…

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Posted In: Mobile, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, Companies, Nokia, dopplr

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Industry Moves: Dopplr Takes Investor Ahtisaari As CEO

Dec 9, 2008 4:48 AM

Founding Dopplr investor Marko Ahtisaari is joining the travel-plans social network full-time as CEO, replacing Lisa Sounio who will stay on as chairman of the board. Ahtisaari left Nokia (NYSE: NOK) two years ago as director of design strategy, where he worked with Dopplr co-founder Matt Jones on mobile user…

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Posted In: Industry Moves, Social Media, dopplr, marko ahtisaari

Dopplr Gets Second Funding Round From Online All-Stars

Sep 15, 2008 10:13 AM

Dopplr - a weird business travel network that lets people see where you’ve been, where you’re going and where you are - has got another funding tranche from an all-star cast of digital media investors. TCUK says the round comes from folks including Esther Dyson, mag publisher Tyler Brûlé, Reuters…

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Posted In: Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, Social Media, dopplr

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