Yahoo - About the company
Yahoo is an acquired company based in New York City (United States), founded in 1994 by Jerry Yang and David Filo. It operates as a Provider of a search engine, news aggregation, and communication tools. Yahoo has raised $6.8M in funding, with last known valuation of $*****. The company has 1009 active competitors, including 18 funded and 50 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like DuckDuckGo, Brave and Sohu.com.
Company Details
Provider of a search engine, news aggregation, and communication tools. It offers a platform for accessing information, staying updated on current events, and connecting with others. The platform provides features such as email services, weather updates, finance tracking, sports scores, and video content. It also includes tools for managing personal information and engaging with various topics of interest.
- Website
- www.yahoo.com/
- Social
- Registered Address
- New York, New York
Key Metrics
Founded Year
1994
Location
New York City, United States
Stage
Acquired
Total Funding
$6.8M in 5 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Last Known Valuation
$***** as on Jun 13, 2017
Investors
Ranked
4th among 1009 active competitors
Employee Count
9,544 as on Jul 31, 2026
Exit Details
Acquired by Apollo Global Management (May 03, 2021)
Legal entities associated with Yahoo
Yahoo is associated with 11 legal entities given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
NJEGOVEC d.o.o. CIN: 97240445880 , Croatia, Active | Feb 11, 2014 | €0 - €1M (As on Dec 31, 2024) | - | |
SWIFT DUBROVNIK d.o.o. CIN: 97024127568 , Croatia, Active | Feb 19, 2017 | €0 - €1M (As on Dec 31, 2024) | - | |
MALKE MECHTECH PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U34300CH2020PTC043314 , India, Active | Oct 27, 2020 | ₹10 - ₹50 Cr (As on Mar 31, 2025) | 38 (As on Mar 31, 2024) | |
Terra Nostra Eco Hemp d.o.o. CIN: 92939634357 , Croatia, Active | Feb 19, 2019 | - | - | |
BSA tec d.o.o. CIN: 16392679959 , Croatia, Active | Jan 09, 2014 | - | - | |
THREE FLOWERS j.d.o.o. CIN: 39680753915 , Croatia, Active | Apr 13, 2017 | - | - | |
GRPON s.r.o. CIN: 21288623 , Czech Republic, Active | Feb 23, 2024 | - | - | |
GROWITH s.r.o. CIN: 05568536 , Czech Republic, Active | Nov 15, 2016 | - | - | |
Yahoo India Private Limited CIN: U72900MH2000PTC138698 , India, Active | Apr 06, 2000 | - | 6 (As on Apr 01, 2026) | |
YAHOO INC. CIN: 770398689 , United States, Active | Dec 31, 1999 | - | 3 (As on Dec 31, 2024) | - |
Solis Diem d.o.o. CIN: 75742319986 , Croatia, Active | Jun 02, 2015 | €0 - €1M (As on Dec 31, 2024) | - |
Yahoo's acquisition details
Yahoo got acquired by Apollo Global Management on May 03, 2021.
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Yahoo's funding and investors
Yahoo has raised a total funding of $6.8M over 5 rounds. Its first funding round was on Apr 1995. Its latest funding round was a Grant (prize money) round on Jan 20, 2010 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Yahoo has 15 institutional investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Yahoo:
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Filter this listDate of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
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Jan 20, 2010 | 2518495 | Grant (prize money) | 4179027 | 7688582 | 7165960 | 4941115 |
Feb 06, 2008 | 7838018 | Post IPO | 6887513 | 4304394 | 2221667 | 9429736 |
Aug 2007 | 5506042 | Post IPO | 2759835 | 5994366 | 1722778 | 6111549 |
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Yahoo's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileHere are the details of Yahoo's key team members:
- Jerry Yang: Co-Founder of Yahoo. They are also an angel investor in 3 startups.
- David Filo: Co-Founder of Yahoo.
- Sharad Sharma: Co-Founder of Yahoo and founder of 1 other company. They are also an angel investor in 31 startups and serve on the boards of 2 companies.Contact Info: 3 phone numbers
- Jim Lanzone: CEO of Yahoo. They are also an angel investor in 1 startup.Contact Info: 1 email address
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Yahoo's employee count trend
Yahoo has 9,544 employees as of Jul 26. Here is Yahoo's employee count trend over the years:
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Yahoo's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Yahoo include DuckDuckGo, Brave and Sohu.com. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Yahoo, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st | DuckDuckGo 2008, Paoli (United States), Series B | Developer of a search engine and browser focused on privacy | $113M | 79/100 | |
2nd | Brave 2015, San Francisco (United States), Seed | Developer of a browser and search engine focused on privacy | $7M | 76/100 | |
3rd | Online media, search and game service company | $159K | 76/100 | ||
4th | Yahoo 1994, New York City (United States), Acquired | Provider of a search engine, news aggregation, and communication tools | $6.8M | 75/100 | |
5th | Ask 1996, Oakland (United States), Acquired | Ask.com: Your go-to source for answers, news, culture, and lifestyle | $25M | 74/100 | |
6th | Provider of an AI-enabled keyword-based search engine | - | 74/100 | ||
7th | Provider of a data security search engine to filter results | $57.3M | 72/100 | ||
8th | Naver 1999, Seongnam-si (South Korea), Funding Raised | Provider of a keyword based search engine platform | - | 71/100 | |
9th | AI-enabled keyword-based search engine | $101M | 68/100 | ||
10th |  Bing 2009, Redmond (United States), Funding Raised | Provider of search engine, office productivity software, and online services | - | 67/100 |
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Yahoo's Investments and acquisitions
Yahoo has made 16 investments in companies including Taboola and Snapchat. Yahoo has also acquired 94 companies including Artifact and CommonStock.Here is the list of investments & acquisitions:Filter this list
Filter this listDate of Investment/Acquisition | Type | Company Name | Founded Year | Location |
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Apr 02, 2024 | Acquisition | 2023 | San Francisco (United States) | |
Aug 24, 2023 | Acquisition | 2001 | San Francisco (United States) | |
Apr 25, 2023 | Acquisition | 2019 | San Francisco (United States) |
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Reports related to Yahoo
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News related to Yahoo
Filter this listMedia has covered Yahoo for a total of 39 events in the last 1 year, 18 of them have been about company updates and 9 about partnerships.
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