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Social Net For Mothers, CafeMom, Secures $5 Million Financing

By David Kaplan - Wed 22 Aug 2007 10:08 AM PST

CafeMom, a social net for mothers, has raised $5 million in funding, according to VentureBeat (via Venturewire). The funding came from Highland Capital Partners and Draper Fisher Jurvetson, who have backed the company for seven years and have provided about $50 million so far. The site claims to have garnered more than 65 million pageviews and 1.7 million unique visits in July. CafeMom is owned by CMI, which was co-founded by actor Andrew Shue (known for the Fox nighttime 90’s soap Melrose Place). The company’s other investors over the past few years have included Himalaya Capital Ventures and Perseus.

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15 Responses:
  • From martin Wed 22 Aug 2007 08:58 PM

    what did the first 50 million cover?

  • From Latinmom Fri 09 Nov 2007 07:05 AM

    I am a cafemom member!!! Cafe mom is a great place to meet other moms like you. There are hundreds of groups where you can find moms who share your hobbies, lifestyle and experiences. and my website http://www.babyformulachecks.com shows information for new and experienced moms about baby formula, Similac coupons and checks, Enfamil coupons and checks, how to cash Similac check, how to cash Enfamil checks and I am also an affiliate of cafemom. I am happy I have the opportunity on inviting other moms to join cafe mom by going to http://www.babyformulachecks.com and click on the cafe mom banner !!!

  • From Mommy2Jesse Tue 27 Nov 2007 08:06 PM

    The first $50 M probably covered set up, PR, and all of the promotions that the website has done. CafeMom is a great place for Moms to connect. They have done so much for moms and mom-to-bes over the past few years! It’s absolutely amazing!

  • From Denise Laponsie Thu 06 Dec 2007 07:41 PM

    I am LancesMom on CafeMom and I have to say there is not one other social networking site on the internet that treats their members as this company does! And for the promotions on the site, Excellent. What other site gives Mom ‘s $500 gift cards to do room makeovers using sponsors store brands!
    I got mine! Did you? Join at http://www.cafemom.com/invite Tell them LancesMom sent you!

  • From littleindiana Mon 10 Dec 2007 01:25 PM

    CafeMom has only been around for 1 year & has done so much for Moms.

  • From melamie Wed 23 Jan 2008 07:48 AM

    I’m new to Cafe Mom. Been to other sites. This site is very friendly and helpful.

  • From Pastor Angelique St Hiliare Sat 16 Feb 2008 11:30 AM

    Moms- I am a retired pastor and need your help.  We have had a fire in our double wide home.  We lost our ministry office as well.  If any of you can help me get back on my feet I would truly appreciate it.  Living on Social security is hard enough without having to start over.  I have two daughters one 24 and one 17.  This has been really hard on our whole family.  My nephew from Louisiana is trying to protect us and is paying for everything bill wise.  But he cant keep this up.  Anything you can do would mean so very much.  Your sister in Christ.  Pastor Angelique St Hiliare 10636 Gandy Blvd Suite 2 B St Petersburg, Florida 33702 God Bless you each one.

  • From emptynest242 Tue 19 Feb 2008 02:40 PM

    I like the way cafemom allows you to form a group about issues that are important to you, such as Fibromyalgia sisters,God Bless America,myspace40moms,40ish and beyond. It has allowed me to meet many nice people and form friendships that I hope to keep for many years to come.

  • From Jada Ross-Henry Sat 22 Mar 2008 05:40 PM

    Does Cafemom helps entrepreneur moms get their business off the ground?

  • From PollyM Wed 16 Apr 2008 10:18 AM

    The site looks great but I think this company is more interested in making money than helping moms. It’s a complete ripoff of myspace and it doesn’t even give mothers any valuable information about motherhood.

    A better site for new moms is: http://www.pregnancy-info.net/
    Do we really need another social networking site just for moms or do you think a website that has relevant and crucial information about motherhood is more important? I rather keep my kids healthy than waste time socializing.

    Myspace is also notorious for sex offenders and members posting negative things about others. You will soon see this is the same thing and that time spent on this website is time wasted.

    To the moms that actually use this site, please do not fuel this type of garbage it’s pointless and a waste of time. Mothers should not be socializing we should focus on what’s best for our children and making it happen. My whole life is about my babies, not about making fake internet friends that takes time away from my family.

    Shame on you Cafemom, i see right through you and so will others.

  • From Paul M. Wed 16 Apr 2008 10:22 AM

    To Jada Ross-Henry

    The site looks great and it’s got traffic going to it but if you want to advertise on cafemom, don’t expect any return. I have advertised on the site and it was a complete waste of money. I spent thousands of dollars and did not get one conversion. Normally I wouldn’t even mention how bad a publisher performs but this site is a complete joke.

    Their traffic sucks and the members don’t click on the ads. It’s good that they have all these “big company” advertisers that don’t care about their ROI and only care to brand. The site is worthless for ROI focused advertisers.

    Give this site 1 or 2 years, it will be abandoned like every other website that tries to copy the successful ones. Way to go myspace wannabes, thanks for putting out another junk site. SCUMBAGS!

  • From una1 Fri 25 Apr 2008 11:47 AM

    Hi, i love cafemom, i have gotten some great advice and met some great mums, the only downfall that i have is it is mostly americans, so with the time difference it can be hard to get chatting to others mums, it would be great if there was more mums from the uk on!!!

  • From Tiera Wed 30 Apr 2008 12:57 PM

    I just LOVE CafeMom! I have been a member for over a year. It’s a very well run group (company). As I a Mother of 6 I don’t have much spare time. But I totally enjoy every minute I have spent on there!

  • From Lea Savoie Sat 28 Jun 2008 01:16 AM

    Hi, I am expecting very soon. I would like to possibly share the joy of bringing up the little one with a family. Couple preferred. I am new at this. I am a very strong young lady that would like new friends that are very responsible when it comes to family. I am very excited and I am a very sincere devout person. Only serious inquires are possibly going to be involved. If you are a mother and would like to contact me and suggest useful tips, that would be appreciated. If you have a family and love the joy of possibly being a part of this joy, you are welcomed to respond.

  • From Lea Savoie Sat 28 Jun 2008 01:27 AM

    Also I do need help with the financial part. Clothes, food, anything that would help a young lady to provide the best for her family. I am from a city that is having hard times. I would appreciate so much for assistance of knowledge and security.

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