Vizu Corporation Announces $1 Million in Equity Financing; New Consumer Polling Service and Community Generates Public Opinion Data
Summary
Organizations can use Vizu to answer simple, focused questions and collect data about trends and public opinion, particularly where the statistical robustness of traditional market research isnt necessary. Vizu Corporation (www.vizu.com) is a San Francisco-based company that blends interactive Web-based polling with elements of social networking to create a place where the world shares its opinions. Vizu is a privately held company backed by WR Hambrecht Ventures I, LLC, Amicus Capital and angel investors including Ron Conway, Esther Dyson, Don Hutchison, and Mike Maples, Jr. WR Hambrecht + Co (www.wrhambrecht.com) is an investment bank committed to using technology and auction processes to provide open and fair access to financial markets for all its clients. WR Hambrecht + Co is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in Boston, Chicago, London, Montreal, New York, Philadelphia and Stamford, CT. The firm has financial backing from industry leaders including American Century, Crimson Ventures, epartners, Fidelity Ventures, Instinet Corporation, Novell, Park Avenue Equity Capital Partners, LP, Scudder Kemper, Texas Pacific Group, and W Capital Partners.
