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| Conduit Logo | |
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Technology Web publisher Web app Mobile app |
| Founded | 2005 |
| Founder | Ronen Shilo Dror Erez Gaby Bilcyzk |
| Headquarters | San Mateo, CA United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
Number of employees | 250+ (2011) |
| Website | www.conduit.com |
Conduit is a free online platform that allows web publishers to engage their users with custom Community Toolbars, web apps and mobile apps.[1][2][3][4]
Web publishers can obtain users from the Conduit Network,[5][6] a community of 260,000 publishers and 230,000,000 users.[7][8][9] Additionally, all web apps developed through Conduit’s platform can be distributed and exchanged online, through the Conduit App Marketplace.[10][11] Currently, 60 million users consume apps from the marketplace on a daily basis.[12]
Some of the companies and brands that have used Conduit’s platform are Major League Baseball, Time Warner Cable, Fox News, Zynga,[13] Chelsea Football Club, Groupon, Travelocity, MTV and TechCrunch.[9][12][14]
Company
Founded in 2005 by Ronen Shilo, Dror Erez and Gaby Bilcyzk[15] and backed by Benchmark Capital,[16][17] Conduit is based in San Mateo, CA,[18] with offices in Ness Tziona, Israel.[19] Currently, the company has 250 employees.[13]
References
- ^ Arrington, Michael (January 9, 2007). "Hear About Conduit Yet?". TechCrunch. Retrieved May 16, 2011.
- ^ Arrington, Michael (April 15, 2007). "Conduit Toolbar Product Enhancement". TechCrunch. Retrieved May 16, 2011.
- ^ Wonham, Linc (February 24, 2011). "Conduit's Web App Network Goes Mobile". Website Magazine. Retrieved May 16, 2011.
- ^ Fried, Ina (February 7, 2011). "Exclusive: Web App Publisher Conduit Expands Into Mobile". All Things Digital. Retrieved May 16, 2011.
- ^ Wauters, Robin (November 3, 2010). "Conduit Reports Stats And Groupon App – Microsoft Acquisition Rumors Come Extra". TechCrunch. Retrieved May 16, 2011.
- ^ Roe, David (August 19, 2009). "SubHub and Conduit Bring Marketing Tools to Web Publishers". CMS Wire. Retrieved May 16, 2011.
- ^ "Travelocity, Weather Channel Utilize Conduit Platform". MediaPost. May 13, 2011. Retrieved May 16, 2011.
- ^ Nakano, Chelsi (July 16, 2010). "Conduit Network Boosts Browser-Based Apps in a Big Way". CMS Wire. Retrieved May 16, 2011.
- ^ a b Dunaway, Gavin (May 13, 2011). "Big Names Grace Conduit's App Platform". ADOTAS. Retrieved May 16, 2011.
- ^ Knight, Kristina (May 4, 2010). "Conduit's App Marketplace pushes past 100 million users". BizReport. Retrieved May 16, 2011.
- ^ Hardawar, Devindra (June 4, 2010). "Conduit announces Google Chrome support for its massive app platform". VentureBeat. Retrieved May 16, 2011.
- ^ a b Wauters, Robin (July 13, 2010). "Conduit Reports Big Numbers: 250,000 App Publishers, 170 Million Users". TechCrunch. Retrieved May 16, 2011.
- ^ a b Wauters, Robin (April 2, 2011). "Conduit Acquires Web Application Platform Wibiya For $45 Million: Sources". TechCrunch. Retrieved May 16, 2011.
- ^ "Israeli Startup Wibiya Will Be Acquired By Conduit For Whopping 45$ Million". Technology Noise. April 3, 2011. Retrieved May 16, 2011.
- ^ Cooper, Steve (January 2, 2009). "Conduit Builds on the Power of the Web Toolbar". TheStreet.com. Retrieved May 16, 2011.
- ^ Gannes, Liz (April 5, 2011). "Conduit on the Record: Yes, We're Buying Wibiya; No, We're Not Getting Bought". All Things Digital. Retrieved May 16, 2011.
- ^ Adewumi, David (January 17, 2008). "Conduit on the Record: Yes, We're Buying Wibiya; No, We're Not Getting Bought". VentureBeat. Retrieved May 16, 2011.
- ^ Gannes, Liz (April 1, 2011). "App Distributor Conduit in Talks for a Billion-Dollar Acquisition, Say Reports". All Things Digital. Retrieved May 16, 2011.
- ^ Grimland, Guy (January 4, 2011). "Israeli startup Conduit with more users than Twitter negotiating billion-dollar exit". Haaretz. Retrieved May 16, 2011.