“In 2005, 47 search startups — a record for one year — received more than $260 million in venture funding, according to Dow Jones Venture Wire. The total sum of that backing was the high-water mark since 2000, when nearly $280 million was invested into 18 search startups.”
From: The search engine that would outdo Google
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47, but I wonder about what classifies as a search start-up. How loose is the definition of “search”?