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Metaweb

Logo: http://www.freebase.com/view/metaweb, Non-free logo, via Wikipedia3

Former American data management company

Metaweb Technologies, Inc. was a San Francisco–based company that developed Freebase, described as an "open, shared database of the world's knowledge". The company was co-founded by Danny Hillis, Veda Hlubinka-Cook and John Giannandrea in 2005. Metaweb was acquired by Google in 2010.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2005Founded1

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Metaweb Technologies, Inc. was a San Francisco–based company that developed Freebase, described as an "open, shared database of the world's knowledge". The company was co-founded by Danny Hillis, Veda Hlubinka-Cook and John Giannandrea in 2005.2

The story

Founded by John Giannandrea, Veda Hlubinka-Cook and William Daniel Hillis in 2005.1

Leadership

Who has led Metaweb, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Board members and other officers (1)

Products and brands

  • Freebase

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

On July 16, 2010, Google acquired Metaweb for an undisclosed sum.

From Wikipedia’s article on Metaweb, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Timeline

  1. Jul 16, 2010Acquired Acquired by Google1
  2. Jul 16, 2010Dissolved Dissolved1
  3. 2005Founded Founded1

Sources

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