Irish Social Media Company Weedle Announces $4M Funding During Irish Trade & Investment Mission to Silicon Valley

PALO ALTO, Calif. and DUBLIN, March 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Weedle, an Ireland-based Internet company, today announced it has received funding totaling U.S.$4 million to expand its social media platform in the U.S. and other global regions.  Weedle is combining  the latest developments in Social Media and Semantic Web technologies with the company's own search and social graph algorithm to create an internet platform aimed at facilitating increased demand for skills and employment in the U.S. and globally.  The Weedle platform, which has just been released in beta test mode, enables anyone, anywhere to connect with people who need their skills and also, to find people who have the skills they need.

Weedle's investors include well-known Irish business entrepreneurs Dr. Michael Smurfit and Weedle co-founder and CEO, Iain MacDonald, as well as the Irish government agency, Enterprise Ireland.

The announcement was made during an Enterprise Ireland-supported Trade and Investment Mission to the U.S. led by Ireland's Prime Minister, Brian Cowen.  Enterprise Ireland is the Irish state agency responsible for the development and promotion of the indigenous Irish business sector.

"Weedle is a leading-edge high-tech company developing as part of Ireland's knowledge economy," said Prime Minister Cowen.  "Weedle's internet platform is a shining example of world class research and development being used to create innovative technology with global reach and appeal."

"The Weedle platform delivers a fundamentally more effective way of connecting people with skills to those who need them," said Weedle CEO MacDonald. "You can use Weedle to easily connect with people who need your skills and find people who have the expertise you need."  

Joining Weedle is free, and individuals with professional services, trade, craft or other skills they wish to promote can register at www.weedle.com.

About Weedle

Founded in 2008, Weedle is a technology-based entrepreneurial company with offices in Dublin, Ireland and Palo Alto, Calif.  Currently in Beta, the company's internet platform enables a better way for you to connect with people who need your skill and also, to find people who have the skills you need.

Leveraging Social Media and Semantic technologies and combining them with Weedle's own search and social graph algorithm, Weedle aims to deliver a uniquely effective experience for our Community of users, instantly and accurately connecting people with skills to those that need them, within a trusted environment.

Joining Weedle is free. Go to: www.weedle.com.

For more information on Enterprise Ireland, please visit www.enterprise-ireland.com or www.americas.enterprise-ireland.com

SOURCE Enterprise Ireland