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Tech Companies Touched
by Halsey Minor
Halsey Minor Founded, Co-Founded and Ran Many
Successful Internet Technology Companies. Let’s take
a closer look at the entrepreneur and the companies.
Who is Halsey
Minor? Born in 1964 in
Charlottesville, VA
 Attended University of
Virginia
 Lives in San Francisco, CA
 Founded Minor Ventures in
2005 to invest in Internet
technology companies
 Avid art fan
 Avid thoroughbred horse
racing fan
 Founded Kids Turn non-
profit organization in 2010.
CNET at a glance
• CNET was founded in 1994 by Halsey Minor and Shelby
Bonnie
• Also known as download.com and upload.com
• Companies CNET acquired between 1994-2007: GDT,
mySimon, TechRepublic Inc., and Webshots.
• CBS Interactive acquired CNET in 2008.
• CNET is divided into four major sections: CNET News,
Download.com, CNET TV, and How To (product reviews).
Google Voice at a glance
• Google Voice was based on Grand Central which was
found in 2005 and funded by Halsey Minor’s Minor
Ventures.
• Grand Central was acquired by Google on July 2, 2007.
• Google Voice was launched by on March 11, 2009.
• Google Voice services include voicemail, free text
messaging, call history, conference calling, call
screening, blocking of unwanted calls, and voice
transcription to text of voicemail messages.
Salesforce.com at a glance
• Founded in 1999
• Specializes in Customer Relationship Management
solutions
• Early investors included Halsey Minor, Larry
Ellison, Steward Henderson among others.
• The company went public in 2004.
• Headquartered in San Francisco, CA.
• Employs almost 10,000 worldwide
• Lauched Social.com – a social advertising platform – in
2013.

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Tech Companies Touched by Halsey Minor

  • 1. Tech Companies Touched by Halsey Minor Halsey Minor Founded, Co-Founded and Ran Many Successful Internet Technology Companies. Let’s take a closer look at the entrepreneur and the companies.
  • 2. Who is Halsey Minor? Born in 1964 in Charlottesville, VA  Attended University of Virginia  Lives in San Francisco, CA  Founded Minor Ventures in 2005 to invest in Internet technology companies  Avid art fan  Avid thoroughbred horse racing fan  Founded Kids Turn non- profit organization in 2010.
  • 3. CNET at a glance • CNET was founded in 1994 by Halsey Minor and Shelby Bonnie • Also known as download.com and upload.com • Companies CNET acquired between 1994-2007: GDT, mySimon, TechRepublic Inc., and Webshots. • CBS Interactive acquired CNET in 2008. • CNET is divided into four major sections: CNET News, Download.com, CNET TV, and How To (product reviews).
  • 4. Google Voice at a glance • Google Voice was based on Grand Central which was found in 2005 and funded by Halsey Minor’s Minor Ventures. • Grand Central was acquired by Google on July 2, 2007. • Google Voice was launched by on March 11, 2009. • Google Voice services include voicemail, free text messaging, call history, conference calling, call screening, blocking of unwanted calls, and voice transcription to text of voicemail messages.
  • 5. Salesforce.com at a glance • Founded in 1999 • Specializes in Customer Relationship Management solutions • Early investors included Halsey Minor, Larry Ellison, Steward Henderson among others. • The company went public in 2004. • Headquartered in San Francisco, CA. • Employs almost 10,000 worldwide • Lauched Social.com – a social advertising platform – in 2013.