Critical to our mission as the 21st-century substitute for the standard literary agency and publishing house - which stands to revolutionize the industry through user-generated books. WEbook has the backing of several lead investors and advisors, including the following:
Greylock Partners
Greylock Partners is a private venture capital firm, founded in 1965, with committed capital of over $2 billion under management. Greylock operates out of offices in the Bay Area, Boston and Israel.
Yair Goldfinger
Co-founder and former CTO of ICQ, Yair is credited with the creation of Instant Messaging. AOL purchased ICQ in 1998. Yair serves as the CTO of Dotomi, the creator of Direct Messaging serving the needs in the advertising market. Yair is an active investor in several promising start-up companies.
Chris McKenney
Chris garnered a thorough understanding of the publishing industry while serving as COO of Publishers Group West/Worldwide (PGW), the largest full-service book distribution company in the U.S. Prior to that, McKenney was President & CEO of Digital Pond, which produces, manages and distributes images for leading retailers and corporations. Chris currently serves as Chief Content Officer for Mobifusion, a mobile media company that supplies premium information and entertainment products to mobile consumers worldwide.