DIY social network service Webjam raises €1.9 million

Written on 15th July 2008                                                                                                              5 COMMENTS
Ernst-Jan Pfauth, editor in chief

Webjam, a London-based B2B interpretation of Ning, has raised €1.9 million dollar in series A, led by I-Source. The start-up offers companies a simple – iWeb-like – way to build a social network. Although the BBC once wrote about them as “particularly useful for those who want to create a webpage for a society, club or hobby but don’t know how to do it”, I’d recommend that these entrepreneurs focus on businesses. Since the D.I.Y social network market for fraternities and clubs seems saturated with players like Ning and newcomer Neeetz (review here).

Go for the companies

The British, Spanish and French founders (see picture) seem to realize this, as they call their market B2B2C – yet with the BBC calling them better than Facebook, Webjam seems to be tempted to try to conquer this market as well. Don’t do it guys, just offer ready-to-go social network packages to companies. The product is good enough, with the well-functioning drag ‘n drop interface and the clean look. And the result looks ok, as you can tell by this Webjam-powered site. Go get the cash Webjam, then think about threatening Facebook.

b2b, b2b2c, DIY, funding, ning, social networks, webjam

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