# Clipboard

> Web clipping and social bookmarking service for saving rich web snippets (Clipboard.com).

## Why it is interesting

Gary Flake reinvented web clipping with rich embeds — a16z and Index backed it before Salesforce acquired and shut the consumer service in 2013.

## Profile

- **Stage:** acquired
- **Status:** acquired
- **Industries:** consumer
- **Coverage:** full
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-24

## Key facts

- Acquired by Salesforce (May 2013): ~$12M; consumer service shut Jun 2013 (TechCrunch)
- Seed (2011): a16z, Index Ventures, First Round, CrunchFund, DFJ (TechCrunch)
- Source: https://techcrunch.com/2013/05/09/clipboard-acquired-by-salesforce-will-be-shuttered-on-june-30th/

## Investors in our directory

- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz
- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/index-ventures
- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/first-round

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- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/2026-a16z-hot-portfolio-companies

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