Weedle Weaves Skills Connections

Irish Social Media Company Announces  $4m Funding on Silicon Valley Mission

A new social media platform that connects people with skills to those who need them, run by Irish Internet company Weedle has announced expansion funding of  US$4 million during an Irish Trade & Investment Mission to Silicon Valley.

The Weedle platform, which has just been released in beta test mode, enables anyone, anywhere, to connect with people who need their skills and to find people who have the skills they need.

The  funding announcement was made during an Enterprise Ireland-supported Trade and Investment Mission to the U.S. led by Prime Minister Brian Cowen.

Weedle combines 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 US and globally.

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

"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 weedle.com.

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