| Type | Startup |
|---|---|
| Industry | Travel Search Website |
| Founded | September 2008 |
| Founder(s) | Mark Watkins, Vince Russo, Mujde Pamuk, Mike Stonebraker, Andy Palmer |
| Headquarters | Boston, Massachusetts, USA |
| Key people |
Mark Watkins (CEO) |
| Employees | 10 |
| Website | Goby.com |
Goby is a deep web search engine which launched in September 2009. The site searches selected databases and other sources of information on the web focused on 400 categories of things to do while traveling. Signed in users may also share their results utilizing the facebook connect applications programming interface. The website services are free to users and the website is supported by an advertising business model and partner distribution model.
Goby was co-founded in July 2008 by noted database pioneer, Michael Stonebraker, Mark Watkins, Vince Russo, Andy Palmer, and Mujde Pamuk. The company received series A funding from Flybridge Capital Partners and Kepha Partners. The company is headquartered in Boston, MA.