| BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : AUGUST 30, 1999 ISSUE | ||||||||
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| INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Cyveillance LOCATION Arlington, Va. FOUNDED 1997 by Brandy Thomas, his brother, and two friends. THE BUSINESS Scours the Net to protect corporate clients. For Ford Motor Co., for example, it found Web sites selling Ford car parts without authorization. THE BACKERS Raised $9 million from venture firms New Enterprise Associates, Lazard Technology Partners, and Capital Investors Group. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ |
RELATED ITEMS Between Silicon Valley and Silicon Alley TABLE: Capital Gang Cyveillance: Helping to Keep the Web Honest TABLE: Cyveillance Why MCI's Brat Pack Is All Over the Beltway INTERACT E-Mail to Business Week Online | |||||||