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Founded in the late 1990s, the company was acquired in mid-2005 by a team of blue-chip investors who have brought on new leadership to build upon, enhance and revitalize its presence as The HealthCentral Network, Inc. to help health-information seekers worldwide. In January 2008, the Company received a significant minority investment from IAC/InteractiveCorp and additional investment from Polaris Ventures, Sequoia Capital, The Carlyle Group and Allen & Company. Our investors include:

IAC
1555 West 18th Street
New York, NY 10011
Telephone: (212) 314-7300
info@iac.com

IAC operates leading and diversified businesses in sectors being transformed by the internet, online and offline... our mission is to harness the power of interactivity to make daily life easier and more productive for people all over the world. To view a full list of the companies of IAC please visit our website at http://iac.com.

Polaris Venture Partners

Boston Office
1000 Winter Street
Suite 3350
Waltham, MA 02451
  Seattle Office
1000 2nd Avenue
Suite 3100
Seattle, WA 98104


Established in 1996, with offices in Waltham and Seattle, Polaris has over $3 billion under management. Polaris Venture Partners has helped build numerous market leading companies including Accordant Health Services, Advanced Inhalation Research, Akamai Technologies, Allaire, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, American Superconductor, Aspect Medical Systems, Avici Systems, Centra Software, Classifieds2000, deCODE genetics, Exchange.com, Matrics, Microbia, Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Paradigm Genetics, Powersoft, PSCI, SolidWorks and TransForm Pharmaceuticals.

The Carlyle Group
1001 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20004-2505
United States
inquiries at carlyle.com
Telephone: (202) 729 5628
Fax: (202) 347 1818

Our mission is to be the premier global private equity firm, leveraging the insight of Carlyle's team of investment professionals to generate extraordinary returns across a range of investment choices, while maintaining our good name and the good name of our investors.

Sequoia Capital
Menlo Park Address
3000 Sand Hill Road
Bldg. 4, Suite 180
Menlo Park, CA 94025
Telephone: (650) 854 3927
Fax: (650) 854 2977

Allen & Company
711 Fifth Avenue
9th Floor
New York, NY 10022
Telephone: (212) 832-9000
Fax: (212) 832-8023




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