What Bo Fishback calls his “baby company” is growing up fast. Zaarly, the company Fishback and colleagues Ian Hunter and Eric Koester founded in March and launched in May, announced today it has landed a $14.1 million first round of venture funding. Plus, it snagged one of the highest-profile people in the tech world—former eBay and current Hewlett-Packard chief executive Meg Whitman—as a board member. The money and the guidance from such an e-commerce veteran will be key for Zaarly, based in San Francisco, since it’s taking on two of the most entrenched companies on the web.
“It’s a Craigslist and eBay play for sure,” Fishback, 34, and Zaarly's chief executive, told Portfolio.com. “Both of those companies have left the door open.”
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