More funding news (it’s Monday, folks). Big Tent is a company that provides private social networking for family and friend groups as well as organizations and corporations. With $5 million in Series A funding led by Menlo Ventures, Big Tent can expand its reach and develop its tools.
Big Tent appears to be a very niche service that appeals directly to existing groups looking for an easy-to-use solution for creating a centralized network for online communication between members. In doing so, Big Tent targets non-profits and other professional organizations, along with some families and groups of friends, but given the tools, professional and casual organizations
With such a closed network approach, does Big Tent have anything to offer? There are a lot of group-creation sites, from CollectiveX to Ning (not to mention Yahoo Groups), and the majority of them are free and don’t require an approved application.
is there a reason for having such a closed network, as Big Tent does?
