Flock (web browser)
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Flock is a discontinued web browser that specialized in providing social networking and Web 2.0 facilities built into its user interface.
Earlier versions of Flock used the Gecko HTML rendering engine by Mozilla.
Version 2.6.2, released on January 27, 2011, was the last version based on Mozilla Firefox.
Starting with version 3, Flock was based on Chromium and so used the WebKit rendering engine.
Flock was available as a free download, and supported Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X and, at one time, Linux as well.
Support for Flock was discontinued in April 2011.
History
Flock was the successor to Round Two, who raised money from Bessemer Venture Partners, Catamount Ventures, Shasta Ventures and other angel investors. Bart Decrem and Geoffrey Arone co-founded the company. Flock raised $15 million in a fourth round of funding led by Fidelity Ventures on May 22, 2008, for an estimated total of $30 million, according to CNET. The company's previous investors, Bessemer Venture Partners, Catamount Ventures, and Shasta Ventures, also participated in the round.
In January 2011, Flock Inc.
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