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View story 1 0 MFG.com Raises $26Million From Fidelity Ventures, Goes After Alibaba http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/08/mfgcom-raises-26-millio... Submitted by epicenterforums 22 months, 4 weeks, 23 hours ago You can find nearly $50 million worth of requests for manufacturing quotes per day on the site, complete with CAD diagrams and other specifications. Manufacturers bid on the requests. MFG.com makes money by selling yearly subscriptions of several thousand dollars each to suppliers who want access to MFG.com’s community of purchasing mangers and engineers at buying companies (who get to use the site for for no charge). Free learned that in the manufacturing world suppliers are much more willing to pay a flat fee than to give a cut of each transaction. Tags: funding, manufacturing, china, bids, jeff bezos, amazon comment (0) | Category: Funding | Add epicenterforums as a source Comments Votes (my sources) Votes (Everyone) Add your comment Add your comment If you already have an account, sign in: Email address: Password: If you don't, just complete these fields: (or join Epicenterforums for free) Your name: Your site: (optional) Your comment: (You have up to 5000 characters left) Can you see the 5 most prominent letters/numbers in this image? (case insensitive) Please enter them here: « go back

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