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$12.5 million in Series A for Turkish Social Network, Yonja

by Social Blogworking Magazine Editorial Staff
Tuesday, January 29, 2008. 04:40PM

Private Equity Hub reports that Yonja Inc., a Turkish online social network, has raised $12.5 million in Series A funding, according to a regulatory filing. This will be used to bring their staff to Silicon Valley

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Turkish Social Network, Yonja

The sparse newswire listing also states that backers include Greywolf Capital Partners (http://www.greywolfcapital.com/) and Tiger Global Management.

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Yonja claims a billion page views per month

According to a post on tech crunch, The firm is centered in San Francisco and is led by founder and CEO Kerim Baran. Founded in 2003, Yonja claims a billion page views per month and nearly 5 million members.

The site seems to be in English, with the exception of some of the advertising and user generated content.

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