Salesforce CEO Benioff invests in search engine startup You.com

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Salesforce CEO Benioff invests in search engine startup You.com
You.com, a startup looking to challenge Google by developing a more customisable search engine, announced a US$20 million (A$27 million) investment led by the venture fund of Salesforce chief executive Marc Benioff. Venture capitalists for years had avoided backing Google competitors because of ...

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