Tag Archives: Tim Schumacher

Tue 4th February 2014
Written by DomainNameWire in EN and tagged
Sedo co-founders deposit in App marketplace Apptopia - Tim Schumacher and Ulrich Essmann invest in Apptopia. Tim Schumacher and Ulrich Essmann, two of Sedo’s founders, are no strangers to building a marketplace. The pair hope to put this background to good use by investing in Apptopia, which they describe as a “Sedo for Apps.” They led a bridge financing round that also includes Kima Ventures, Eric Kagan, Telegraph Hill Capital and Rothenberg Ventures. Much like Sedo does for domain owners, Apptopia allows app publishers ... read more ...
Thu 16th January 2014
Written by DomainNameWire in EN and tagged
You competence find irony in what Sedo’s owner is doing now - Schumacher went from the business of delivering ads to blocking them. It’s been a few years since Tim Schumacher, co-founder of Sedo, left the company. You might be surprised to learn that, after creating one of the world’s largest domain parking ad companies, he’s now backing software that blocks internet users from seeing ads. Schumacher is an investor in the company behind Ad Block Plus, a browser plugin that blocks users from seeing most ads on a website. ... read more ...