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Spock
AddedJul 3, 2026
UpdatedJul 3, 2026
Spock

Spock

Acquired

Spock was a U.S. people-search engine that indexed public and social-network data to help users find information about individuals.

HQ
Redwood City, CA, US
Founded
2006
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Spock Networks, Inc. operated a vertical search engine focused on finding people. The service indexed more than 250 million people from publicly available sources such as Wikipedia, IMDb, LinkedIn, MySpace, Facebook, Twitter, and corporate biography pages, organizing profiles with community-contributed tags and relationship links.

Founded in 2006 by Jay Bhatti and Jaideep Singh, Spock launched in public beta on August 8, 2007, and was based in Redwood City, California. On April 30, 2009, the company was acquired by Intelius, a public-records and background-check provider, and the Spock service was eventually discontinued.

Spock - M & A Snapshot

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  • Intelius

    Acquired Spock • Undisclosed • Apr 30, 2009

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Spock - Quick Facts

Who are Spock's competitors?

Companies similar to Spock include PeekYou, PinProfile, Spoke and Insightfulinc.

When was Spock founded?

Spock was founded in 2006.

Where is Spock's headquarters located?

Spock's headquarters is located in Redwood City, CA, US.

Spock - Classification

Industry
  • Search Engine
Model
  • Platform
Revenue
  • Advertising
Customer
  • Consumer