Tagged, a San Francisco social media startup, has received $8.5 million in venture funding from individual investors and Menlo Park-based venture capital firm Mayfield Fund. To date, Tagged has 80 million worldwide users, making it the third most visited social publishing site on the Internet. Differing from traditional networking platforms, Tagged lets its members “tag” new people in addition to socializing with already established friends. Tagged consumers chat online with other users in like-minded groups and create customized profile pages using a wide variety of innovative designs and applications. In a 24-hour period, Tagged’s loyal fans send 10 million messages on the website, upload 700,000 photos, and make 5 million new connections. An average Tagged user spends approximately 30 minutes a day browsing profiles, tagging new acquaintances or photos, and updating content on the site. In the United States, Tagged’s clientele is 52% female. Additionally, the 25- to 44-year-old age bracket makes up 44% of Tagged’s American user group. Tagged’s breakthrough came in September 2005 with a $1.5 million investment from individual backers. In December 2005, that Series A funding nearly quintupled when Mayfield Fund invested $7 million in Tagged. Mayfield Fund has over 40 years’ experience supporting Silicon Valley companies like Tagged. In addition to investing in Tagged, Mayfield Fund has helped some of the world’s most influential technology firms, including SanDisk Corporation, SGI, and Compaq, get started. Tagged is led by creative thinkers from varied backgrounds. Tagged’s Board of Directors consists of Co-Founders Greg Tseng and Johann Schleier-Smith, Founder and CEO of LinkedIn Reid Hoffman, and Mayfield Fund Managing Directors Raj Kapoor and Allen Morgan.