They raised €7 million, which was considered to be the most funds raised in 2006 from the French Web 2.0. In September 2006, Dailymotion raised funds in collaboration with Atlas Ventures and Partech International. Six individuals pooled €6,000 (US$9,271) to start the business. In March 2005, Benjamin Bejbaum and Olivier Poitrey founded the Dailymotion website from the living room of Poitrey's apartment in Paris.
