Raises $10m in Series A Financing From General Catalyst Partners and Sequoia Capital

Charlestown Navy Yard, BOSTON - April 3, 2006 - Eons, Inc., a 50+ media company inspiring a generation of boomers and seniors to live the biggest life possible, has secured $10 million in Series A financing, from General Catalyst Partners and Sequoia Capital. Jeff Taylor, founder of Monster.com, is the founder and CEO of Eons™ which will launch in July 2006.

The Eons generation is comprised of independent thinkers and innovators, who collectively have an estimated $1 trillion in disposable income. “The market for 50+ is growing at an unprecedented pace, with 77 million baby boomers who just started turning 60 in 2006,” said David Fialkow, managing director, General Catalyst Partners. “Jeff Taylor has tremendous vision and proven success at building successful companies that challenge traditional business models. We are thrilled to partner with him and his team to build Eons into a household name.”

“Let's live to be 100 (or die trying),” challenges Jeff Taylor.

“The next generation of older Americans has not been scarred by the Depression, constricted by a cold war or terrified by apocalyptic nightmares. These are the people who listened to Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix, rooted for Joe Namath and Muhammed Ali, and grew up with Paul Newman and Jane Fonda. The Eons generation was born in black and white and will go out in full-blown, high-definition color. Eons will appeal to the generation who will do more living, playing, working, traveling and spending than the youth of any previous time,” said Michael Moritz, partner with Sequoia Capital.

About Eons

Eons is a 50+ media company inspiring a generation of boomers and seniors to live the biggest life possible. Founded by Jeff Taylor, founder of Monster.com, Eons will launch in July 2006. Eons is headquartered in Boston. www.eons.com - Eons. To Live For!

About General Catalyst Partners

General Catalyst Partners is a venture capital firm that invests in exceptional entrepreneurs who are building the technology-based companies that will lead innovation and transform industries. Founded in 2000, General Catalyst Partners leverages its principals' extensive operational, business development and technological expertise to provide portfolio companies with a catalyst for success through business-building and partnership development assistance. General Catalyst has approximately $1 billion under management and is headquartered in Cambridge, Mass. For more information, please visit: www.generalcatalyst.com.

About Sequoia Capital

Since 1972, Sequoia Capital has provided startup venture capital for very smart people who want to turn ideas into companies. As the “Entrepreneurs Behind the Entrepreneurs,” Sequoia Capital's Partners have worked with innovators such as Sandy Lerner and Len Bozack of Cisco Systems, Jerry Yang and David Filo of Yahoo!, Larry Page and Sergey Brin of Google, Dan Warmenhoven of Network Appliance, T.J. Rodgers of Cypress Semiconductor, Steve Sanghi of Microchip Technology, Steve Jobs of Apple Computer and Larry Ellison of Oracle. The companies originally backed by Sequoia Capital now account for about 10% of the value of NASDAQ. To learn more about Sequoia Capital visit www.sequoiacap.com.