Interval Research Corporation was financed by Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen.
Notes on verification
Confirmed by Wikipedia, Salon.com, and a New York Times historical archive, all independently corroborating that Paul Allen financed Interval Research Corporation with roughly $100 million. [cascade flags: wikipedia_dropped_other_sources_exist | tier=silver indep_score=0.875 clusters=2 claim_tier=notable]
Sources
- Think Tanked - WIRED (seed:technology_and_ai)
- https://www.salon.com/2000/04/22/interval/ (corroboration)
- https://users.cs.duke.edu/~brd/Historical/Interval/ (corroboration)