Netscape was a web browser and internet services company that was founded in 1994. The company was a pioneer in the development of the internet, and was instrumental in bringing the World Wide Web to the mainstream. Netscape's flagship product was the Netscape Navigator web browser, which was one of the first widely-used web browsers and helped to popularize the use of the internet.
Netscape was founded by Jim Clark and Marc Andreessen, and was initially funded by venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins. The company's first product was the Mosaic web browser, which was developed at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) and was the first widely-used graphical web browser. In 1994, Netscape released its own web browser, called Netscape Navigator, which quickly became the most popular web browser in the world.
In addition to its web browser, Netscape also offered a range of internet services, such as email, web hosting, and online shopping. The company's success helped to fuel the dot-com bubble of the late 1990s, and Netscape became one of the most valuable companies in the world. However, the company faced intense competition from Microsoft and its Internet Explorer web browser, and was eventually acquired by AOL in 1999. Despite its eventual decline, Netscape played a crucial role in the early development of the internet, and its products and services continue to be used by millions of people around the world.