We would have funded that company. Our problem with the company we saw in 2006 was that Damien didn't have any cofounders.
They did. It is said on this very blog: http://damienkatz.net/2009/12/relaxed_inc.html :
I, Jan, and Chris are building a startup around Apache CouchDB and Redpoint Ventures has invested $2 million. Pretty cool huh?