Apr 14, 2011 5:52 AM
KupiVIP, a Russian online shopping club for luxury brands, is taking what its spokespeople tell us is a record investment for Russian e-commerce - a $55 million third round.
Posted In: E-Commerce, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, Countries, Europe, Russia, accel partners, balderton capital, bessemer venture partners, kupivip.ru, mangrove capital partners, russia partners
Jul 13, 2010 7:47 AM
Is democracy the next big business opportunity? Last week, Omidyar Network gave MySociety $575,000. Today, Scytl, a firm which makes internet-based voting technology, has raised $9.2 million investment funding.
Posted In: Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, balderton capital, nauta capital, scytl
Apr 15, 2010 5:31 AM
UK online retailer The Hut Group, which last year salvaged Zavvi.co.uk, is taking a big £14 million ($21.7 million) investment for an acquisition spree - and then plans to float on the stock market. The money comes from Artemis, William Currie Group, Balderton and former Matalan CEO Angus Monro, arranged…
Posted In: E-Commerce, Payment Systems, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, angus monro, artemis, balderton capital, hut group, william currie group
Feb 25, 2010 10:26 PM
Berkeley, CA-based music service Mog.com, which recently launched its subscription music service with good review, is taking a new VC round to finance an entry to the UK market, promising to undercut the much-hyped Spotify and CBS-owned social site Last.fm, we have learned. The second round closed at around $10…
Posted In: Entertainment, Music, Features, Exclusive, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, balderton capital, menlo ventures, mog
Feb 3, 2009 9:20 AM
Start-ups shouldn’t be too down-hearted—at least some sites are still being backed with big money as Europe continues its skid into recession. Paris-based TVTrip, which publishes video reviews of hotels in 157 cities worldwide, has bagged €7 million (about $9 million) in VC funding from previous backers Partech International and…
Posted In: Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, Countries, Europe, France, agf private equity, balderton capital, partech international, tvtrip
Jan 12, 2009 5:22 AM
Fresh from making $140 million from the sale of Bebo and a “substantial return” on the sale of MySQL, Balderton Capital is announcing a new $430 million (£285 million) tech and media fund to capitalise on promising business plans thrown up in the downturn - proving that VCs really mean…
Posted In: Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, balderton capital
Sep 12, 2008 2:54 AM
And who said there was anything casual about casual games: Seattle-based casual games distributor Big Fish Games has received the biggest game-related funding in recent history. It has raised $83.3 million in a round led by Balderton Capital, General Catalyst Partners, and Salmon River Capital. The money will be used…
Posted In: Entertainment, Games, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, balderton capital, big fish games, general catalyst partners, salmon river capital
Apr 18, 2008 7:00 AM
LiveUniverse, the online media firm operated by Brad Greenspan, has made another small acquisition: it has bought the troubled online personalized homepage firm Pageflakes. The transaction was a combination of cash and stock, but further terms were not disclosed. Recently LU bought the online video site Revver. Pageflakes was launched…
Posted In: Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, Social Media, balderton capital, liveuniverse, pageflakes
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