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Blackberry, Qualcomm Among Backers For Viewdle’s $10 Million Round

Oct 5, 2010 9:15 AM

Viewdle, a tech firm that markets facial recognition software to consumer products companies, has raised $10 million in second round funding from Best Buy, Blackberry Partners Fund and Qualcomm (NSDQ: QCOM). Previous investor Anthem Venture Partners also participated in this new funding round. The investment will support the rollout of…

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Posted In: Marketing, Mobile, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, Search, Social Media, Companies, Best Buy, Qualcomm, RIM, BlackBerry, best buy capital, blackberry partners fund, qualcomm ventures, viewdle

Teen-Friendly Virtual Chat Service IMVU Nabs $10 Million Fourth Round

Tameka Kee

Jan 22, 2009 4:02 PM

Virtual chat room service IMVU has raised $10 million in a fourth round of funding. Best Buy Capital led the round; previous investors Menlo Ventures, Allegis Capital and Bridgescale Partners also participated, bringing Palo Alto, Calif.-based IMVU’s total raise to $30 million. Launched in 2004, the company’s mostly teen registered…

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Posted In: Entertainment, Games, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, allegis capital, best buy capital, bridgescale partners, imvu, menlo ventures