Despite competition that is growing seemingly by the day, popular link shortener Bit.ly has raised $10 million in its latest round of funding. Bit.ly says it now shortens more than 200 million links a day, up from about 75 million a year ago, a feat that is especially impressive considering…

The New York Times (NYSE: NYT) and NYC-based tech and social media incubator Betaworks are working on a new “personalized news service” called News.me, which will debut on the iPad, the Times reports. The companies aren’t providing any details about what the app will entail, although the Times report includes…

Less than a year after taking a $2 million investment, desktop and mobile Twitter app Tweetdeck has gone back to its investors for a $3 million second round. Betaworks leads this round, just as it did last time. Ron Conway, Danny Rimer, The Accelerator Group, Roger Ehrenberg and Howard Lindzon…

Betaworks, the NYC-based tech investor and social media incubator that has positioned itself at the center of the ‘real-time web,’ has raised $20 million in a second round of funding led by RRE Ventures and Intel (NSDQ: INTC) Capital. Other new investors include AOL (NYSE: AOL) Ventures, the New York…

Yesterday, Twitter received national attention after the first pics of the Hudson River plane crash were found on the microblogging site before traditional media had time to report it, so perhaps it’s only fitting that yet another Twitter add-on is saying today that it has raised a round of funding—even…

Prepping for the long financial winter, hyperlocal content network Outside.In has secured an undisclosed amount of funding. Previous backers Union Square Ventures, the New York City Investment Fund and Betaworks all participated in the new investment, among others. The new money comes just a few months after the Brooklyn, NY-based…

Stocktwits, a service that aggregates the stocks people are talking about on Twitter, has raised an unspecified angel round from various investors including NYC-based Betaworks, and individuals like Howard Lindzon and Roger Ehrenberg. The opt-in service scans users who put a $ sign in front of a stock ticker. In…

I’m in Like With You, a NY-based social gaming startup, has raised $1.5 million led by Spark Capital, along with Baseline Ventures, Betaworks, Ron Conway, and Marc Andreesen. The news was first reported by CNET’s Caroline McCarthy. The company, which began as more of a dating site, raised an unspecified…

Outside.in, an aggregator of local, user-gen content, has raised a $3 million third round from past backers Union Square Ventures, Milestone Partners, Betaworks and various unidentified angels led by George Crowley. Also joining the round was the New York City Investment Fund. The Brooklyn, NY-based startup has previously raised $2.4…

Lotame, a behavioral targeter that focuses on social networking sites, has raised a “multi-million” first round funding; a source tells us it’s roughly $10 million. The round was led by Battery Ventures, with participation from existing investors Hillcrest Management and Betaworks. The company raised around $2 million in angel funding…