As it approaches its fifth anniversary, online video provider Blip.tv has closed a $10.1 million third round. The round was led by Canaan Partners and previous backer Bain Capital Ventures. The new funding comes after a year in which Blip.tv was able to strike key ad-targeting and distribution partnerships with…

Social shopping sites like Groupon and LivingSocial keep attracting investment dollars as consumers continue to look for online deals during a weak economic recovery. Similarly, media companies are also looking to partner—or in some cases, buy—social shoppers as a way to supplement their ad revenue streams. The latest recipient of…

Forget about all those clever headlines about “hole-filler” filling its own funding hole. With no discernible business model, and very tough to serve ads against random uploaded pics, these Twitter-based picture sites do deserve to sink down the hole. But don’t let that hold VCs back from funding them. TweetPhoto,…

Video-sharing service Motionbox has picked up $6 million in a third round of funding, though it comes with a change of guard. Current investor Constellation Ventures led the round; previous investors Canaan Partners and SAS Investors also participated. The NY-based company has raised $17.2 million since its launch in 2006,…

Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) has covered the chunk of Israeli tech company N-Trig’s $24 million funding, the WSJ reports. Other backers include Aurum Ventures, Challenger Ltd, Canaan Partners and Evergreen Venture Partners, Reuters was told. N-Trig, which also has offices in Austin, Texas, and Taipei, will work with Microsoft on creating…

Web-based self-publishing service Blurb has raised around $5 million in third-round funding, according to peHUB. Previous investors Canaan Partners and Anthem Venture Partners participated in the round. Since its launch in 2004, the San Francisco-based company, which lets amateur authors create and publish their own books, has raised about $22…

The Active Network, the big provider of sports-related technology, has just closed a huge, $80 million sixth round led by ESPN. Past backers participating in the round include Canaan Partners, North Bridge Venture Partners and Performance Equity Partners. The company, which has now raised $275 million since 1999, will use…

ON24, a provider of webcasting technology, has raised $8 million from U.S. Venture Partners, Canaan Partners, and Rho Ventures. The company has now raised over $46 million over an unspecified number of rounds. Previous raises were not announced. The company’s core technology revolves around webcasting for the enterprise, but it’s…

And here I thought social networking sites were already for dating. Zoosk, an SF-based startup, has raised a $4.1 million second round for a dating service that works atop social networking sites, like Facebook, Bebo and MySpace. The round was led by Canaan Partners, with participation from past backer ATA…

Two major Indian Internet deals today, covered in details on ContentSutra:—eBay Sells Stake in Indian Arm: Kijiji India, the Indian site for eBay (NSDQ: EBAY) classifieds, will now be jointly owned by the company and VC fund Matrix Partners..this will not affect the main eBay India site. Like most generic…

Online video ad network, Tremor Media is announcing today an $11 million second round led by previous investors Canaan Partners and Masthead Venture Partners. Both backers led Tremor’s $8.64 million first round, which closed in Sept. 2006. The proceeds will go towards creating new products as Tremor seeks to broaden…

Motionbox, the New York City-based online video sharing service, has received $7 million in its second round of funding. The round was led by new investor Constellation Ventures and included first round investors Canaan Partners and SAS Investors. The new round will fund the marketing and product development of the…

Vivox, a Framingham, Mass.-based provider of voice services for online games and virtual worlds, has raised $7.8 million in a second round led by Benchmark Capital. Previous investors GrandBanks Capital and Canaan Partners also participated. This brings the company’s total amount raised to $13.8 million, as it raised $6 million…

Peer39, a NYC-based ad exchange, has raised an $8.2 million second round from Canaan Partners, with participation from JPMorgan, according to VentureBeat. It has now raised $11.2 million, including $3 million earlier this year. The company is trying to apply natural language/semantic web technology to advertising, in hopes of delivering…

PicksPal, a site where users compete at picking sports outcomes, has raised a $3 million third round from previous investors Bay Partners and Canaan Partners, according to PE Hub. This brings its total to $9 million, as it $4 million last year and $2 million in 2005. Basically, the site…