Curious Office

Our news

Yes, itâ€™s true: We are joining GigaOM...

Pressplane Gets $1.4 Million For ‘Buy And Sell Marketplace’

Sep 29, 2008 12:55 PM

We missed this one earlier: Incubator Curious Office has closed its first round of funding of $1.7 million for its latest venture, Pressplane, led by Second Avenue Partners and angels, including *MTVN’s* Mika Salmi, Expedia founder Rich Barton, former Expedia CEO Erik Blachford, Whitepages founder Alex Algard and a slew…

Keep Reading »

Posted In: Advertising, Marketing, Media & Publishing, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, curious office, mika salmi, mike slade, pressplane, second avenue partners

Start-Up Fanzter Raises $2 Million First Round; Former ESPN SVP Is Co-Founder

Staci D. Kramer

Jan 10, 2008 12:30 PM

Fanzter, an early-stage new media development start-up, has raised a first round from Richard Barton (Benchmark Capital, Expedia, Zillow.com), and Seattle-based VCs Second Avenue Partners and Curious Office, as well as angel investors from media and entertainment. The amount wasn’t announced but we have confirmed that it is about $2…

Keep Reading »

Posted In: Advertising, curious office, fanzter, richard barton, second avenue partners