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Joseph Tartakoff
Mar 9, 2011 2:45 PM
StumbleUpon, the content recommendation service that eBay (NSDQ: EBAY) purchased for $75 million in 2007 and then sold back to its founders two years ago, has raised $17 million in a new funding round.
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Joseph Tartakoff
Oct 6, 2010 8:00 AM
Eventbrite, which lets people set up pages to promote their events and also sell tickets, has raised $20 million in its fourth round of funding. The new cash comes as the company says it has already brokered the sale of 7.5 million tickets this year and expects more than $200…
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Joseph Tartakoff
May 17, 2010 3:44 AM
Booyah, a startup battling rivals Gowalla and FourSquare in the very hot location-based mobile app market, has raised $20 million. Like Gowalla and FourSquare, Booyah’s app, MyTown, lets users check in at actual locations. They can also “buy” locations and charge rent when others visit. The company says in a…
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Tricia Duryee
Jan 19, 2010 7:00 AM
San Francisco-based Boku has raised a sizable round of funding totaling $25 million to build a mobile-payments company that they believe can one day compete against financial institutions, like Mastercard, Visa, and even online providers, like Paypal. The year-old company has partnered with wireless carriers around the world to let…
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Staci D. Kramer
Dec 1, 2009 5:55 PM
Interesting news from Seeking Alpha: the financial commentary and info site has raised $7 million in a second round led by new investor DAG Ventures with “full participation” from existing investors Benchmark & Accel. In an e-mail, Founder and CEO David Jackson said the funds would provide “a strong capital…
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David Kaplan
Apr 13, 2009 8:15 AM
Web navigator tool company Cooliris has raised $15 million in a second-round funding. Returning backer Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers was joined by DAG Ventures, The Westly Group and the T-Mobile Venture Fund. The Palo Alto, Calif., company has timed the announcement to the unveiling of a new browser app,…
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Tameka Kee
Jan 7, 2009 3:01 AM
JP Morgan may be forecasting slower growth for online video ads, but it looks like VCs are still feeling good about the format. One True Media, the California-based firm behind the self-serve SpotMixer video ad platform, has picked up $9 million in a second round of funding. DAG Ventures led…
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Tameka Kee
Dec 15, 2008 2:20 PM
How long before P2P file-sharing service BitTorrent crashes and burns? The company raised $17 million in a third round over the summer, but according to TechCrunch, it has returned most of those funds to investors DAG Ventures, DCM and Accel Partners in exchange for a smaller, $7 million round. BitTorrent…
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Tameka Kee
Dec 8, 2008 11:41 PM
Search technology company Kosmix has picked up a big $20 million in a fourth round of funding led by *Time Warner* Investments. Existing backers Accel Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners and DAG Ventures also participated in the round, and interestingly, former *Motorola* CEO Ed Zander joining as a private investor. Mountain…
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Rafat Ali
Oct 1, 2008 8:35 AM
Meanwhile, the widget economy is functioning in a parallel, oblivious universe: Widget distribution firm Gigya has received $11 million in its third round of funding. The round was led by DAG Ventures and included previous investors Benchmark Capital, First Round Capital, and Mayfield Fund. The round brings the Palo Alto…
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Joseph Weisenthal
Sep 15, 2008 6:19 PM
BitTorrent, the P2P-based content distributor, has raised a $17 million third round from past backers DCM and Accel Partners, as well as DAG Ventures according to peHUB, citing a regulatory filing. It’s now raised a total of $46.4 million. The company isn’t the same as the popular mode of illegal…
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Joseph Weisenthal
Jul 9, 2008 7:00 AM
Mevio, the early commercial entrant into the podcasting game then known as PodShow, has raised a big, $15 million third round led by Crosslink Capital, with past backers Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Sequoia Capital, Sherpalo Ventures and DAG Ventures. It now is mainly focused on distributing video. The company…
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Joseph Weisenthal
May 18, 2008 11:01 PM
Wiki publisher Wetpaint has raised a big $25 million third round led by DAG Ventures, an unspecified financial investor (Update: Kara reports that it’s Fidelity, which also invested in Slide’s bid round), and past backers Accel Partners, Trinity Ventures, and Frazier Technology Ventures. The Seattle-based company has previously raised about…
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Joseph Weisenthal
Mar 4, 2008 10:11 PM
Updated below: Denver-based ManiaTV, a youth-based online TV network, has raised a $9.5 million third round from DAG Ventures, reports PE Hub. Previous backers Benchmark Capital, Centennial Ventures and Intel (NSDQ: INTC) Capital also joined. The company had previously raised $17 million, bringing its total raise to $26 million since…
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Joseph Weisenthal
Feb 27, 2008 12:41 PM
SF-based Yelp, the much-hyped and big user-gen CitySearch competitor, has raised a $15 million round fourth from DAG, according to TechCrunch. Total funding for the company now comes to $31 million, having last raised $10 million in 2006. The latest raise puts the company at a $200 million valuation. In…
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