Jason Krikorian, co-founder of video technology company Sling Media, has joined venture capital firm DCM as a general partner. In January ‘09, Krikorian, along with his brother and Sling Media co-founder Blake, left the company less than a year after it was bought by EchoStar (NSDQ: SATS) as part of…

Eldercare site and community Caring.com has raised $10 million in a second round of funding. New investor Shasta Ventures led, with participation from previous backers DCM and Split Rock Partners. The company says it will use the money for new hires, as well as an expansion of the core Caring.com…

Ecast, a long-standing digital jukebox-based ad network and content platform, has raised $17 million in funding, per an SEC filing. New investor LG Electronics (SEO: 066570) participated in this round, along with previous backers Foundry Group, Escalate Capital Partners, DCM and Crosslink Capital; Ecast has raised well over $80 million…

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…

Widget and social app firm RockYou is adding $17 million to its already hefty third round. Back in June, the San Mateo, Calif.-company started the round with $35 million led by DCM, with participation from several undisclosed backers. This latest capital infusion comes from Softbank and *SK Telecom* Ventures, the…

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…

Here’s one of the most anticipated fundings in a while… RockYou, a maker of social networking widgets, has raised a $35 million third round led by DCM, with participation from several private backers. Dollar figures for the San Mateo, CA-based company’s two previous rounds have not been reported. The funding…

Outspark, an SF-based online casual multi-player games operator, has raised an $11 million second round lead by Chinese internet portal Tencent Holdings. DCM and Altos Ventures, which invested in Outspark’s first round last year, also participated. The company’s strategy is to bring popular Asian games to the US audience, so…

CareParent, a placeholder name for what will eventually be a portal/social net for health information for the elderly, has raised $6 million in a first round financing, PEHub reports. Investors in Palo Alto-based company include DCM and Split Rock Partners.