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PlayFirst Raises $9.2 Million For Social Game Expansion

Oct 13, 2010 2:06 PM

Casual gaming firm PlayFirst has raised $9.2 million in its latest round of funding, which it will use to fund an expansion into mobile and social games. As part of the move, it has hired Eric Hartness, a former chief marketing officer at payment firm PlaySpan as its VP of…

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Posted In: Entertainment, Games, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, comerica bank, dcm, eric hartness, mayfield fund, playfirst, rustic canyon partners, trinity ventures

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Sling Co-founder Jason Krikorian Joins DCM

Jul 24, 2010 3:43 PM

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…

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Posted In: Industry Moves, Media & Publishing, TV, Cable & Telecom, VOD, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, Technologies / Formats, dcm, jason krikorian

Eldercare Site Caring.com Adds $10 Million Second Round

Nov 12, 2009 5:05 AM

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…

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Posted In: Media & Publishing, Health Content, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, dcm, shasta ventures, split rock partners

Ecast Raises $17 Million For Its Digital Jukebox Ad Network

Oct 13, 2009 4:17 PM

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…

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Posted In: Advertising, Entertainment, Music, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, crosslink capital, dcm, escalate capital partners, foundry group, lg

BitTorrent Renegotiates Third Round; Takes $10 Million Less Than Before

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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Posted In: Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, Technologies / Formats, P2P, Companies, accel partners, bittorrent, dag ventures, dcm

Social Apps Distributor RockYou Adds $17 Million For $52M Third Round

Nov 3, 2008 9:13 AM

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…

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Posted In: Advertising, Marketing, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, Social Media, Countries, Asia, dcm, rockyou

BitTorrent Gets $17 Million More For P2P Distribution

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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Posted In: Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, Technologies / Formats, P2P, accel partners, bittorrent, dag ventures, dcm

Social Apps Firm RockYou Gets Its Big One: $35 Million Third Round

Jun 9, 2008 7:00 AM

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…

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Posted In: Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, Social Media, dcm, rockyou

Casual Gamer Outspark Raises $11 Million Second Round

Jan 10, 2008 9:39 AM

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…

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Posted In: Entertainment, Games, Countries, Asia, China, altos ventures, dcm, outspark, tencent

Senior Citizen Health Portal CareParent Secures $6 Million In First Round

Jul 31, 2007 9:27 AM

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.

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Posted In: Media & Publishing, Health Content, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, Social Media, careparent, dcm, split rock partners

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