Resurgent StumbleUpon Raises $17 Million

By Joseph Tartakoff

Mar. 10, 2011 - 1:45 AM EDT Mar. 10, 2011 - 1:45 AM EDT

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StumbleUpon, the content recommendation service that eBay (NSDQ: EBAY) purchased for $75 million in 2007 and then sold back to its founders… Read more »

Social Net For Gay Men Fab Gets $1.75 Million More From WaPost, Others

By Joseph Tartakoff

Dec. 14, 2010 - 1:52 AM EDT Dec. 14, 2010 - 1:52 AM EDT

Fab, a social network for gay men, has raised $1.75 million in a first round of funding from investors including existing backer the Washing… Read more »

Jelli Gets $7 Million For Crowdsourced Radio

By Joseph Tartakoff

May. 13, 2010 - 9:40 PM EDT May. 13, 2010 - 9:40 PM EDT

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Jelli, a startup trying to shake up the traditional radio industry by letting listeners control what songs are played on air, has raised $7… Read more »

Xobni Raises $16 Million In Third Round For Outlook Plug-In

By Joseph Tartakoff

Apr. 16, 2010 - 3:18 AM EDT Apr. 16, 2010 - 3:18 AM EDT

Xobni, which sells a Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) Outlook plug-in that helps users keep track of their mail and contacts, has raised $16.2 million… Read more »

Online Ad Monitor DoubleVerify Raises $10 Million Second Round

By David Kaplan

Mar. 8, 2010 - 7:58 PM EDT Mar. 8, 2010 - 7:58 PM EDT

Online ad manager DoubleVerify has raised a $10 million second round funding. The round was led by Institutional Venture Partners. Previous… Read more »

Social Search Startup PeerPong Raises $2.8 Million

By Joseph Tartakoff

Feb. 25, 2010 - 12:05 AM EDT Feb. 25, 2010 - 12:05 AM EDT

Social search startup PeerPong has raised $2.8 million in a funding round from Doll Capital Management, First Round Capital, Charles River V… Read more »

Rixty Raises $1.24 Million For Online Payment System

By Joseph Tartakoff

Jan. 22, 2010 - 1:05 AM EDT Jan. 22, 2010 - 1:05 AM EDT

Rixty — which offers an online payment system designed for people who don’t have creditcards — has raised $1.24 million in a funding round… Read more »

Kid-Friendly Online Gamer Roblox Raises $2.2 Million

By Tameka Kee

Aug. 14, 2009 - 9:26 PM EDT Aug. 14, 2009 - 9:26 PM EDT

Roblox has raised roughly $2.2 million in funding for its virtual world/casual game hybrid, according to an SEC filing. Altos Ventures and F… Read more »

Travel Fare-Tracker Yapta Adds $2 Million Second Round

By Tameka Kee

Jun. 26, 2009 - 12:15 AM EDT Jun. 26, 2009 - 12:15 AM EDT

Travel shopping and fare-tracking site Yapta.com has picked up $2 million in a second round of funding. Voyager Capital led the round, with… Read more »

Amazon Invests In Online Ad Optimization Firm Yieldex

By Rafat Ali

Feb. 17, 2009 - 3:21 PM EDT Feb. 17, 2009 - 3:21 PM EDT

Yieldex, a New York City-based online ad targeting optimization firm, has received $8.5 million in second round funding. It was led by Madro… Read more »

Mobile Video Platform Transpera Closes $8.25 Million In Second Round

By Matt Kapko

Nov. 13, 2008 - 5:00 PM EDT Nov. 13, 2008 - 5:00 PM EDT

Transpera, the Santa Monica, Calif.-based mobile video platform company, has closed a second round of funding worth $8.25 million. Labrador… Read more »

MoVoxx Raises First Round For SMS Advertising Platform

By Tricia Duryee

Oct. 31, 2008 - 7:58 PM EDT Oct. 31, 2008 - 7:58 PM EDT

MoVoxx, a Santa Monica, Calif.-based company that helps brands and agencies integrate ads into SMS campaigns, has raised an undisclosed amou… Read more »

Widget’s Parellel Economy: Gigya Gets $11 Million Funding

By Rafat Ali

Oct. 1, 2008 - 6:35 PM EDT Oct. 1, 2008 - 6:35 PM EDT

Meanwhile, the widget economy is functioning in a parallel, oblivious universe: Widget distribution firm Gigya has received $11 million in i… Read more »

Updated: Content Licensing Firm GumGum Officially Announces First Round

By Joseph Weisenthal

Aug. 1, 2008 - 6:40 PM EDT Aug. 1, 2008 - 6:40 PM EDT

Update: GumGum has officially announced the news, sans-price, naming First Round Capital and Crosscut Ventures. In addition, the company say… Read more »

Teen Social Network myYearbook Raises $13 Million Round

By Rafat Ali

Jul. 30, 2008 - 9:50 AM EDT Jul. 30, 2008 - 9:50 AM EDT

These social network fundings, they keep coming, downturn or not. Teen-focused social network myYearbook, based in New Hope, PA, has receive… Read more »

Updated: BiggerBoat Raises $2 Million, Brings First Round To $5 Million Total

By Joseph Weisenthal

Jul. 29, 2008 - 11:00 PM EDT Jul. 29, 2008 - 11:00 PM EDT

See update below: Here’s another ad network getting funded: BiggerBoat, an ad net for online entertainment properties, has raised a $2 milli… Read more »

Mashery Raises $2 Million More For Web APIs

By Joseph Weisenthal

Jun. 30, 2008 - 10:05 PM EDT Jun. 30, 2008 - 10:05 PM EDT

Mashery, a provider of tools to help companies build APIs and open up their content, has raised $2 million from .406 Ventures, Marc Benioff,… Read more »

Pinch Media Gets First Round For iPhone Developer Tools

By Joseph Weisenthal

May. 29, 2008 - 10:28 PM EDT May. 29, 2008 - 10:28 PM EDT

Pinch Media, a newly launched startup offering iPhone developer tools, has raised an unspecified seed round from from Union Square Ventures,… Read more »

Attributor Raises $12 Million Third Round To Help Protect Copyright

By Joseph Weisenthal

Apr. 3, 2008 - 12:10 AM EDT Apr. 3, 2008 - 12:10 AM EDT

Attributor, a start-up that helps content owners profit from plagiarism of their work, has raised a $12 million third round from Jafco Ventu… Read more »

Kid-Friendly Net Firm Kidzui Launches With $8 Million

By Joseph Weisenthal

Mar. 20, 2008 - 1:47 AM EDT Mar. 20, 2008 - 1:47 AM EDT

San Diego-based Kidzui, a service offering a filtered internet experience for kids, has launched with $8 million in funding. News.com says t… Read more »

PlayCafe Raising First Round For Online Game Show

By Joseph Weisenthal

Mar. 18, 2008 - 12:49 AM EDT Mar. 18, 2008 - 12:49 AM EDT

LA-based PlayCafe, an online video game show, has raised an unspecified first round from First Round Capital, reports NTV, which notes that… Read more »

Widget Analytics Firm Gigya Gets $9.5 Million Funding

By Rafat Ali

Mar. 10, 2008 - 10:11 PM EDT Mar. 10, 2008 - 10:11 PM EDT

Gigya, the online widgets tracker and analytics firm based in Palo Alto CA, has raised $9.5 million in a second round of funding from Mayfie… Read more »

Openads Scores £7.9 Million For Open-Source Ad Platform

By Robert Andrews

Jan. 16, 2008 - 4:00 PM EDT Jan. 16, 2008 - 4:00 PM EDT

London-based Openads, an open-source ad server, has managed to raise a $15.5 million (£7.9 million) second round of funding, with the aim o… Read more »

Openads Gets $15.5 Million Funding For Open-Source Ad Platform

By Robert Andrews

Jan. 16, 2008 - 4:00 PM EDT Jan. 16, 2008 - 4:00 PM EDT

London-based Openads, an open-source ad server, has managed to raise a $15.5 million (£7.9 million) second round of funding, with the aim o… Read more »

Sendori Raises First Round for Paid Traffic Redirection

By Joseph Weisenthal

Nov. 28, 2007 - 5:06 AM EDT Nov. 28, 2007 - 5:06 AM EDT

Sunnyvale-based Sendori, a service that allows companies to bid on the traffic of unused domain names, has raised an unspecified first inves… Read more »

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Xobni Raises $16 Million In Third Round For Outlook Plug-In

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Travel Fare-Tracker Yapta Adds $2 Million Second Round

Amazon Invests In Online Ad Optimization Firm Yieldex

Updated: Content Licensing Firm GumGum Officially Announces First Round

Updated: BiggerBoat Raises $2 Million, Brings First Round To $5 Million Total

Mashery Raises $2 Million More For Web APIs

Pinch Media Gets First Round For iPhone Developer Tools

Attributor Raises $12 Million Third Round To Help Protect Copyright

Kid-Friendly Net Firm Kidzui Launches With $8 Million

Openads Scores £7.9 Million For Open-Source Ad Platform

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