Joseph Weisenthal
Jul 14, 2008 11:32 AM
Gaia Online, the teen-oriented virtual world and community site, has raised an $11 million third round led by Institutional Venture Partners. The company has disclosed over $21 million previously, not including an unspecified amount from Sony (NYSE: SNE), bringing its total raise to over $32 million. The virtual worlds space…
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Rafat Ali
Jan 9, 2008 2:08 AM
First Sony (NYSE: SNE), and now Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) has invested in Gaia Interactive, a San Jose, CA-based virtual space “hangout” geared towards young people. The amount was not disclosed, reports VentureBeat. Late last year the company announced an investment from Sony Pictures, and a tie-up with Sony and…
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Rafat Ali
Dec 2, 2007 11:21 PM
Gaia Interactive, a San Jose, CA-based virtual space “hangout” geared towards young people, using avatars, has received an undisclosed amount of investment from Sony (NYSE: SNE) Pictures. The company is also tying up with with Sony and Warner Bros. to stream movies and TV shows inside of virtual theaters online…
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David Kaplan
Mar 4, 2007 10:51 AM
Gaia Interactive, a San Jose, CA-based virtual space “hangout” geared towards young people, has raised $12.01 million in its second round financing, PEHub reported, citing a regulatory filing. The round was led by DAG Ventures, which was joined by returning backers Benchmark Capital and Redpoint Ventures. Related:—Online Avatar Social Network…
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Rafat Ali
Jun 16, 2006 12:07 PM
Gaia Interactive, a San Jose, CA-based virtual space “hangout” geared towards young people, has raised around $8.93 million in new VC funding, according to a regulatory filing, picked up by PE Week Wire. Backers include Benchmark Capital and Redpoint Ventures.
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