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Arty Movie Service MUBI Takes $2.4 Million Funding

Jan 9, 2011 12:25 PM

MUBI, an online access service for independent and artistic films, has taken on a $2.4 million investment round for extra capital and to grow its team, as the over-the-top IPTV distribution opportunity beckons.

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Posted In: Entertainment, Movies, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, alec oxenford, aydin senkut, bart decrem, eduardo costantini, georges harik, joel peterson, jose marin, martin varsavsky, mubi

Lonely No More: Lonelygirl15 Production Company EQAL Gets $5 Million Funding

Apr 17, 2008 12:01 AM

And yet, the funding keeps flowing in: EQAL, the new name of the production company behind the pioneering online video series Lonelygirl15, has received $5 million in funding from various investors to develop more shows beyond its first franchise and KateModern in UK. The round was led by Spark Capital,…

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Posted In: Entertainment, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, Social Media, Video, conrad riggs, eqal, georges harik, lonelygirl15, marc andreessen, ron conway, spark capital

Start-Up Pitch Site Vator.TV Raises Second Angel Round

Apr 10, 2008 2:44 PM

Vator.TV, the video site for startups to pitch themselves, has raised a second round of angel funding led by Venture Farm LLC. Also participating were Jeff Peterson (QuePasa founder) and past investors Peter Thiel, Richard Rosenblatt (Demand Media), and Georges Harik (formerly of Google). The funding will go towards building…

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Posted In: Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, Social Media, georges harik, jeff peterson, peter thiel, richard rosenblatt, vator.tv, venture farm

VC Deal Blog VentureBeat Raises $320k First Round

Feb 11, 2008 5:04 PM

VentureBeat, the VC deals blog whose reports we frequently cite, has gone to the VC well itself, raising a $320,000 first round. Investors include ex-Googlers Georges Harik and Aydin Senkut, Mike Brown (Foundation Capital), MHS Capital, Amidzad and the White Sand Group. The Silicon Valley-based site, which was founded by…

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Posted In: Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, Social Media, Nanopublishing, amidzad partners, aydin senkut, georges harik, mhs capital, mike brown, venturebeat, white sand group

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