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5min Adds $7.5 Million Second Round For How-To Videos

Jul 23, 2009 10:12 AM

Online video site 5min has raised $7.5 million in a second round of funding. New investor Globespan Capital Partners led, with participation from previous backer Spark Capital. The startup, which started scaling out through syndication and contextual ad deals last year, will use the new funding to continue to expand…

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Posted In: Advertising, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, Social Media, Video, 5min, globespan capital partners, spark capital

Online Video Platform SundaySky Raises $8 Million In First Round

Jan 6, 2009 10:01 PM

Israel-based SundaySky has raised its first round of $8 million. Carmel Ventures and Globespan Capital Partners led the funding, which the company will use to expand its marketing and business development activities in the U.S. as well as continue to develop its products. Carmel Ventures’ general partner Avi Zeevi and…

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Posted In: Media & Publishing, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, Social Media, Video, carmel ventures, globespan capital partners, israel, sundaysky

Challenge Games Gets $10 Million For Online Roleplaying Games

Sep 18, 2008 3:38 PM

Challenge Online Games, the developer of online fantasy game Duels and the new fantasy baseball and card collecting game Baseball Boss, has received $10 million in its second round of funding. The round is being led by Globespan Capital Partners with participation from previous investor Sequoia Capital as well as…

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Posted In: Entertainment, Games, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, challenge games, globespan capital partners, sequoia capital

Korean Social Gamer Nurien Software Raises $15 Million First Round

Apr 22, 2008 1:19 PM

Nurien Software, a social gaming service based in Korea, has raised a $15 million first round from Northern Light Venture Capital (NLVC), Globespan Capital Partners, New Enterprise Associates (NEA), and QiMing Venture Partners. The company, which is in pre-launch mode, will use the funding to start a beta phase in…

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Posted In: Entertainment, Games, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, Countries, Asia, Korea, globespan capital partners, new enterprise associates, northern light venture capital, nurien software, qiming venture partners

Video Infrastructure Firm Acinion Raises $16 Million Second Round Funding; Changes Name

Oct 2, 2007 5:32 PM

Updated: Dec 4: The company has changed its name to Blackwave, and is preparing to ship a new online video delivery service in Q1 next year. More here. Original post: Oct 2: Acinion, an online video delivery company based in Acton, Mass., has received a $16 million second round from…

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Posted In: Social Media, Video, Technologies / Formats, Broadband, acinion, blackwave, globespan capital partners, idg ventures boston, sigma partners

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