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Writing Marketplace Helium Raises $10 Million More

May 6, 2011 3:38 PM

Writing community Helium has raised another $10 million in funding, the company tells us. Third-party publishers post writing assignments on the site, which members then write up in exchange for a fee. Executives aren’t providing details about the funding round, but the startup’s previous backers include RR Donnelley, which invested…

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Posted In: Media & Publishing, Online News, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, Social Media, Community, helium

RR Donnelly Takes Stake In Writing Community Helium; Invests $4.4 Million

Sep 1, 2009 1:27 PM

Integrated media and communications company RR Donnelly has taken a small stake in Helium, a citizen journalism/social publishing startup. Financial terms were not disclosed, though an SEC filing shows that Helium recently picked up a $4.4 million investment, which CEO Mark Ranalli confirmed was the money invested by RRD. Helium…

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Posted In: Media & Publishing, Online News, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, Social Media, Community, helium

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