Joseph Tartakoff
May 10, 2011 2:30 PM
Funzio, a social games developer best known for its hit title Crime City, has raised $20 million in a first round of funding led by IDG Ventures. Crime City, which launched last fall, has more than 600,000 daily active users on Facebook, and the company says in its announcement that…
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Rafat Ali
Aug 11, 2009 7:28 AM
Job search engine SimplyHired, based in Mountain View, CA, has received $4.6 million in a new round of funding, led by IDG Ventures and Foundation Capital. This bring the total money into the company to $22.3 million; previous investors include Fox Interactive Media (NYSE: NWS), that invested $3.5 million in…
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Tameka Kee
Jan 29, 2009 8:42 PM
Social media-based ad network SocialMedia has picked up $6 million in a second round of funding. IDG Ventures and previous backer Charles River Ventures led the round, bringing SocialMedia’s total raise to $9.5 million. The SF-based company launched in 2007, and has since run app-based campaigns for brands like P&G,…
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Rafat Ali
Aug 5, 2008 12:26 AM
Friendster has closed its new round of funding, in progress for most of this year, and it is a big one: it has raised $20 million in a new round, and the pioneer is now shifting its focus, wisely, to where it is strongest: in Asia. The round was led…
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Joseph Weisenthal
Jun 17, 2008 1:10 PM
More money for Facebook apps, this time going to an ex-Facebook employee’s startup. i2we, a social apps maker started by ex-Facebooker Karel Baloun has raised a $750,000 first round led by IDG Ventures, says peHUB, citing a regulatory filing. The Berkeley, CA-based company claims 1.52 million Facebook members have installed…
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