David Kaplan
Sep 22, 2011 12:30 PM
Financial and media news online site network Business Insider has raised $7 million for what founder and editor Henry Blodget says will be a “ton more cool stuff over the next couple of years.”
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David Kaplan
May 10, 2011 8:39 AM
Social content distributor Clearspring has raised a $20 million fourth round as it expands offices and is continuing to build up its staff. Secondly, the company needs the funding to help support its technology services, which CEO Hooman Radfar says involving processing as much data per week as the entire…
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Joseph Tartakoff
Apr 13, 2011 3:45 AM
Female-focused online media company Sugar has raised $15 million in a new round of funding led by Institutional Venture Partners; existing backer Sequoia Capital also participated. The company says it will use the new cash “for brand extensions, acquisitions, and international growth.” Its existing portfolio of sites, which includes flagship…
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Joseph Tartakoff
Oct 18, 2010 10:41 PM
Buddy Media, a startup that helps businesses manage their presence on Facebook, has raised $23 million in a third round of funding. The company’s tools are used by big brands, such as Johnson & Johnson and Target, to build and update their Facebook pages. Buddy Media says it currently has…
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David Kaplan
Mar 8, 2010 8:58 AM
Online ad manager DoubleVerify has raised a $10 million second round funding. The round was led by Institutional Venture Partners. Previous investors Blumberg Capital, First Round Capital, Genacast Ventures and private backers also returned to provide the larger funding. The company, which is based in New York and has offices…
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Tameka Kee
Feb 13, 2009 3:19 PM
Micro-blogging service and media darling Twitter has raised its third round of funding. Co-founder Biz Stone announced the news in a blog post, listing Benchmark Capital and Institutional Venture Partners as lead investors; Benchmark confirmed the amount at $35 million, though TechCrunch, which broke the news, is reporting that it’s…
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Tameka Kee
Nov 11, 2008 1:57 PM
Who says VC funding is drying up ... It’s not exactly a content play, but vacation-rentals site HomeAway has picked up $250 million in funding in what Bits says is the largest round raised by a tech company since 2000 (when MetroPCS, which went public in 2007, picked up $350…
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Rafat Ali
Jul 23, 2008 1:00 AM
Just when Fortune did a long story on Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers not investing in the Internet and Web 2.0 world anymore, the venerable venture firm unleashes a major one: San Francisco-based Zynga, which makes casual games for social network has received a big $29 million second round, led…
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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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Joseph Weisenthal
Apr 14, 2008 6:22 PM
RGB Networks, a provider of video processing technology for MSOs, has raised $20 million led by Institutional Venture Partners, along with previous backers Accel Partners, Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA) Interactive Capital, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Focus Ventures. The raise values the Sunnyvale, CA-based company at $200 million, which, the…
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