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Intel Dangles $100 Million To Create Intel-Friendly Mobile Startups

Nov 15, 2011 5:32 PM

Intel (NSDQ: INTC) has had trouble getting its chips into the types of mobile devices that are transforming the computing experience, and it’s ready to turn to an old-fashioned method: bribery. Intel announced the creation of the $100 million AppUp Fund Monday through its Intel Capital arm, which will make…

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Posted In: Apps, Gadgets, Tablets, Mobile, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, 4tiitoo, intel, intel capital, urban airship

Digital Chocolate Raises $12 Million For Mobile, Social Gaming

Feb 22, 2011 4:47 PM

Digital Chocolate, the mobile and social gaming firm started and led by Electronic Arts (NSDQ: ERTS) founder Trip Hawkins, has raised $12 million in a fourth round of funding led by Intel (NSDQ: INTC) Capital, with past investors Sutter Hill Ventures and Bridgescale Partners also participating. The company says that…

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Posted In: Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, Companies, Apple, iPhone, Electronic Arts, Facebook, Google, Android, Zynga, digital chocolate, intel capital, trip hawkins

Social Gamer Kabam Raises $30 Million For Acquistions, Studio Expansion

Jan 20, 2011 9:24 AM

Kabam, a developer of massive multiplayer games like Kingdoms of Camelot, has raised a $30 million third round of funding to support its acquisition goals. The Redwood City company also plans to use the proceeds to produce more titles and expand its studio, which has grown from 20 employees last…

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Posted In: Advertising, Entertainment, Games, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, Social Media, canaan partners, intel capital, kabam, redpoint ventures

Behavioral Targeter [x + 1] Raises $10 Million Round

Jan 3, 2011 11:23 AM

All the threats regarding the potential of stricter regulation of behavioral targeting don’t seem to have scared off investors, as x+1 is the latest online ad firm in that space to net a big funding round. The company has raised $10 million in a second round funding. In a statement,…

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Posted In: Advertising, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, advanced technology ventures, blue chip venture company, hudson ventures, intel capital, x + 1

Aurora Feint Raises Cash From Intel In The Midst Of Social Frenzy

Oct 21, 2010 5:14 PM

The funding of mobile social companies continues with Aurora Feint, creator of the mobile social gaming network OpenFeint, picking up cash from Intel (NSDQ: INTC) Capital to close out a recent $8 million round. The Burlingame, Calif.-based company is benefiting from the cross section mobile, social and gaming heating up,…

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Posted In: Apps, Entertainment, Games, Mobile, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, Social Media, Community, Companies, Amazon, Apple, iPhone, Facebook, Google, Android, Zynga, Countries, Asia, Japan, aurora feint, intel capital

Veebeam Raising $6 Million For Wireless Video Sending

Oct 12, 2010 6:13 AM

Veebeam, a gadget-and-software combo which transmits video from computers to TVs, says it has raised the first of a two-tranche, $6 million second funding round. The money was led by Amadeus Capital Partners, Intel (NSDQ: INTC) Capital and Oak Investment Partners, joined by Bay Partners, Formative Ventures, Khosla Ventures and…

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Posted In: Media & Publishing, TV, IPTV, VOD, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, amadeus capital partners, bay partners, formative ventures, intel capital, khosla ventures, oak investment partners, veebeam, vision capital

Cloud-Based Gamer Gaikai Adds Intel and Limelight As Backers

Jul 23, 2010 12:23 PM

Gaikai, a much-buzzed about startup that promises to let users play PC-based games in their web browsers, has added two big names to its list of backers. The company says that both Intel (NSDQ: INTC) venture arm Intel Capital and content delivery network Limelight Networks (NSDQ: LLNW) have made undisclosed…

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Posted In: Entertainment, Games, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, gaikai, intel capital, limelight

BlackArrow Raises $20 Million More For “New TV” Ad Systems

Apr 19, 2010 2:30 PM

BlackArrow, which sells ad systems designed to reach what the company calls users of “new-TV” (DVR customers, mobile TV etc.) has raised $20 million in a third round of funding. The round was led by NDS Group, which provides DRM and other technology to digital pay TV providers. The companies…

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Posted In: Advertising, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, Technologies / Formats, cisco, comcast interactive capital, intel capital, mayfield fund, nds, nds, polaris venture partners

Social Media Incubator Betaworks Gets $20 Million From NYT, AOL Ventures, Others

Mar 11, 2010 12:45 PM

Betaworks, the NYC-based tech investor and social media incubator that has positioned itself at the center of the ‘real-time web,’ has raised $20 million in a second round of funding led by RRE Ventures and Intel (NSDQ: INTC) Capital. Other new investors include AOL (NYSE: AOL) Ventures, the New York…

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Posted In: Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, Social Media, betaworks, intel capital, rre ventures

Semantic Search Firm TextDigger Nabs $4.3 Million Round

Feb 3, 2009 2:56 PM

TextDigger, a semantic search and text ad firm, has raised $4.3 million in a first round round of funding. True Ventures led the round, with follow-on investment from *Intel* Capital, CBS Interactive (NYSE: CBS) and a group of private investors. The San Jose, Calif.-based startup has raised $5.8 million in…

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Posted In: Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, Search, Technologies / Formats, Companies, CBS, CBS Interactive, intel capital, textdigger, true ventures

Cable Ad Manager Blackarrow Raises $20 Million Second Round

Oct 5, 2008 11:01 PM

Blackarrow, a heavily backed developer of dynamic cable advertising has raised a big $20 million second round from past backers *Cisco Systems*, Inc., *Comcast* Interactive Capital, *Intel* Capital, Mayfield Fund and Polaris Venture Partners. The company has previously raised about $18 million in two parts of what they’re calling just…

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Posted In: Media & Publishing, TV, Cable & Telecom, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, blackarrow, cisco, comcast interactive capital, intel capital, mayfield fund, polaris venture partners

Video Site HealthiNation Raises $7.5 Million Second Round, Strikes Syndication Deals

Sep 30, 2008 7:01 AM

Online video network HealthiNation has raised $7.5 million in a second round of funding led by *Intel Capital* and existing backer MK Capital. The New York-based company plans to use the proceeds for general expansion plans, CEO Raj Amin told paidContent. The company secured a first round of $4.2 million…

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Posted In: Advertising, Media & Publishing, Health Content, Newspapers, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, Social Media, Technologies / Formats, Broadband, Companies, healthination, intel capital, mk capital

Intel Invests $20 Million in White Label Biz Social Network

Sep 23, 2008 4:07 PM

Business social networking software firm Telligent has received a big $20 million from Intel Capital, the venture arm of Intel (NSDQ: INTC). The Dallas, TX-based company has completed an initial tranche with Intel, with the remainder of its stake to be acquired within 12 months subject to certain closing conditions.…

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Posted In: Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, Social Media, intel capital, telligent

MyPunchbowl Raises $2.1 Million First Round For Online Event Planning

Sep 16, 2008 12:30 PM

MyPunchbowl, a startup hoping to be a successor to Evite, has raised a $2.1 million first round from Contour Venture Partners, along with past backers Intel (NSDQ: INTC) Capital and eCoast Angels. Last year the company raised an unspecified seed round (less than $1 million). This has been a crowded…

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Posted In: Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, Social Media, contour venture partners, ecoast angel network, intel capital, mypunchbowl

Video Network Veoh Raises $30 Million Led By Intel Capital, Adobe, Gordon Crawford

Jun 3, 2008 2:34 PM

Just this weekend it was reported that video network Veoh was out for a new round and here it is: The LA-based company has raised a $30 million round led by Intel (NSDQ: INTC) Capital, Adobe (NSDQ: ADBE) and investor Gordon Crawford. Past backers—Shelter Capital, Spark Capital, Goldman Sachs, Michael…

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Posted In: Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, Social Media, Video, Companies, Adobe, goldman sachs, gordon crawford, intel capital, jonathan dolgen, shelter capital, spark capital, time warner investments, tornante, veoh

SaysMe.TV Raises First Round For User-Gen Political Ads; Intel, Ashton Kutcher Invest

Apr 24, 2008 1:39 PM

Supporters of the various candidates for president are already producing and uploading their own ads, so why not turn that into a business. Drawing inspiration from SpotRunner, SaysMe.TV has created a library of political ads that individual can buy, slap their name on, and run for cheap on various networks.…

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Posted In: Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, Social Media, ashton kutcher, bill apfelbaum, intel capital, katalyst films, prime capital, saysme.tv

Intel Capital Invests $12 Million In Shanghai Media Group; Establishing Online TV Platform

Apr 10, 2008 6:08 AM

Intel (NSDQ: INTC) Capital, which earlier this week launched a new $500 million China-focused fund, will invest $12 million into a unit of Shanghai Media Group for the establishment of an online TV platform. The Shanghai Media Group Broad Band develops online audio and video programming for SMG, which is…

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Posted In: Media & Publishing, TV, IPTV, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, Countries, Asia, China, intel capital, shanghai media group

Internet TV Network ManiaTV Gets $9.5 Million Third Round

Mar 4, 2008 10:11 PM

Updated below: Denver-based ManiaTV, a youth-based online TV network, has raised a $9.5 million third round from DAG Ventures, reports PE Hub. Previous backers Benchmark Capital, Centennial Ventures and Intel (NSDQ: INTC) Capital also joined. The company had previously raised $17 million, bringing its total raise to $26 million since…

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Posted In: Entertainment, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, benchmark capital, centennial ventures, dag ventures, intel capital, maniatv

Teen Casual Games Community FlowPlay Raises $3.7 Million First Round

Feb 6, 2008 5:14 AM

Seattle-based FlowPlay, which is developing community-based pay-for casual games environments for 12- to 17-year-olds, has raised a $3.7 million first-round investment led by Intel (NSDQ: INTC) Capital and Ambient Sound, the Estonian VC firm started by some of Skype’s founding engineering alumni. FlowPlay aims to charge users $5.99 a month…

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Posted In: Entertainment, Games, Social Media, ambient sound investments, flowplay, intel capital

MixerCast Raises $6 Million Second Round Funding

Jan 23, 2008 4:32 PM

MixerCast, a company that provides social media marketing tools and services, has received $6 million in its second round led by Intel (NSDQ: INTC) Capital along with Onset Ventures and returning investor Velocity Interactive Group (the investment earlier was from ComVentures, which changed its name recently). The San Mateo, CA-based…

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Posted In: Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, Social Media, intel capital, mixercast, onset ventures, velocity interactive group

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