Laura Hazard Owen
Aug 3, 2011 9:20 AM
Just in time for the back-to-school season, iPad interactive textbook publisher Inkling has secured $17 million in Series B funding from investors including Tenaya Capital, Pearson (NYSE: PSO) Education, Jafco Ventures and Sequoia Capital.
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David Kaplan
Jun 10, 2010 12:00 PM
Content syndication watchdog Attributor has raised a $3.2 million fourth round as it seeks to market its anti-piracy services more widely. Previous backers Sigma Partners, JAFCO Ventures and Selby Ventures participated in this round, which brings its total capital raised to $25.2 million. Speaking of expanding, San Mateo, CA-based Attributor…
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Joseph Tartakoff
Mar 17, 2010 3:33 AM
Popular online golf game World Golf Tour has raised $10 million in a third round of funding, which the company says demonstrates that “investors believe online sports to be a big growth area.” Have to say, however, that it’s been rare lately to see stand-alone game sites like World Golf…
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Staci D. Kramer
Feb 10, 2009 12:33 PM
Online classifieds network Oodle has raised another $5.6 million from the same investors that funded its $11 million second round in March 2007—Greylock Partners, JAFCO Ventures, and Redpoint Ventures. Turns out that in addition to a $5 million first round in 2006, the San Mateo, Calif.-based company also raised $3…
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David Kaplan
Jan 12, 2009 8:48 AM
Online lead gen firm Yodle has closed a $10 million third round funding led by JAFCO Ventures. Other backers included Draper Fisher Jurvetson Growth and existing investors Draper Fisher Jurvetson and Bessemer Venture Partners. The company raised a $12 million second round in Nov. 2007 and a $3.5 million first…
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Tameka Kee
Jan 12, 2009 1:04 AM
Analysts and VCs alike are pegging social media ad spending (and investments) to slump this year—but don’t tell that to SocialVibe. The LA-based social media platform has picked up $8 million in a second round led by JAFCO Ventures, bringing its total raise to just over $12 million. Previous investor…
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Rafat Ali
Apr 30, 2008 11:00 PM
As we reported first earlier today, social IM firm Meebo has closed its third round of funding, and it came in at a big amount: $25 million. The lead investor was Jafco Ventures, the U.S. arm of Japanese venture/PE firm Jafco, with participation from Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) Investments, KTB…
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Joseph Weisenthal
Apr 2, 2008 2:10 PM
Attributor, a start-up that helps content owners profit from plagiarism of their work, has raised a $12 million third round from Jafco Ventures and Turner Broadcasting, along with return backers Amicus Capital, Draper Richards, First Round Capital and Selby Venture Partners, says VentureBeat. It has previously raised $10 million, bringing…
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