BookRenter Raises $40 Million More For Online Textbook Rentals

By Joseph Tartakoff

Feb. 24, 2011 - 2:36 AM EDT Feb. 24, 2011 - 2:36 AM EDT

photo: Corbis

BookRenter, which along with rival Chegg, is trying to upend the textbook industry by getting college students to rent textbooks rather than… Read more »

India Ad Net Komli Raises $15 Million For Regional Expansion

By David Kaplan

Jan. 19, 2011 - 8:21 PM EDT Jan. 19, 2011 - 8:21 PM EDT

Following two fairly big acquisitions designed to expand its regional presence, Indian ad network Komli is preparing to do some deals. The M… Read more »

MobileIron Raises $16 Million To Manage Smartphones In The Enterprise

By Tricia Duryee

Aug. 3, 2010 - 9:07 PM EDT Aug. 3, 2010 - 9:07 PM EDT

Mountain View, Calif.-based MobileIron has raised $16 million in a third round of funding to help develop a platform that manages everything… Read more »

AdMeld Raises $15 Million Round; Time Warner Among New Backers

By David Kaplan

Aug. 2, 2010 - 1:46 AM EDT Aug. 2, 2010 - 1:46 AM EDT

Ad inventory optimizer AdMeld has raised a $15 million third round as it expects to attract more publishers making the move to online ad exc… Read more »

Brand-Only Ad Network Brand.net Raises $14 Million

By Joseph Tartakoff

Jun. 22, 2010 - 9:00 PM EDT Jun. 22, 2010 - 9:00 PM EDT

Fast-growing ad network Brand.net has raised $14 million in a third round of funding. The company’s display and video ad network caters excl… Read more »

BookRenter Raises $10 Million More For Online Textbook Rentals

By Joseph Tartakoff

Jun. 3, 2010 - 8:31 PM EDT Jun. 3, 2010 - 8:31 PM EDT

photo: Corbis

More cash is flowing into online textbook rentals: BookRenter, which lets college students rent textbooks so they don’t have to buy them, ha… Read more »

Mobile Gaming Firm Ngmoco Gets $25 Million, Buys iPhone Game-Maker Freeverse

By Rafat Ali

Feb. 23, 2010 - 9:13 PM EDT Feb. 23, 2010 - 9:13 PM EDT

‘Tis the season of games: Ngmoco, the SF-based mobile phone games developer focused on iPhone platform, has raised a big $25 million round o… Read more »

High-End Job Site RiseSmart Adds $4.6 Million More In Funding

By Tameka Kee

Oct. 21, 2009 - 10:23 PM EDT Oct. 21, 2009 - 10:23 PM EDT

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Maybe the VCs at Norwest Venture Partners are feeling particularly bullish about the high-end job market rebounding … The firm has investe… Read more »

Smartphone Software Firm MobileIron Launches With $9 Million In Funding

By Tameka Kee

Aug. 6, 2009 - 2:43 AM EDT Aug. 6, 2009 - 2:43 AM EDT

MobileIron, a smartphone software firm that caters to business clients, has come out of stealth mode with $9 million in funding. Backers inc… Read more »

Marketing Technology Provider Pontis Raises $19.65 Million

By Dianne See Morrison

Feb. 11, 2009 - 2:33 AM EDT Feb. 11, 2009 - 2:33 AM EDT

Israeli marketing software provider Pontis has raised $19.65 million in funding from Norwest Venture Partners (NVP), which led the round, an… Read more »

@ CES: Norwest’s Chang: Things Could Get Scary For Facebook, Slide in ’09

By Tameka Kee

Jan. 8, 2009 - 7:00 PM EDT Jan. 8, 2009 - 7:00 PM EDT

Despite all the predictions for slashed VC spending and stagnant growth in new media this year, clearly there is still money to be spent, as… Read more »

Brand.net Raises $10 Million Second Round For Brand-Only Ad Net

By Joseph Weisenthal

Aug. 26, 2008 - 9:40 AM EDT Aug. 26, 2008 - 9:40 AM EDT

Not everyone is buying the idea that in this economy, performance-based ads are the place to be… Brand.net, an ad net (another one) focusi… Read more »

Picateers Gets $6.6 Million For Online Photo Based School Fundraising

By Joseph Weisenthal

Aug. 26, 2008 - 12:13 AM EDT Aug. 26, 2008 - 12:13 AM EDT

We don’t see many fundings in the online photo space anymore, but this one at least has something of a business model… Picateers, which do… Read more »

Ad Net Turn Inc. Raises $15 Million Third Round

By Joseph Weisenthal

Aug. 21, 2008 - 5:00 PM EDT Aug. 21, 2008 - 5:00 PM EDT

Ad net Turn Inc. has announced its second big raise just this year… The Redwood City, CA-based company has taken a $15 million third round… Read more »

Teen Social Network myYearbook Raises $13 Million Round

By Rafat Ali

Jul. 30, 2008 - 9:50 AM EDT Jul. 30, 2008 - 9:50 AM EDT

These social network fundings, they keep coming, downturn or not. Teen-focused social network myYearbook, based in New Hope, PA, has receive… Read more »

Ex-YHOO, MSFT Execs Launch Stealthy Center’d: Local Search Meets Social Networking

By Joseph Weisenthal

Jun. 18, 2008 - 9:01 AM EDT Jun. 18, 2008 - 9:01 AM EDT

Last November we wrote about Fatdoor, the stealth local content site from ex-Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) exec Jennifer Dulski but we didn’t know much… Read more »

Brain Gamer Lumos Labs Raises $3 Million First Round

By Joseph Weisenthal

Jun. 3, 2008 - 9:57 PM EDT Jun. 3, 2008 - 9:57 PM EDT

They’re a craze in Japan and popular on the Nintendo DS handheld, now here’s more money going into the brain games space. Lumos Labs, the pa… Read more »

Mobile Shopper NearbyNow Raises $11.75 Million Third Round; Partners With TheFind

By Joseph Weisenthal

May. 19, 2008 - 10:45 PM EDT May. 19, 2008 - 10:45 PM EDT

NearbyNow, a service that allows users to search inventory of local stores via mobile, has raised a $11.75 million third round led by Norwes… Read more »

Mobile Music Marketer Mozes Raises $11.5 Million Second Round

By Joseph Weisenthal

May. 13, 2008 - 9:31 PM EDT May. 13, 2008 - 9:31 PM EDT

Mozes, a company that lets bands interact with fans over mobile, has raised an $11.5 million second round from Maveron and return backers No… Read more »

Retrevo Gets $8 Million Second Round For Electronics Product Search

By Joseph Weisenthal

Mar. 20, 2008 - 3:00 PM EDT Mar. 20, 2008 - 3:00 PM EDT

Sunnyvale, CA-based Retrevo, a consumer electronics search site, has raised an $8 million second round from Alloy Ventures and Norwest Ventu… Read more »

Ad Targeter Turn Raises $15 Million Second Round, Launches Ad Network

By David Kaplan

Mar. 4, 2008 - 1:51 AM EDT Mar. 4, 2008 - 1:51 AM EDT

Online ad network Turn has raised a $15 million second round funding, a spokeswoman for the company said. The Redwood City’s investors inclu… Read more »

mBlox Raises Another $22 Million Funding

By Rafat Ali

Jan. 28, 2008 - 10:00 PM EDT Jan. 28, 2008 - 10:00 PM EDT

mBlox, the mobile services and platform firm which has been an acquisition or IPO candidate, has raised an additional $22 million in late st… Read more »

Online Community Site Fatdoor Raises $5.5 Million First Round; Ex-Yahoo Jennifer Dulski Named CEO

By Joseph Weisenthal

Nov. 14, 2007 - 7:00 PM EDT Nov. 14, 2007 - 7:00 PM EDT

Palo Alto-based Fatdoor, a site for building neighborhood-based communities, has raised a $5.5 Million initial round led by Norwest Venture… Read more »

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BookRenter Raises $40 Million More For Online Textbook Rentals

India Ad Net Komli Raises $15 Million For Regional Expansion

MobileIron Raises $16 Million To Manage Smartphones In The Enterprise

AdMeld Raises $15 Million Round; Time Warner Among New Backers

Brand-Only Ad Network Brand.net Raises $14 Million

BookRenter Raises $10 Million More For Online Textbook Rentals

Mobile Gaming Firm Ngmoco Gets $25 Million, Buys iPhone Game-Maker Freeverse

High-End Job Site RiseSmart Adds $4.6 Million More In Funding

Smartphone Software Firm MobileIron Launches With $9 Million In Funding

Marketing Technology Provider Pontis Raises $19.65 Million

@ CES: Norwest’s Chang: Things Could Get Scary For Facebook, Slide in ’09

Brand.net Raises $10 Million Second Round For Brand-Only Ad Net

Ad Net Turn Inc. Raises $15 Million Third Round

Brain Gamer Lumos Labs Raises $3 Million First Round

Mobile Shopper NearbyNow Raises $11.75 Million Third Round; Partners With TheFind

Retrevo Gets $8 Million Second Round For Electronics Product Search

Ad Targeter Turn Raises $15 Million Second Round, Launches Ad Network

mBlox Raises Another $22 Million Funding

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