Tricia Duryee
Aug 19, 2010 12:28 PM
Yet another micro-transactions and payment platform has raised a significant wad of money. This time it is PlaySpan, which has received $18 million in a third round from Vodafone (NYSE: VOD) Ventures and Softbank Bodhi Fund, and existing investors Menlo Ventures, Novel TMT Ventures, STIC, and others. The Santa Clara,…
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Joseph Tartakoff
Feb 8, 2010 12:20 PM
Motorola (NYSE: MOT) Ventures is leading a round of funding in social music startup TuneWiki; HillsVen Capital, Novel TMT, Benchmark Capital and Intellect Capital Ventures (the venture fund of Nordic phone company TeliaSonera) also participated in the funding. TuneWiki, which started out as a desktop app and site nearly two…
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Tameka Kee
Nov 25, 2008 12:10 PM
In-game commerce provider Playspan has closed a $16.8 million second round of financing. Previous investors Easton Capital, Menlo Ventures, Novel TMT Ventures and STIC all participated in the round, in addition to undisclosed sources. The Santa Clara, Calif.-based company will use the funds to build out its publisher base and…
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Tameka Kee
Oct 21, 2008 2:37 PM
White label e-mail provider Mail.com has raised $35 million in a fourth round of funding. Quadrangle Capital Partners led the round, with WI Harper Group and Novel TMT Ventures also participating. El Segundo, CA-based Mail.com was founded way back in 1996, and has gone through three rounds of funding before.…
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