Media — paidContent

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

By Joseph Tartakoff Apr. 19, 2010, 11:30pm Comments Off

BlackArrow, which sells ad systems designed to reach what the company calls users of “new-TV” (DVR customers, mobile TV etc.) has raised $20… Read More »

JibJab Closes $7.5 Million Third Round Funding

By David Kaplan Jan. 8, 2009, 9:19am Comments Off

Animated e-cards site JibJab has raised a $7.5 million third round funding to promote the company’s modest plan to “reinvent the $8 billion… Read More »

Mobile Broadcast Firm Roundbox Raises $20 Million In Capital

By Matt Kapko Dec. 15, 2008, 2:01pm Comments Off

Correction: This is the third round of funding for Roundbox. The company raised $23 million in two previous rounds. The post has been edited… Read More »

Cable Ad Manager Blackarrow Raises $20 Million Second Round

By Joseph Weisenthal Oct. 6, 2008, 9:01am Comments Off

Blackarrow, a heavily backed developer of dynamic cable advertising has raised a big $20 million second round from past backers *Cisco Syste… Read More »

Industry Moves: Fox Sports Interactive GM Brian Grey Leaves; Joins Polaris As EIR

By Rafat Ali Sep. 19, 2008, 1:24am Comments Off

Brian Grey, till now the SVP and GM of Fox Sports Interactive, has left and is joining venture firm Polaris Venture Partners as an executive… Read More »

Ex-Googler’s Plinky Raises $1.5 Million

By Joseph Weisenthal Jun. 10, 2008, 12:59am Comments Off

Plinky, a new social media startup from ex-Googler Jason Shellen has raised a $1.5 million first round from Polaris Ventures, reports GigaOM… Read More »

MMO Developer Turbine Raises $40 Million Funding

By Rafat Ali Jun. 4, 2008, 7:20pm Comments Off

We mentioned a part of this raise in April…now it is complete: Turbine, a developer of MMO games has received $40 million third round fund… Read More »

Widget Maker Sprout Raises $5 Million Second Round

By Joseph Weisenthal May. 15, 2008, 10:01pm Comments Off

Sprout, a distributor of flash widgets for displaying content, has raised a $5 million second round from Polaris Venture Partners and past b… Read More »

MMO Developer Turbine Raises $25 Million Of $40 Million Third Round

By Joseph Weisenthal Apr. 30, 2008, 9:54pm Comments Off

Turbine, a developer of MMO games, has raised $25 million of a planned $40 million third round report peHUB. The Westwood, MA-based company… Read More »

Modelina Aiming To be Supermodels’ Hub; Polaris Investing $5 Million

By Rafat Ali Apr. 10, 2008, 10:15am Comments Off

A still-stealth site aiming to become an information and community hub for supermodels, called Modelina, has received about $5 million in fu… Read More »

PublicEarth Raises $3 Million First Round For Location-Based Data

By Joseph Weisenthal Feb. 11, 2008, 9:41pm Comments Off

SF-based PublicEarth, a company building a database of location-specific information, has raised a $3.05 million first round led by Polaris… Read More »

IAC Buying Major Chunk In HealthCentral; Carlyle, Sequoia & Polaris Also Investing; Total $50M

By Rafat Ali Jan. 25, 2008, 7:32am 1 Comment

IAC (NSDQ: IACI), in the process of splitting up into five companies, is making a major bet in the online health information sector, a new-i… Read More »

Automattic Raises $29.5 Million Second Round, After Sale Talks; Includes NYT Investment

Online Measurement Firm Quantcast Gets $20 Million Funding

JibJab Gets Another $3 Million Funding