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Gaming Startup OMGPOP Raises $10 Million

Jan 6, 2011 12:09 PM

OMGPOP, which began as a multiplayer game developer on the web but has since expanded into mobile and Facebook, has raised $10.1 million in a second round of funding. OMGPOP is behind Cupcake Corner, a Facebook title with more than 1.6 million monthly active users. Its other popular titles include…

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Posted In: Entertainment, Games, Mobile, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, Companies, Apple, iPhone, Facebook, betaworks, omgpop, rho capital partners, softbank, spark capital

Tech Blog Ad Network NetShelter Raises $15 Million

Sep 28, 2010 8:00 AM

Longtime blog ad network NetShelter has raised $15 million in its latest round of funding. The company counts more than 200 independent technology news sites, including Neowin.net, MacRumors, and Slashgear, among the sites it sells ads for. CEO Peyman Nilforoush tells us that revenue was up 75 percent last year,…

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Posted In: Advertising, Media & Publishing, Online News, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, netshelter, rho capital partners

Latino Cable Network Si TV Raises $8.7 Million Funding

Aug 7, 2009 1:45 PM

Latino-centric cable and online network Si TV has raised $8.75 million in funding, according to an SEC filing, with plans to raise nearly $6 million more. The network raised roughly $60 million in funding from big backers like EchoStar (NSDQ: SATS), Time Warner (NYSE: TWX), Columbia Capital and Rho Ventures…

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Posted In: Entertainment, Media & Publishing, TV, Cable & Telecom, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, rho capital partners

Vidyo Nabs $15 Million Third Round; Adds New CFO

Mar 5, 2009 7:16 PM

Online video conferencing tech firm Vidyo has picked up $15 million in a third round of funding. Menlo Ventures led the round; previous investors Rho Ventures, Sevin Rosen Funds and Star Ventures also participated. New Jersey-based Vidyo has raised $38 million in funding since it was founded in 2005; it…

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Posted In: Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, Technologies / Formats, Broadband, menlo ventures, rho capital partners, sevin rosen funds, star ventures, vidyo

Digital Music Service Slacker Gets $5 Million Bridge Round

Jan 28, 2009 10:56 AM

Digital music service Slacker Radio has picked up a $5 million bridge round of financing, according to VentureWire, citing a regulatory filing. Existing backers Sevin Rosen Funds, Rho Ventures, Centennial Ventures, Mission Ventures and Austin Ventures all participated in the latest round. Slacker has raised $58.5 million in funding since…

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Posted In: Entertainment, Music, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, austin ventures, centennial ventures, mission ventures, rho capital partners, sevin rosen funds, slacker radio

ON24 Gets $8 Million For Webcasting And Virtual Trade Shows

Jul 16, 2008 12:42 PM

ON24, a provider of webcasting technology, has raised $8 million from U.S. Venture Partners, Canaan Partners, and Rho Ventures. The company has now raised over $46 million over an unspecified number of rounds. Previous raises were not announced. The company’s core technology revolves around webcasting for the enterprise, but it’s…

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Posted In: Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, canaan partners, on24, rho capital partners, us venture partners

Updated: MovieSet Gets $5 Million For Behind The Scenes Movie Footage

Jun 5, 2008 5:36 PM

Updated: the actual total funding for this round is $5 million, not $2 million as reported before. British Columbia Discovery Fund invested $1.5 million, Rho Canada invested another $2 million, who led the round. With MovieSet’s solution, Fans can track each film’s progress from green-light to delivery through a social…

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Posted In: Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, Social Media, Video, movieset, rho capital partners

Travel Ad Network Raises $15 Million First Round

Apr 20, 2008 8:46 PM

Travel Ad Network has completed a $15 million first round funding led by Rho Ventures, Village Ventures and individual investors, the company tells us. The ad network, founded in 2003, plans to use the funds to support general growth efforts, including the development of new products and establishing itself in…

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Posted In: Advertising, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, rho capital partners, travel ad network, village ventures

Makeover Solutions Raises $7 Million First Round for Online Beauty Service

Nov 6, 2007 11:51 AM

New York-based Makeover Solutions Inc., a provider of online beauty services, has raised a $7 million first round from Village Ventures Fund, Rho Partners and Borealis Ventures. The service allows users to engage in virtual makeovers, while “trying on” various hairstyles and cosmetics. Its technology is also used at third…

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Posted In: , borealis partners, makeover solutions inc., rho capital partners, village ventures

Online Health Publisher Raises $4M From Time Warner Investments, Among Others

Mar 1, 2004 12:03 PM

Certainly a return of the boom-days scenario: Waterfront Media, formerly known as Agora Media, has received $4 million in a new round of funding from Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) Investments, Rho Capital, Village Ventures, and Star Ventures. Waterfront Media, based in New York City and formed by the merger of…

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Posted In: Media & Publishing, Health Content, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, Technologies / Formats, E-Mail, rho capital partners, star ventures, time warner investments, village ventures, waterfront media

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